Feb 11, 2014, 12:26 pm
Last edit by: ed765
USB Buxx
(NOTE: stopped taking new applications ~mid February 2014 through the official link.
Current users can still add new cards.)
Also - Answer ALL the identification questions in your profile (not JUST three or four) USBuxx will sometimes ask you one of the questions, if you use the account on a new computer. HOWEVER - they are more than happy to ask you an unanswered question - talk about BROKEN! So, answer ALL the questions so that when you are prompted - you can answer any of them.
Do not load with any US Bank card as this will not provide points.
Citi codes as purchase and earns points for US Bank
(NOTE: stopped taking new applications ~mid February 2014 through the official link.
Current users can still add new cards.)
- Initial purchase fee: $15 + $2.50 load fee
- Load fee: $2.50 per load, $517.50 max load per transaction ($520 charge to card)
- Max load per day: $2,000 per CC
- Max load per rolling 30 days: $2,000 per card, but $5k per CC (if you have multiple teen cards.)
NOTE: The rolling 30 days is also time sensitive. For example, if you loaded on 9/1 at 2 PM local time and try to load on 10/1 at 12 PM local time, it will NOT work. You must load on 10/1 at 2 PM or later. - Max value at any time: $2,000
- Max ATM withdraw: $200, max 3 ATM per day ($600 total). No fee at US Bank ATMs. Other 'Plus' or Visa ATM $1.50 + ATM fee.
- You may only add/edit two new credit/debit payment methods every 24 hours, three every 30 days and 5 every 180 days.
Also - Answer ALL the identification questions in your profile (not JUST three or four) USBuxx will sometimes ask you one of the questions, if you use the account on a new computer. HOWEVER - they are more than happy to ask you an unanswered question - talk about BROKEN! So, answer ALL the questions so that when you are prompted - you can answer any of them.
Do not load with any US Bank card as this will not provide points.
Citi codes as purchase and earns points for US Bank
NW Buxx
Max # of CC on file for both is 2. Each has a max # of loads per card per 7 day rolling period (~3/4). If you card fails to load, first try to switch to another CC, second check to make sure there are at least 7 calendar days between loads.
Reports of Citi cards (at least Mastercard) coding as purchase for NW Buxx (Jan 2015), but YMMV.
- Initial purchase fee: $5 (waived with promo code: 02050053)
- $2 load fee
- Max load per day: $500
- Max load per rolling 30 days: $1,000
- The maximum Card value is $1,000.00
- Max ATM per week: ($200 - but only if specifically enabled online, including PIN setup). No fee for some Allpoint ATMs (no way to know in advance if the Allpoint ATM will ding you $1; check your account carefully and call if necessary to reverse the $1 charge…IME 2/3 Allpoint ATMs do charge the fee).
- Max spend per 7 rolling days: $800
Max # of CC on file for both is 2. Each has a max # of loads per card per 7 day rolling period (~3/4). If you card fails to load, first try to switch to another CC, second check to make sure there are at least 7 calendar days between loads.
Reports of Citi cards (at least Mastercard) coding as purchase for NW Buxx (Jan 2015), but YMMV.
TD Bank Go Buxx
Dead - "members will only be able to load TD Go Card(s) using a TD Bank Debit or Credit Card, or by direct deposit."
Limits are per teen card, not per master account
States not supported.
According to thread, USPS MOs count against the ATM withdraw limit.
Citi codes as purchase and earns points for TD Bank loads.
Citi with some cards including the Exec will keep your order as pending and it will take up Credit limit for 3 to 4 weeks.
Beginning September 3, 2014, we're making changes to the TD GO Card program.
•We're decreasing the reload limit. We're reducing the per-day reload amount from $1,000 to $500. Rest assured, your maximum card balance at any time will remain at $2,000.
•We're changing how you can fund your TD Go Card. Account owners and friends and family members will only be able to load TD Go Card(s) using a TD Bank Debit or Credit Card, or by direct deposit.
Dead - "members will only be able to load TD Go Card(s) using a TD Bank Debit or Credit Card, or by direct deposit."
- Initial purchase fee: $4.95 + $1 load fee.
- Max load per day: $500
- Max load per 7 days: $2,000
- Max load per rolling 30 days: $3,000
- Max per ATM withdraw: $60/week. (No fee at TD Bank.)
- Max balance: $2,000
- Max transactions: no limit
- Max load per funding CC (across multiple teens): only via TD CC $6,000 per 30 days
Limits are per teen card, not per master account
States not supported.
AL, AK, AS, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FM, GA, GU, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, MP, OH, OK, OR, PW, PR, SD, TN, TX, UT, VI, WA, WV, WI, WY
Citi codes as purchase and earns points for TD Bank loads.
Citi with some cards including the Exec will keep your order as pending and it will take up Credit limit for 3 to 4 weeks.
Beginning September 3, 2014, we're making changes to the TD GO Card program.
