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Comment on Laboratory by Hsin

Hsin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:24:42 +0000

I had the same experience, They recently changed the system. We no longer can use GC to buy any GC in Kmart. Maybe you can try in Sears.

Comment on Laboratory by Travis

Travis — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:20:49 +0000

I attempted to upgrade a Kmart gift card to a Mastercard GC and a green dot money pak. The cashier attempted to load the Green Dot and when she did I saw a pop up that said cash or debit. I didn’t get a chance to attempt the Mastercard as the manager voiding the Green Dot said cash only for gift cards. Anyone else had this experience?

Comment on The Bluebird Metric by gottoloveink

gottoloveink — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:06 +0000

@Steph – it seems they just did the same to my account after I had a withdrawal yersterday…not sure if I left any money in the card but will give them a call later tonight to find out.
FM or any one with experience – what would be a good prepaid card to use mainly for bean uploads and getting out cash? Thanks for any input!

Comment on Mileage Run Shopping: Buying 162,000 Miles for $500 by Hunter

Hunter — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:37:08 +0000

FM, did you get the points eventually? Does the double-tip still work now? Thank you.

Comment on Should I report this deal? by charlotte

charlotte — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:38 +0000

Ordered the $3k GC from amex through TCB. Still waiting on the card but charges have posted on both my amex blue cash and TCB. Will I be able to get 1% cash back on my amex blue cash for the GC purchase? I guess it’s a wait and see but was wondering if others have been able to get CB on their credit cards on top of the TCB cash back.

Comment on An experiment in progress by Grant

Grant — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:34:43 +0000

@Jeremy, I haven’t used the card in a few years, but historically I would earn cash back on all purchases as long as I didn’t have to enter a pin number.

Comment on An experiment in progress by Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:14 +0000

I read the bolded part as “online ‘purchase that doesn’t require a pin’ or signature based ‘purchase that doesn’t require a pin’.” Since they didn’t include the word purchase after online it reads that way to me. So not sure if this would work, but do report your findings.

Comment on An experiment in progress by T3pleShot

T3pleShot — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:04 +0000

@DFW
Cool story, bro..

Comment on An experiment in progress by Grant

Grant — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:42 +0000

Greg, if you had a Paypal Business Debit card from a few years ago, the cash back rate is 1.5%. They lowered it to 1% a few years ago. Also, you may want to look into the Paypal Extras MC. Its from GE bank and becomes the default payment method when paying with Paypal. If you were to buy something on ebay, you go through paypal and the default payment method is the Paypal Extras MC. After the statement closes (or during the month), you can pay your bill with your Paypal balance. You earn 2 points per dollar when you use the Paypal Extras MC for any ebay/paypal purchase. I haven’t tried loading a Paypal money card to my account and using that to pay this card, but theoretically it should work. If you have any experiments you want me to help with, let me know.

Comment on Best credit card offers by UnitedWeFall

UnitedWeFall — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:52:57 +0000

Can anyone who has recently used the United MileagePlus Explorer workaround confirm that it still works? Thanks!