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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 #4661 on: February 05, 2015, 10:39:30 AM »
Positive vibes from the FT forum:

"We found a work around to the published rules, which were to load a max of $1k per swipe, which was meant to be per transaction. Someone found out you could circumvent that rule by going swipe, swipe, swipe, transmit. Which was not expected by RB, yet they let it go on for awhile. Until that lead to the problem of "disappearing money", and all of the paperwork that entailed. So they fixed that loophole, and returned us to the originally intended rule of $1K per swipe.

Now people are ranting and raving about noobies "ruining things", when in fact nothing is ruined. We are just back to the originally intended $1K per swipe/load.

Yes, if your closest Target is a 3 hour drive away, and you only have one credit card to load with, and that cc does a FA denial on a second load per day that cannot be overturned, this will be a hardship. And I apologise to both of the FT members this applies to. But for the rest of us, just load $1k to a cc, then $1k to a second cc, then $500 to a third cc; all in one day. Come back the next day and repeat that. Now in 2 days you have completed your entire months loading. If you have more than one RB, repeat that 2 day process for each card. And stop whining, this is still the best MS system ever seen on the face of Earth."

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4662 on: February 05, 2015, 11:25:32 AM »
Positive vibes from the FT forum:

"We found a work around to the published rules, which were to load a max of $1k per swipe, which was meant to be per transaction. Someone found out you could circumvent that rule by going swipe, swipe, swipe, transmit. Which was not expected by RB, yet they let it go on for awhile. Until that lead to the problem of "disappearing money", and all of the paperwork that entailed. So they fixed that loophole, and returned us to the originally intended rule of $1K per swipe.

Now people are ranting and raving about noobies "ruining things", when in fact nothing is ruined. We are just back to the originally intended $1K per swipe/load.

Yes, if your closest Target is a 3 hour drive away, and you only have one credit card to load with, and that cc does a FA denial on a second load per day that cannot be overturned, this will be a hardship. And I apologise to both of the FT members this applies to. But for the rest of us, just load $1k to a cc, then $1k to a second cc, then $500 to a third cc; all in one day. Come back the next day and repeat that. Now in 2 days you have completed your entire months loading. If you have more than one RB, repeat that 2 day process for each card. And stop whining, this is still the best MS system ever seen on the face of Earth."
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4663 on: February 05, 2015, 01:32:07 PM »
Info can be the same aside form SSN and email and it shouldn't be an issue.
i had a problem with the same phone number on 2 diff RC


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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4664 on: February 05, 2015, 01:34:22 PM »
i had a problem with the same phone number on 2 diff RC

The numbers can overlap if they're listed as home.

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4665 on: February 05, 2015, 01:37:43 PM »
The numbers can overlap if they're listed as home.
o cool, good to know

side point had major success at junction last night i handed CS my moms rc and she let me load 1000, 995, 505. then i asked if i can load another card she said sorry it has to be yours, i said THIS one is mine. she started laughing that i played her but she went ahead with it.

i asked her when she's gnna be on shift next and she told me friday... i cant wait!!

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4666 on: February 05, 2015, 01:40:28 PM »
o cool, good to know

side point had major success at junction last night i handed CS my moms rc and she let me load 1000, 995, 505. then i asked if i can load another card she said sorry it has to be yours, i said THIS one is mine. she started laughing that i played her but she went ahead with it.

i asked her when she's gnna be on shift next and she told me friday... i cant wait!!
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4667 on: February 05, 2015, 02:03:53 PM »
Anyone try using FM's method to close accounts lately? Doesn't seem to be working for me.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4668 on: February 05, 2015, 02:13:13 PM »
o cool, good to know

side point had major success at junction last night i handed CS my moms rc and she let me load 1000, 995, 505. then i asked if i can load another card she said sorry it has to be yours, i said THIS one is mine. she started laughing that i played her but she went ahead with it.

i asked her when she's gnna be on shift next and she told me friday... i cant wait!!

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4669 on: February 05, 2015, 02:16:02 PM »
Anyone try using FM's method to close accounts lately? Doesn't seem to be working for me.
Seems like other comments mentioning that it is not working anymore...
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4670 on: February 05, 2015, 02:20:25 PM »
Seems like other comments mentioning that it is not working anymore...

To close BB accounts? Close RC accounts? Sorry if I am not clear on which you are referring to.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4671 on: February 05, 2015, 02:21:31 PM »
To close BB accounts? Close RC accounts? Sorry if I am not clear on which you are referring to.
To close BB accounts instantly online.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4673 on: February 05, 2015, 02:40:13 PM »
did three rc last night ...2500 in vgc on each one in hackensack

guy knows me..was friendly...i was only oging ot do one card but he was like. do you want to do any others? :)

going back tonight to finish my month...

only thing that bothers me is that i have to make sure each bill i pay with rc actually goes through. maybe when i have more faith in them ill trust not to double check

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4674 on: February 05, 2015, 02:48:53 PM »
Hey guys I have a quick question, if it was already covered I apologize.
I want to  use a Chase Sapphire Preferred Card to load my target red card and I also have a Chase Bank account linked to my target red card. Do I need to be concerned about Chase viewing it as a cash withdrawal and charging me 3% and not getting the rewards?

Thanks 

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4675 on: February 05, 2015, 02:49:21 PM »
Hey guys I have a quick question, if it was already covered I apologize.
I want to  use a Chase Sapphire Preferred Card to load my target red card and I also have a Chase Bank account linked to my target red card. Do I need to be concerned about Chase viewing it as a cash withdrawal and charging me 3% and not getting the rewards?

Thanks
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4676 on: February 05, 2015, 02:51:38 PM »
Seems like other comments mentioning that it is not working anymore...
to follow up on this, i was able to register a new card after closing down my BB over the phone. In the past it took a few days to do it, but this one worked right away.

Not as simple as doing it manually, but it works.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4677 on: February 05, 2015, 03:06:11 PM »
To close BB accounts instantly online.

Hmm. When I did it 2 weeks ago it worked. Expecting a new card this week for my wife so I was gonna close her BB account . Will report back.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4678 on: February 05, 2015, 03:13:05 PM »
Expecting a new card this week for my wife so I was gonna close her BB account . Will report back.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #4679 on: February 05, 2015, 03:20:16 PM »
push present?

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