Author Topic: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area (Read 469189 times)

itsyehuda · « **Reply #1880 on:** March 27, 2014, 12:50:50 PM »

Quote from: steve L on March 27, 2014, 12:43:58 PM

its exactly 24 period

doesnt reset at 12

i tried

+1 - It's מעת לעת

steve L · « **Reply #1881 on:** March 27, 2014, 12:51:13 PM »

Quote from: Lou Bob on March 27, 2014, 12:44:55 PM

What about going to another store?

you can go to another store for 500 if not scanning id but not worth the pain:)

just wait 24 hours and do another 5k

bubbles · « **Reply #1882 on:** March 27, 2014, 12:59:14 PM »

Quote from: steve L on March 27, 2014, 12:51:13 PM

you can go to another store for 500 if not scanning id but not worth the pain:)

just wait 24 hours and do another 5k

Can do up to a grand, not just 500. And after that thousand say actually just realized I need another k

rots5 · « **Reply #1883 on:** March 27, 2014, 01:17:56 PM »

Can I unlaod my bluebird at Wal mart. Sorry been out of town for the past 6 months and coming back soon. Trying to get my footing do I can maximize my time back in america.

If I buy vr from CVS during a ink/freedom cash period does that qualify.

Marco Polo · « **Reply #1884 on:** March 27, 2014, 01:20:37 PM »

Quote from: rots5 on March 27, 2014, 01:17:56 PM

Can I unlaod my bluebird at Wal mart. Sorry been out of town for the past 6 months and coming back soon. Trying to get my footing do I can maximize my time back in america.

If I buy vr from CVS during a ink/freedom cash period does that qualify.

Maybe at the ATM, but can have daily withdrawal limits.

AnonymousUser · « **Reply #1885 on:** March 27, 2014, 01:41:15 PM »

Quote from: bubbles on March 27, 2014, 12:59:14 PM

Can do up to a grand, not just 500. And after that thousand say actually just realized I need another k

At 1k, they need to scan. Do $999.99.
ETA: I reread your post and realized that's probably what you meant.

incendia · « **Reply #1886 on:** March 27, 2014, 02:51:08 PM »

Quote from: thetoad on March 27, 2014, 11:00:33 AM

found a mythical CVS with vanilla reload cards (though they only had 5-10 left) today in manhattan. don't care about them much anymore as using serve.

same thing happened to me yesterday, 58th and 9th ave ?

I love serve, for the 1st time in a long time Im hitting 5k/ month

sam i am · « **Reply #1887 on:** March 27, 2014, 02:59:09 PM »

Quote from: steve L on March 27, 2014, 12:43:58 PM

its exactly 24 period

doesnt reset at 12

i tried

There was talk either upthread or on the other bb thread that it's not 24 hrs. There is a specific time it resets. Somewhere between 8-11 pm.

sam i am · « **Reply #1888 on:** March 27, 2014, 03:01:15 PM »

Quote from: bubbles on March 27, 2014, 12:59:14 PM

Can do up to a grand, not just 500. And after that thousand say actually just realized I need another k

Some stores allow only 1 transaction per day for GC/VR. I tried this and they wouldn't let me buy anymore.

davidd75 · « **Reply #1889 on:** March 27, 2014, 04:45:06 PM »

Quote from: incendia on March 27, 2014, 02:51:08 PM

same thing happened to me yesterday, 58th and 9th ave ?

I love serve, for the 1st time in a long time Im hitting 5k/ month

How do you make use of serve exactly?

thetoad · « **Reply #1890 on:** March 27, 2014, 04:55:37 PM »

I fill it up and pay my bills out of it (i.e. things I can't normally pay on credit card). Only thing I wish it had was the ability toe schedule payments. The primary practical between bluebird and serve (AFAICT / to me) is that bluebird lets one get paper checks, while serve doesn't have that feature.

davidd75 · « **Reply #1891 on:** March 27, 2014, 05:10:52 PM »

Quote from: thetoad on March 27, 2014, 04:55:37 PM

I fill it up and pay my bills out of it (i.e. things I can't normally pay on credit card). Only thing I wish it had was the ability toe schedule payments. The primary practical between bluebird and serve (AFAICT / to me) is that bluebird lets one get paper checks, while serve doesn't have that feature.

so why not use Bluebird which you can also pay bills etc..