•We're decreasing the reload limit. We're reducing the per-day reload amount from $1,000 to $500. Rest assured, your maximum card balance at any time will remain at $2,000.
•We're changing how you can fund your TD Go Card. Account owners and friends and family members will only be able to load TD Go Card(s) using a TD Bank Debit or Credit Card, or by direct deposit.
Do not create too many accounts too fast. Some reports of account shutdown when same SSN used across multiple cards / accounts in a short period of time.
VISA Buxx
Nov 10, 2014, 12:18 pm
#3901
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 193
Contrary to the wiki and others' experience in this thread, I did an initial load to a NW Buxx with the Citi Hilton Reserve card and it posted as a purchase. No cash advance fees. Specifically, it posted as "NATIONWIDE BANK/GIFT" under category "MORTGAGE COMPANIES-FINANCIAL INSTITUTION".
This was accidental, bcs I'm a dope and forgot it was supposed to be different from TD Buxx, but it ended up being a hopefully useful data point for someoene else.
This was accidental, bcs I'm a dope and forgot it was supposed to be different from TD Buxx, but it ended up being a hopefully useful data point for someoene else.
Nov 10, 2014, 1:49 pm
#3902
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 514
Contrary to the wiki and others' experience in this thread, I did an initial load to a NW Buxx with the Citi Hilton Reserve card and it posted as a purchase. No cash advance fees. Specifically, it posted as "NATIONWIDE BANK/GIFT" under category "MORTGAGE COMPANIES-FINANCIAL INSTITUTION".
This was accidental, bcs I'm a dope and forgot it was supposed to be different from TD Buxx, but it ended up being a hopefully useful data point for someoene else.
This was accidental, bcs I'm a dope and forgot it was supposed to be different from TD Buxx, but it ended up being a hopefully useful data point for someoene else.
Nov 10, 2014, 2:08 pm
#3903
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 29
anyone has any luck with USBank Visa Buxx in-store BB load lately?
Nov 10, 2014, 4:36 pm
#3904
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 145
Contrary to the wiki and others' experience in this thread, I did an initial load to a NW Buxx with the Citi Hilton Reserve card and it posted as a purchase. No cash advance fees. Specifically, it posted as "NATIONWIDE BANK/GIFT" under category "MORTGAGE COMPANIES-FINANCIAL INSTITUTION".
This was accidental, bcs I'm a dope and forgot it was supposed to be different from TD Buxx, but it ended up being a hopefully useful data point for someoene else.
This was accidental, bcs I'm a dope and forgot it was supposed to be different from TD Buxx, but it ended up being a hopefully useful data point for someoene else.
Nov 10, 2014, 8:12 pm
#3906
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: PHL based
Programs: USAir, UA, AA, BA, Hyatt, HHonors, SPG, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 356
Nov 11, 2014, 6:33 am
#3907
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Philadelphia
Programs: HH Diamond, IHG Plat, SPG & Marriott Gold, CC Silver
Posts: 541
I do wonder if different Citi products code purchases differently though. For example, since Hilton cards require a separate login with Citi, maybe they have a different structure for purchases than AA cards. I remember with TD Buxx, certain Citi cards showed pending purchases forever, while others cleared normally.
Nov 11, 2014, 6:38 am
#3908
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,207
Initial load when I ordered the card. I doubt that it matters though. My assumption is that if it wasn't a cash advance the first time it will never be.
I do wonder if different Citi products code purchases differently though. For example, since Hilton cards require a separate login with Citi, maybe they have a different structure for purchases than AA cards. I remember with TD Buxx, certain Citi cards showed pending purchases forever, while others cleared normally.
I do wonder if different Citi products code purchases differently though. For example, since Hilton cards require a separate login with Citi, maybe they have a different structure for purchases than AA cards. I remember with TD Buxx, certain Citi cards showed pending purchases forever, while others cleared normally.
Nov 11, 2014, 6:55 am
#3909
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Philadelphia
Programs: HH Diamond, IHG Plat, SPG & Marriott Gold, CC Silver
Posts: 541
Actually, it does matter, the initial purchase + load of the card is treated as a purchase on all cards IIRC, while the loading thereafter is what you need to watch for CA issues. Its been a long time, so someone feel free to correct me, but this was the case with at least one of the buxx cards.
Nov 12, 2014, 5:57 am
#3911
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Danville, CA
Programs: Marriott, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Gold, SWA, United, British Air, Jet Blue, Alaska
Posts: 77
I posted about this problem about a month ago and said I would be back 11/11 to try again. Many theories were put forth as to why I was getting declined. I was (and am) convinced that all theories were wrong.
In any case, I tried yesterday (WM Martinez, CA) and Buxx would not load to BB. I tried a smaller amount than last time ($500), still failed. 30 seconds later the same Buxx card loaded to Serve ($800 - full balance of the card since I resorted to ATMs to draw it down). It is not a Buxx problem or an amount problem, it is a WM BB USB Buxx problem. Specifically, apparently, Martinez WM and others TBD. Some of you are still successful. Good for you.
