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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 #6840 on: March 12, 2015, 12:54:34 PM »
Why use CG for RB when you can use them on Serve?  :o Save RB for direct CC loads.  ;)
With Serve you still need WM (or FD). My point was that you don't need BB/Serve to avoid fraud alerts - you can use GC on RC the same way.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6841 on: March 12, 2015, 01:38:05 PM »
If you have RC you can't have serve

Uh, yeah.....sure you can't have both  ::)
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6842 on: March 12, 2015, 01:48:33 PM »
Not sure if this is where to post but looking for someone to get me a Target red$ card. My State Targets don't carry them.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6843 on: March 12, 2015, 01:50:18 PM »
Uh, yeah.....sure you can't have both  ::)
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6844 on: March 12, 2015, 01:58:12 PM »
Not sure if this is where to post but looking for someone to get me a Target red$ card. My State Targets don't carry them.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6845 on: March 12, 2015, 02:13:43 PM »
Uh, yeah.....sure you can't have both  ::)
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6846 on: March 12, 2015, 04:54:14 PM »
1 per ssn. End of story.
obviously someone with 4 total post knows better.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6847 on: March 12, 2015, 07:16:34 PM »
I swiped today for $490 and it went through on my credit card and shows up online on amex, however on RedCard website it doesnt show up.

Suggestions? Going to call them soon.

Bumpidy bump bump bump.

They are now claiming they needed to escalate this more and I need to wait 45 days. Any options?
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6848 on: March 12, 2015, 07:19:17 PM »

Bumpidy bump bump bump.

They are now claiming they needed to escalate this more and I need to wait 45 days. Any options?
HUCA? My friend had a similar situation and got his credit to his RC yesterday. I'm also in the same situation and was told 10 biz days from last Monday, and when I called today to follow up was told 2-3 more biz days.

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6849 on: March 12, 2015, 07:23:16 PM »
HUCA? My friend had a similar situation and got his credit to his RC yesterday. I'm also in the same situation and was told 10 biz days from last Monday, and when I called today to follow up was told 2-3 more biz days.

Already HUCA's 4 times. All said same thing.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6850 on: March 12, 2015, 07:28:13 PM »
Already HUCA's 4 times. All said same thing.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6851 on: March 12, 2015, 07:29:21 PM »
Already HUCA's 4 times. All said same thing.
:-\  That's pretty crappy, hope that's not the standard policy for cases like this.


If you're desperate for the $ you can always charge back and risk them shutting down your RC, but short of that you might just want to hang on and assume they will make you whole eventually.

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6852 on: March 12, 2015, 07:37:02 PM »
Which cc?

Loaded on with my Amex Platinum. Had the same issue a week later with my Citi AA Platinum

:-\  That's pretty crappy, hope that's not the standard policy for cases like this.


If you're desperate for the $ you can always charge back and risk them shutting down your RC, but short of that you might just want to hang on and assume they will make you whole eventually.

I opened disputes already. Citi was closed in my favor, Amex is still processing. Redcard is the one that said to open the disputes.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6853 on: March 12, 2015, 07:55:16 PM »
Hackensack store manager said a few people yelled at the CS people,  so they are limiting redcards to loading done by the manager only,  $900 per day.

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6854 on: March 12, 2015, 08:01:18 PM »
Apparently they were upset about their cards being declined.

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6855 on: March 12, 2015, 08:18:33 PM »
Hackensack store manager said a few people yelled at the CS people,  so they are limiting redcards to loading done by the manager only,  $900 per day.
I wonder how they came up with that number.

I can't imagine what people were complaining about. The store let you load however much you wanted.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6856 on: March 12, 2015, 08:21:41 PM »
Yeah, the manager said he couldn't believe people were upset that they were getting free credit card rewards.

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6857 on: March 12, 2015, 08:22:12 PM »
I wonder how they came up with that number.

I can't imagine what people were complaining about. The store let you load however much you wanted.

I'm guessing cashiers didn't like it when people asked to load 1k, 1k, and then 500. Some might have refused. I'm hoping no one yelled at the cashiers if this happened...

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6858 on: March 12, 2015, 08:24:06 PM »
I'm guessing cashiers didn't like it when people asked to load 1k, 1k, and then 500. Some might have refused. I'm hoping no one yelled at the cashiers if this happened...
I've loaded with almost all their cashiers and never encountered one who cared or said anything.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #6859 on: March 12, 2015, 09:01:13 PM »
I'm guessing cashiers didn't like it when people asked to load 1k, 1k, and then 500. Some might have refused. I'm hoping no one yelled at the cashiers if this happened...
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