Lou Bob · « **Reply #1892 on:** March 27, 2014, 05:15:25 PM »

Quote from: davidd75 on March 27, 2014, 05:10:52 PM

so why not use Bluebird which you can also pay bills etc..

seems like there's no difference if you don't use checks. I don't use checks and I have bluebird. I pay all my credit cards directly from my bb account.

Centro · « **Reply #1893 on:** March 27, 2014, 05:32:32 PM »

Never heard of Serve, sounds like a good alternative for us NYers,
Can it be done at any CVS location?

incendia · « **Reply #1894 on:** March 27, 2014, 05:36:43 PM »

Quote from: davidd75 on March 27, 2014, 04:45:06 PM

How do you make use of serve exactly?

its pretty much the same as BB

advantages:
you can load Credit, Debit, and Giftcards at the cvs register with out fees (for the time being)
you can load 1k or 1.5k from creditcard online
supposedly you can take money out of moneypass atms for free but I have not tried this

disadvantages:
no paper checks
if CVS ever stops the loading of Credit, Debit, and Giftcards at the register you wont be able to load debit/gcs like you can at walmart

_____

loading at CVS is supposed to be for cash but they take credit and debit and you can load GCs as either. There is much speculation on FT that they will eventually catch on and disallow this. But for now I dont have to worry about finding VRs and I save close to $40/ month.

for me the advantages outway the disandvantages

davidd75 · « **Reply #1895 on:** March 27, 2014, 05:45:47 PM »

Quote from: incendia on March 27, 2014, 05:36:43 PM

Quote from: davidd75 on March 27, 2014, 04:45:06 PM
How do you make use of serve exactly?

its pretty much the same as BB

advantages:
you can load Credit, Debit, and Giftcards at the cvs register with out fees (for the time being)
you can load 1k or 1.5k from creditcard online
supposedly you can take money out of moneypass atms for free but I have not tried this

disadvantages:
no paper checks
if CVS ever stops the loading of Credit, Debit, and Giftcards at the register you wont be able to load debit/gcs like you can at walmart

_____

loading at CVS is supposed to be for cash but they take credit and debit and you can load GCs as either. There is much speculation on FT that they will eventually catch on and disallow this. But for now I dont have to worry about finding VRs and I save close to $40/ month.

for me the advantages outway the disandvantages

loading serve card via credit card/debit/gift at CVS registers as a purchase at CVS??

incendia · « **Reply #1896 on:** March 27, 2014, 05:56:01 PM »

Quote from: davidd75 on March 27, 2014, 05:45:47 PM

loading serve card via credit card/debit/gift at CVS registers as a purchase at CVS??

yes earns points and no cash advance

milechazzer · « **Reply #1897 on:** March 27, 2014, 06:34:49 PM »

Doesn't Serve limit you to $200/day and $1k/month from a debit card or credit card? (compared to $1k/day and $5k/month with BlueBird).

AnonymousUser · « **Reply #1898 on:** March 27, 2014, 06:40:39 PM »

Quote from: milechazzer on March 27, 2014, 06:34:49 PM

Doesn't Serve limit you to $200/day and $1k/month from a debit card or credit card? (compared to $1k/day and $5k/month with BlueBird).

That's for loading from a CC or debit online. For loading from VRs, it has the same limits as BB.

milechazzer · « **Reply #1899 on:** March 27, 2014, 07:08:19 PM »

Quote from: AnonymousUser on March 27, 2014, 06:40:39 PM

That's for loading from a CC or debit online. For loading from VRs, it has the same limits as BB.

So loading at CVS from cc or debit is with same limit as VR?

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