Some of you are being successful with USB Buxx onto BB at WM, but others, along with me, have a hard fail. It would be great to get to the bottom of this. I will try a few other WM, but it is looking like ATM is the way to go.
The attempted load shows up on my Buxx transaction history with all details of the transaction intact, then a line through it all. It says 'approved' on the pad, and then the cashier tells me it didn't work, payment source not allowed, and hands me a little slip of paper instead of the usual 2 feet of paper for a successful load.
In any case, I tried yesterday (WM Martinez, CA) and Buxx would not load to BB. I tried a smaller amount than last time ($500), still failed. 30 seconds later the same Buxx card loaded to Serve ($800 - full balance of the card since I resorted to ATMs to draw it down). It is not a Buxx problem or an amount problem, it is a WM BB USB Buxx problem. Specifically, apparently, Martinez WM and others TBD. Some of you are still successful. Good for you.
Some of you are being successful with USB Buxx onto BB at WM, but others, along with me, have a hard fail. It would be great to get to the bottom of this. I will try a few other WM, but it is looking like ATM is the way to go.
The attempted load shows up on my Buxx transaction history with all details of the transaction intact, then a line through it all. It says 'approved' on the pad, and then the cashier tells me it didn't work, payment source not allowed, and hands me a little slip of paper instead of the usual 2 feet of paper for a successful load.
Nov 12, 2014, 6:10 am
#3912
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Danville, CA
Programs: Marriott, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Gold, SWA, United, British Air, Jet Blue, Alaska
Posts: 77
USB Buxx
I have a new (to me) loading problem. Makes zero sense in the context of the Wiki. Don't know if rules changed, because no problem last month.
I have 1 funding source. 2 teens. $2K x 2 teens leaves me $4K per 30 days.
Loaded $2K on 10/12 card 1
Loaded $1K on 10/20 card 2
Loaded $1K on 10/29 card 2
Loaded $500 on 11/11 (card 1) - 30 days plus a couple of hours ater the 10/12 load.
Second $500 load failed last night. Failed again this morning.
The request to load funds has been denied for the following reason:
An error occurred while attempting to add funds to your account. Please verify that the information you have provided for your payment method is correct.
My payment method has not changed in many months. The only conclusion I can make is that the max load per CC has dropped from $5K to $2.5K??
Any other ideas?
I have 1 funding source. 2 teens. $2K x 2 teens leaves me $4K per 30 days.
Loaded $2K on 10/12 card 1
Loaded $1K on 10/20 card 2
Loaded $1K on 10/29 card 2
Loaded $500 on 11/11 (card 1) - 30 days plus a couple of hours ater the 10/12 load.
Second $500 load failed last night. Failed again this morning.
The request to load funds has been denied for the following reason:
An error occurred while attempting to add funds to your account. Please verify that the information you have provided for your payment method is correct.
My payment method has not changed in many months. The only conclusion I can make is that the max load per CC has dropped from $5K to $2.5K??
Any other ideas?
Nov 12, 2014, 6:32 am
#3913
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
I have a new (to me) loading problem. Makes zero sense in the context of the Wiki. Don't know if rules changed, because no problem last month.
I have 1 funding source. 2 teens. $2K x 2 teens leaves me $4K per 30 days.
Loaded $2K on 10/12 card 1
Loaded $1K on 10/20 card 2
Loaded $1K on 10/29 card 2
Loaded $500 on 11/11 (card 1) - 30 days plus a couple of hours ater the 10/12 load.
Second $500 load failed last night. Failed again this morning.
The request to load funds has been denied for the following reason:
An error occurred while attempting to add funds to your account. Please verify that the information you have provided for your payment method is correct.
My payment method has not changed in many months. The only conclusion I can make is that the max load per CC has dropped from $5K to $2.5K??
Any other ideas?
I have 1 funding source. 2 teens. $2K x 2 teens leaves me $4K per 30 days.
Loaded $2K on 10/12 card 1
Loaded $1K on 10/20 card 2
Loaded $1K on 10/29 card 2
Loaded $500 on 11/11 (card 1) - 30 days plus a couple of hours ater the 10/12 load.
Second $500 load failed last night. Failed again this morning.
The request to load funds has been denied for the following reason:
An error occurred while attempting to add funds to your account. Please verify that the information you have provided for your payment method is correct.
My payment method has not changed in many months. The only conclusion I can make is that the max load per CC has dropped from $5K to $2.5K??
Any other ideas?
Nov 12, 2014, 10:45 am
#3915
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: LAC
Programs: Regal Crown Club
Posts: 488
Sry if this has been answered already: does the NWB load to Serve @ the WM register? If so does it count towards the $200 cash allowance or towards the $800 purchase allowance?
When getting cashback from the register it counts towards the cash allowance on my card...
When getting cashback from the register it counts towards the cash allowance on my card...