This news is further corroborated by the AMEX Prepaid Redcard page
That’s pretty easy, right?!?
“Having a routine is fantastic…. Having a routine is (can be) dangerous…..No deal lasts forever” bolding mine.
My friends, that last part is something we know. But so often we lull ourselves into complacency. The fact is, with the RedBird, some of our number allowed RedBird to take on such a regular part in our Manufactured Spending, that they will now be looking to fill that hole. Some will scale up other methods, some will research and test out new methods that they had otherwise not had the bandwidth to test, and unfortunately, some won’t have another avenue to turn to, because, they were given the simpler option, they were given the fish, without the pole, or the line, or the hook.
I never got around to Redbird. I’ve stuck with Blue all this time. It’s still working for me, I’ve got two working kate’s near me. I also mix in MOs (I always pay my too-large mortgage with them, and sometimes just deposit them) reselling, and one or two other small things. It’s enough to keep my brain occupied. I’ve gotta say, though, I’d be a little dismayed if BB went the way of RB. The death of RB is a good reminder to keep my skills sharp and/or avenues diversified.
(BTW – how about a quick mention for how this also finally killed Amex for Target 🙂 ; I will be missing that)
@Jamie – Don’t worry, I was a late adopter of RedBird too, because BB was working just as well for me… I should’ve commented that AFT also got killed with RedBird, that was a shame, because it was totally flying under the radar… But I can’t say I don’t miss it, what with the frequent visits to Wawa.
What about wawa any hint here?
free atm withdrawals
Yep, hit the nail on the head.
Jamie-You are lucky. No place in the Dallas, Texas area sells money orders for loaded debit/PIN cards any more. USPS HQ says they do but every branch computer declines them.
Yeah, I need to rethink my entire strategy now because the two Walmarts within reasonable distance from me BOTH no longer have working Kates, REDbird is dead, and I have no idea where to even get MOs locally since they won’t sell me any at Walmart and I don’t know of any grocery chains in NY where I can purchase using GCs. I know there are probably other methods out there but who knows if I will have the time (at least in the short-term) to figure them out. Seriously, shoot me.
@Andrew – the best I could offer you is that sometimes store policies or cashiers change. For a while my closest Walmart wasn’t friendly for loading BB, but recently, they have become more accommodating. But really, it comes down to trial and error with some things… It may mean you want to go with less float in the near term, but if you keep trying different approaches, you might find something sustainable. As Kenny who writes http://www.saverocity.com/miles4more says, all MS is local.
I live in Hawaii and even with Kate at Walmart, I can’t find any visa gift cards where I won’t lose a ton of money buying them.
@Presley – ouch, I haven’t been back to Hawaii for a while, so I don’t really have a lot to offer… although I would have thought that pricing for VGCs would’ve been the same price country-wide, but I guess everything has a paradise tax.