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Open Serve: Do 1 of the following:
1) Buy a temporary card. (free in cvs in NJ won’t take cc)($3.95 fee), or
2) Open online. They’ll send you a card. (free)
Note that you COULD have more than one of these: Bluebird (BB), Redcard and serve. 

Loading Serve: Serve does not have any fees to load money.
a) At CVS, 7-11, and Rite Aid ONLY CASH can be loaded.
b) At Walmart GCs …uh Debit Cards (besides Vanilla cards) can be loaded onto Serve just like onto BB. Load limit: $2500/day up to $5000/month
c) At Family Dollar max $499.99/Day, not hard coded, YMMV, Cash or Debit/Gift Card.
WARNING: There are reports of debit cards being drained at FD, and not loading onto Serve, so FD is not recommended.
d) An Amex CC of the serve cardholder can be linked and used to fund your Serve ONLINE. Load limit: $200 per day/$1000 per month
Amex cc loads are not considered cash advance. They DO NOT earn points, or count towards a spending threshold.
e) Debit Cards linked to Serve: $200/day up to 1000/month ONLINE.  But only a permanent DC with your name on it. (NOT GCs)

So your total loading limit per month, if using all 3 methods is $7K.

-Serve has a $1 monthly inactivity fee (waived in VA, NY and TX) that is waived if you use Direct Deposit OR add $500.
-If Serve has a bonus for using direct deposit, use AP.

Using the funds on Serve:
-Free ATM use/withdrawal at MoneyPass ATMs. $2 elsewhere.
-Serve has a Bill Pay feature – same as BB.  You tell them who to pay, and they send a check for you.  You can pay up to 5k of unregistered billers, but 10K of registered ones (registered= those on their bill pay list). Pay your Credit Cards bills as well as many other bills or any person!
WARNING: Do not use the bill pay feature to pay the Credit Card that is linked for online loads.
-money in your Serve account can be withdrawn directly to a linked bank account, which, if done too much, may be seen as risky by Serve, but in moderation should be fine.
Withdraw to your bank https://secure.serve.com/Actions/WithdrawMoney

Make sure the name, address and phone number on your profile match your credit card billing address, or you may get declined.  When linking your credit card at serve.com, the website will only show you the address on your profile, but not the phone number, so this is easy to overlook.  Go to profile, and check/update your phone number there.

Error likely with the Serve account:
When you create a new account and add a credit card, you will be allowed to do the first transaction. After that, your account will probably go into system lockdown until you verify some information. Likely error message for this case is "Risk declined operation" when you try to add money on to the account. You will need to send in (online, fax or mail) a photo ID and a copy of your credit card or statement. Upload your documents here -
https://secure.serve.com/User/SecureFileUpload. Then Call up AMEX Account Protection Services at 1-800-555-4318 and tell them you uploaded the documents and ask them to verify it for you.
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #460 on: June 17, 2014, 08:59:20 AM »
So is there a limit on buying the visa gc's per order?
and is the visa savings edge done after cards arrive or sign up before?
Does anyone know of any places close to ch that will take a debit card (gc's) for MO's?

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #461 on: June 17, 2014, 09:01:40 AM »
So is there a limit on buying the visa gc's per order?
and is the visa savings edge done after cards arrive or sign up before?
Does anyone know of any places close to ch that will take a debit card (gc's) for MO's?
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #462 on: June 20, 2014, 10:47:19 AM »
Until 6/30 you can get a $50 bonus for 2 DD of $250 or more each.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #463 on: June 20, 2014, 10:52:14 AM »
Until 6/30 you can get a $50 bonus for 2 DD of $250 or more each.
can you do DD from BB to qualify for this?
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #464 on: June 20, 2014, 11:13:35 AM »
can you do DD from BB to qualify for this?
I don't think thats such a good idea, as they are both Amex.
Why not use AP or PP?

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« Reply #465 on: June 20, 2014, 11:14:30 AM »
I don't think thats such a good idea, as they are both Amex.
Why not use AP or PP?
ok. how would I send from AP to Serve? Send to that email and connect Serve as a "bank account"?
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« Reply #466 on: June 20, 2014, 11:29:44 AM »
ok. how would I send from AP to Serve? Send to that email and connect Serve as a "bank account"?
Add serve as a bank account on AP and withdraw to that account.

To learn your Serve routing and account number, log in to Serve and click Settings > Direct Deposit

If the maximum $1k was already sent to your AP account and has been withdrawn, you can load your AP from your 'real' bank account and then withdraw to Serve. Be warned, this will take the full 5-7 business days they say it would, unlike most banks which handle ACH much quicker.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #467 on: June 20, 2014, 01:51:34 PM »
Until 6/30 you can get a $50 bonus for 2 DD of $250 or more each.
Is everybody eligible for this? I don't see anything on my account mentioning this..

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #468 on: June 20, 2014, 03:39:08 PM »
Is everybody eligible for this? I don't see anything on my account mentioning this..
I believe so, my account didn't mention anything either.

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« Reply #469 on: June 20, 2014, 07:00:07 PM »
I believe so, my account didn't mention anything either.
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #470 on: June 21, 2014, 10:04:20 PM »
According to FT, this is a temporary issue that Serve is working on. Just call in to get the $3.95 refunded.

Update on this: I just noticed that Serve credited $3.95 for each load that they had subtracted the fee from. This is after they already manually credited my accounts for the fee.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #471 on: June 21, 2014, 10:06:44 PM »
Update on this: I just noticed that Serve credited $3.95 for each load that they had subtracted the fee from. This is after they already manually credited my accounts for the fee.
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #472 on: June 22, 2014, 05:47:57 PM »
Add serve as a bank account on AP and withdraw to that account.

To learn your Serve routing and account number, log in to Serve and click Settings > Direct Deposit

If the maximum $1k was already sent to your AP account and has been withdrawn, you can load your AP from your 'real' bank account and then withdraw to Serve. Be warned, this will take the full 5-7 business days they say it would, unlike most banks which handle ACH much quicker.
Is there instant verification for Serve as a bank account in AP?

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #473 on: June 22, 2014, 06:00:17 PM »
Is there instant verification for Serve as a bank account in AP?
Unfortunately not, you do the 2 small deposits.
Took me 2 days for both to show up.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #474 on: June 26, 2014, 04:39:07 AM »
Until 6/30 you can get a $50 bonus for 2 DD of $250 or more each.
Thanks for letting us know, just got my $50.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #475 on: June 26, 2014, 09:38:11 AM »
Thanks for letting us know, just got my $50.
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #478 on: July 03, 2014, 09:23:37 PM »
Wow! Wonder how long it'll last...
can you pay ur cc bill just like bluebird?

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« Reply #479 on: July 03, 2014, 09:27:11 PM »
can you pay ur cc bill just like bluebird?
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