platamama
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 6, 2009
I load the 200 MCGC from staples/OD to serve/bb at Walmart. They auto drain, don't even have to enter a PIN.
I've loaded them at the money center or at the regular checkout lines. YMMV on how comfortable or knowledgeable the regular cashiers are doing a load. Now that the garden center is open at WM I've also been loading there. Usually a shorter line.I really need to do this as well. How are you loading them...at the kiosk?
Oh no. We really need a "dislike" button on the DIS!Actually still have not received it. Not very happy.
DISLIKE DISLIKE DISLIKE
Ugh, I'm expecting DH's 75K United Biz card miles to post in a few days, for whatever those are worth going forward. Blech.
OUCH!
@amalone1013, let me borrow your hammer.
United Eliminating Award Charts and Close-in Booking Fees - VFTW
United MileagePlus Abolishes Award Charts - OMAAT
United’s Award Chart is Extinct – Here’s What Awards Now Cost - TPG
I'm still digesting the news, but it's not good. MileagePlus redemption rates on United will be dynamic, and there will no longer be a minimum or maximum price for awards. Changes effective 11/15/19.
OUCH!
@amalone1013, let me borrow your hammer.
United Eliminating Award Charts and Close-in Booking Fees - VFTW
United MileagePlus Abolishes Award Charts - OMAAT
United’s Award Chart is Extinct – Here’s What Awards Now Cost - TPG
I'm still digesting the news, but it's not good. MileagePlus redemption rates on United will be dynamic, and there will no longer be a minimum or maximum price for awards. Changes effective 11/15/19.
You sure you want to visit Santa Cruz?
I've loaded them at the money center or at the regular checkout lines. YMMV on how comfortable or knowledgeable the regular cashiers are doing a load. Now that the garden center is open at WM I've also been loading there. Usually a shorter line.
Totally but, I hope someone here will have advice. We are planning to drive to Lynchburg, VA tomorrow morning from the Baltimore area, leaving at 7:30ish. The route has us going around 495 and then taking I66 to Gainesville and picking up Route 29 to Lynchburg. We can't be late, LOL.
My questions are
1. Will 495 be too crazy on Saturday morning due to the Cherry Blossom Festival?
2. How is Route 29 through VA? Is it a restricted access 4 lane highway or will be be slowing down through every small town?
10:1 partner awards will be dynamic by October when I will be bookingSemi-good news?
- United isn’t immediately adjusting redemption costs on partner airlines, but they’re also not publishing a partner award chart anymore, so I expect we’ll see those change over time. - OMAAT
- [T]hese changes do not affect how partner awards are being priced at this time. There will be “some variability if United segments” are included in the flight itinerary. - VFTW
I think the big question mark is whether taking 495 will minimize the congestion. I suspect it will but 495 can still be a mess on a normal weekend day. DC traffic is bad/unpredictable so a geneous buffer is the only way to handle it. I still remember a 16-hour trip after thanksgiving break from SW CT to Charlottesville (sat for about 8 hours just south of DC).I’m in Michigan so definitely not a DC expert, however I have two very recent FB posts from good friends about how much DC traffic bites due to the cherry blossoms. One is simply driving through on her way back to Maine, the other was headed into downtown to view the blossoms (I know you’re not doing that). As others have said use Waze and any other apps that let you see expected future travel times and add in a decent buffer.
Any problem transferring from Serve to your bank account?I load the 200 MCGC from staples/OD to serve/bb at Walmart. They auto drain, don't even have to enter a PIN.
I've seen no DPs for anyone getting unbanned. I think you are probably done with BB/Serve.Once upon a time I had 2 Bluebird cards that were eventually shut down due to the frequent loading and unloading the max each month. Any chance to get back into the game or am I blacklisted for life?
Nope.Any problem transferring from Serve to your bank account?
Totally but, I hope someone here will have advice. We are planning to drive to Lynchburg, VA tomorrow morning from the Baltimore area, leaving at 7:30ish. The route has us going around 495 and then taking I66 to Gainesville and picking up Route 29 to Lynchburg. We can't be late, LOL.
My questions are
1. Will 495 be too crazy on Saturday morning due to the Cherry Blossom Festival?
2. How is Route 29 through VA? Is it a restricted access 4 lane highway or will be be slowing down through every small town?
I think the big question mark is whether taking 495 will minimize the congestion. I suspect it will but 495 can still be a mess on a normal weekend day. DC traffic is bad/unpredictable so a geneous buffer is the only way to handle it. I still remember a 16-hour trip after thanksgiving break from SW CT to Charlottesville (sat for about 8 hours just south of DC).