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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 #280 on: October 26, 2014, 11:57:39 PM »
I purchased it while having an active Serve acct. Went home and registered it in someone elser's name. More than once.
So did Dan IIRC.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #281 on: October 26, 2014, 11:58:21 PM »
it works, but the question is how far we can get if we still have a bb acct. Do they know it when scanning in target?
not only did I have to cancel my bb acct, i needed to send out the $3 remaining balance and that had to first be accepted/withdrawn before the bb could be cancelled.
You can get and load with $500 while you have a bb
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #282 on: October 27, 2014, 12:00:18 AM »
You can get and load with $500 while you have a bb
From T&C or T&E (trial and error)?

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #283 on: October 27, 2014, 12:01:50 AM »
Trial-no error. My experience with open Serve accts.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #284 on: October 27, 2014, 12:02:48 AM »
You can get and load with $500 while you have a bb
that's good. so your acct showed a $500 balance when you registered it online? And then at home you could write in the other person -- that's good. let's pray that they keep the cc loads alive.


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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #285 on: October 27, 2014, 12:03:03 AM »
Trial-no error. My experience with open Serve accts.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #286 on: October 27, 2014, 12:03:26 AM »
From T&C or T&E (trial and error)?
Well I guess T&E as that's what I did,
But based on how it works, they don't know what you have when you buy..
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #287 on: October 27, 2014, 12:04:50 AM »
my target store is classified as grocery/supermarket (at least with visa). will loading the prepaid card with a amex blue cash get me 6%?
which target?
YMMV
Also be careful now with that card, as many people are getting shut down...

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #288 on: October 27, 2014, 12:05:24 AM »
Well I guess T&E as that's what I did,
But based on how it works, they don't know what you have when you buy..
but they know when you register, right? Even the cell # and email. because I entered 2 emails that they already had in the Amex system.
Needed to make a 3rd (new email) when I registered the card.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #289 on: October 27, 2014, 12:06:45 AM »
that's good. so your acct showed a $500 balance when you registered it online? And then at home you could write in the other person -- that's good. let's pray that they keep the cc loads alive.
Yes, and you can even buy (on your name) and load $500 while you're already registered for red card,
The question is, how do you pull out the 500 if you can't register it to you own name..?
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #290 on: October 27, 2014, 12:06:55 AM »
My experience has been that you need an email not in amex system. I think phone # can be a duplicate.
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #291 on: October 27, 2014, 12:07:54 AM »
but they know when you register, right? Even the cell # and email. because I entered 2 emails that they already had in the Amex system.
Needed to make a 3rd (new email) when I registered the card.
When your register on line that is..
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #292 on: October 27, 2014, 12:10:10 AM »
which target?
YMMV
Also be careful now with that card, as many people are getting shut down...
AFAIK not - amex codes things differently than Visa does
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #293 on: October 27, 2014, 12:10:33 AM »
which target?
YMMV
Also be careful now with that card, as many people are getting shut down...
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #294 on: October 27, 2014, 12:15:50 AM »
Q. If I use my SPG for reloading my redcard will amex close my SPG? Or more is there a big chance they will?

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #295 on: October 27, 2014, 12:18:54 AM »
Q. If I use my SPG for reloading my redcard will amex close my SPG? Or more is there a big chance they will?
Nobody got shut YET because of that, so none knows...

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #296 on: October 27, 2014, 12:44:01 AM »
Nobody got shut YET because of that, so none knows...
Ok that I'd why I added on the second part of the q. In cases of other GC's were there such problems?

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #297 on: October 27, 2014, 01:26:16 AM »
AFAIK not - amex codes things differently than Visa does

+1 Amex does not code Target as a grocery.

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Personal experience there.

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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #298 on: October 27, 2014, 02:52:21 AM »
Ok that I'd why I added on the second part of the q. In cases of other GC's were there such problems?
All amex or any cc sees is target. They don't see what your purchases actually are. Don't see how it's an issue. I never heard of anyone getting shutdown for the vr purchases at cvs, at least once they established a pattern of spending there ... Cmiiaw
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Re: The Target Prepaid REDcard
« Reply #299 on: October 27, 2014, 08:59:14 AM »
anyone have an extra one?