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Since October 12, 2015, the prepaid REDcard (Redbird) can only be loaded at Target with cash. It can still be loaded online with a bank-issued debit card, up to $200/day and $1K/month.

Therefore, for MS (manufactured spending) Redbird is now considered dead. RIP!

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3040 on: January 06, 2015, 07:20:37 PM »
Now cm is going to want to see the receipt
it actually looks pretty cool
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3041 on: January 06, 2015, 07:31:11 PM »
Ok. Now I want to see it. Can you post it

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3042 on: January 06, 2015, 10:43:30 PM »
Can you open a Prepaid Redcard if you have a regular Target Redcard (non-prepaid)?

A friend tried to register his redcard same day as cancelling bluebird; it didn't allow him to register. How long does it take to be cleared?
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3043 on: January 06, 2015, 10:55:58 PM »
Can you open a Prepaid Redcard if you have a regular Target Redcard (non-prepaid)?

I did. No problems.

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3044 on: January 06, 2015, 11:05:53 PM »

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3045 on: January 06, 2015, 11:18:55 PM »
I did. No problems.
But got use different email address right? or at least add a . (period)?
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3046 on: January 06, 2015, 11:23:16 PM »

A friend tried to register his redcard same day as cancelling bluebird; it didn't allow him to register. How long does it take to be cleared?
Many have done it the same day.  So try again every day for a few.
Use a new email.(new phone # also, if it still doesn't work)
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3047 on: January 06, 2015, 11:30:37 PM »
Talk about customer service. I did not know that you can do more then $1000 in one swipe with cc. As i was about to swipe another cashier came over and said here watch a trick a customer taught me and showed my cashier how to do it .go CLE!!!!!!!!
That's what has come to be referred to as the FT method. See the wiki. It has nothing to do with CLE
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3048 on: January 06, 2015, 11:38:05 PM »
sorry to go back, but can someone with experience tell me what vernacular to use when trying to load 2500 in one transaction.
is it "3 loads on to 1 card"?
please let me know because twice they didn't know what I was talking about other than the regular "one load one swipe".
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3049 on: January 06, 2015, 11:39:05 PM »
sorry to go back, but can someone with experience tell me what vernacular to use when trying to load 2500 in one transaction.
is it "3 loads on to 1 card"?
please let me know because twice they didn't know what I was talking about other than the regular "one load one swipe".
ask them to try reswipe the redcard
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3050 on: January 06, 2015, 11:43:45 PM »
sorry to go back, but can someone with experience tell me what vernacular to use when trying to load 2500 in one transaction.
is it "3 loads on to 1 card"?
please let me know because twice they didn't know what I was talking about other than the regular "one load one swipe".
Read the darker box in the wiki.
(A)"I want to lad 1K' the cashier does her thing and the RC is swiped.(B) Instead of paying, say "before I pay for that RC swipe, I want to load another 1K." she is incredulous, but is willing to try. Again, Start at (B) but only load $500.  Then swipe your cc for the entire $2500.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3051 on: January 06, 2015, 11:44:33 PM »
so give them redcard to swipe for 1000, then tell them i want to load another 1000 and they should re-swipe the redcard for 1000 and then again for 500??

but what buttons do they have to push in between each swipe, cuz the cashiers i dealt with didn't know about this???
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3052 on: January 06, 2015, 11:45:37 PM »
so give them redcard to swipe for 1000, then tell them i want to load another 1000 and they should re-swipe the redcard for 1000 and then again for 500??

but what buttons do they have to push in between each swipe, cuz the cashiers i dealt with didn't know about this???
I don't know what they do, but tell them you don't want to pay yet, you want to 'buy' another swipe on the RC.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3053 on: January 06, 2015, 11:46:33 PM »
k, thanks i will try again! :)
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3054 on: January 06, 2015, 11:46:46 PM »
so give them redcard to swipe for 1000, then tell them i want to load another 1000 and they should re-swipe the redcard for 1000 and then again for 500??

but what buttons do they have to push in between each swipe, cuz the cashiers i dealt with didn't know about this???
they don't need to press anything, just Swipe
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3055 on: January 07, 2015, 02:02:54 AM »
just registered 2 cards back to back... (tnx mplace) i used diff emails  the 2nd time i registered it said a verification will be sent to the 1st email i used... it sent it to the new email and it verified ok... did this happen to anyone? am i gnna have issues later?

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3056 on: January 07, 2015, 03:00:27 AM »
That's what has come to be referred to as the FT method. See the wiki. It has nothing to do with CLE
Yeah, but in how many places would the cashiers initiate the FT method themselves? :-)

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3057 on: January 07, 2015, 03:03:47 AM »
Yeah, but in how many places would the cashiers initiate the FT method themselves? :-)
1ns they learn, they will see how easy it is, they would recommend it
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3058 on: January 07, 2015, 03:07:21 AM »
I just read in wiki, ATM is 750 a day,
How do you get to 50 in multiples of 20?
Also I was able to get 780..
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #3059 on: January 07, 2015, 03:09:35 AM »
Yeah, but in how many places would the cashiers initiate the FT method themselves? :-)
And if you were following you would have known this was bound to happen...
FT method works nicely. Cashier was shocked that it worked.
Manager, (or some macher-she did not have a lane, but was helping the other cashiers) at Cedar last night said that she would need to tell it to the other cashiers.