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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-money in your Serve account can be withdrawn directly to a linked bank account, which, if done too much, may be seen as risky by Serve, but in moderation should be fine.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 #480 on: July 03, 2014, 09:31:13 PM »
Wow! Wonder how long it'll last...
i have a feeling not long. i hope the new store appreciates the extra traffic and doesnt pull a CVS
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #481 on: July 03, 2014, 09:32:36 PM »
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #482 on: July 03, 2014, 10:41:38 PM »
I just signed my younger brother up for serve because I have BB. Time to double dip and maximize MS. Have three thresholds to meet.  :)
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #483 on: July 03, 2014, 10:52:41 PM »
I just signed my younger brother up for serve because I have BB. Time to double dip and maximize MS. Have three thresholds to meet.  :)
Can I load anybody's card?

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #484 on: July 03, 2014, 11:00:24 PM »
Family Dollar is a piece of **** store.  Don't expect much out of this.  They sucked before, they suck now, and  they will suck in the future.
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« Reply #485 on: July 03, 2014, 11:03:22 PM »
Family Dollar is a piece of **** store.  Don't expect much out of this.  They sucked before, they suck now, and  they will suck in the future.

Wow. Quite strong feelings you have towards them. What have they ever done to you? Sounds like bitterness, hatred, and animosity to me...
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« Reply #486 on: July 03, 2014, 11:04:17 PM »
Can I load anybody's card?

Don't think it should be a problem. The GC"s don't have a name on it. Worse case scenario if they do ID, I will send my brother and tell him that this is all who needs to do to enjoy his next free vacation. All expenses paid by yours truly.
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« Reply #487 on: July 03, 2014, 11:29:49 PM »
Family Dollar is a piece of **** store.  Don't expect much out of this.  They sucked before, they suck now, and  they will suck in the future.
many say that about WM also. we use them to our advantage.
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« Reply #488 on: July 03, 2014, 11:31:45 PM »
many say that about WM also. we use them to our advantage.

+1. Sometimes, inept stores are the best for these deals.
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #490 on: July 04, 2014, 01:16:22 AM »
Limit $500/day. Not very helpful. Unless, perhaps, you live in NYC.
Something tells me that if you were to make a poll you would realize this is very relevant.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #491 on: July 04, 2014, 01:16:39 AM »
+1. Sometimes, inept stores are the best for these deals.
I actually was at one recently, and the ineptness of the cashier was not to my benefit. I never had a more ridiculous interaction...she says she can load a card for me with their weird version of VR but it wont do high amount...i said what does that mean? she says how much you wanna do, want me to do $150? i said no! I want $500...she says no thats too high...i said so what isnt too high? she says want me to do $200? i say no i want $500 it says right here I can load up to $500 she says, ya it says that, but you cant, want me to do $250? I said you keep changing the amount, do you have the store policy in writing so I can see what you are trying to explain to me, she said no, but it just is this way, she then shows me a visa gift card loadable up to $500 she said you can get this instead...i said you'll load $500 on that? she said no...I walked out... :o

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #492 on: July 04, 2014, 11:13:44 AM »
Something tells me that if you were to make a poll you would realize this is very relevant.

+500.

I just did $500 with OneVanilla. It went smooth as butter, and the cashier told me to keep the VR in case I find a store that doesn't have one.

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« Reply #493 on: July 04, 2014, 12:00:48 PM »
+500.

I just did $500 with OneVanilla. It went smooth as butter, and the cashier told me to keep the VR in case I find a store that doesn't have one.
One vanilla is no longer loadable in Walmart.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #494 on: July 04, 2014, 12:05:33 PM »
One vanilla is no longer loadable in Walmart.

This is at Family Dollar in an area where we have few MS options (that I know about).

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #495 on: July 04, 2014, 02:27:06 PM »
Anyone bothered trying the FD in Springvalley? (I would imagine it's a waste of time trying)

Update: from the thread on FT, this method seems pretty lousy I don't plan to bother with any FD store. The last thing I need is the POS to freeze on me and the whole line and cashier get upset. Someone the reported after his failed attempt the register locked up for 10 minutes (!).
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #496 on: July 10, 2014, 02:59:00 PM »
So serve can load 5000 at Walmart plus 1k via cc or is 4k plus 1k by cc?
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« Reply #497 on: July 10, 2014, 03:14:09 PM »
So serve can load 5000 at Walmart plus 1k via cc or is 4k plus 1k by cc?
5k + 1k.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #498 on: July 10, 2014, 03:20:54 PM »
I think it would be a good idea to add to the wiki how to get the money out of the serve act.
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« Reply #499 on: July 10, 2014, 11:34:35 PM »
I think it would be a good idea to add to the wiki how to get the money out of the serve act.
Thanks
The easiest thing about Serve.
But I'll add it since you asked so nicely