Regardless, I’m not planning on Simon becoming my primary acquisition method. Simon was a relatively small part of my acquisition strategy during the GCM heyday, but I will be more active with them in the near term. Regardless, whether I buy Simon VGC’s online or in person, I recognize the substantially higher VGC cost is the new normal, at least for now. Of course, I can drive these rates down a bit further with higher Simon online order amounts. While the Simon online cost was much closer than I expected to the in-person cost, it was still almost 0.4% more than my previous GCM cost. All in, my VGC cost was 0.441%, not much higher than the 0.395% cost I previously paid Simon in-person. Hence, I accepted a bit of elevated cost on this order. I made a small first order to experience the process. I had no choice but to absorb the full processing fee of $10. For what it’s worth, I used the 20% off activation fees and free shipping offer this time. Simon has released several online promos since launch, but I haven’t avidly kept up with them. I received the VGC’s four business days after the order. Simon provided order receipt, completion, and shipment emails in a streamlined format. I was pleasantly surprised at the consistent, informative email updates from Simon throughout the order fulfillment process. After completing registration earlier in the day, I submitted my first order that afternoon. While I didn’t previously care about customizing cards, I did enjoy the option to do so now that I was in the middle of it. The ordering experience was fairly seamless. Once I submitted the necessary info, I got email responses from Simon noting my registration completion on the same day. Once I came around to giving Simon online a try, I was admittedly refreshed by the not-overly-painful and actually-quick registration process. I had previously rolled my eyes at the seemingly bureaucratic process for registering, ordering, and activating VGC’s with Simon online. At this point, I recognized I couldn’t wait it out. They were cordial as always, but they couldn’t even estimate when they would be bringing back the in-person VGC purchasing capability. I touched base with management at my local outlet. Many hobbyists were and are in the same situation. Regardless, GCM dumped me, and I planned to crawl back to my local Simon outlet.īut wait! I discovered my local Simon outlet had reopened, but was not back to the normal of selling VGC’s. Simon Online couldn’t get anywhere close to that cheap. Yikes! The primary reason I loved GCM was because I could bring my VGC costs down to 0.055%. Long story short, GCM customers went from earning portal rewards on up to 60k monthly spend down to a 2k monthly spend limit. What Happened?įirst, since I shared my Simon online views, Gift Card Mall gutted portal rewards, including with my favorite portal, Rakuten Membership Rewards. Here’s why I decided to order from Simon online and my experience with the process. However, a few things have changed since then. A bit over two months ago, I described why buying Visa gift cards (VGC’s) via online ordering didn’t move the needle for me. I bought Visa gift cards from Simon Mall online. My Experience Begrudgingly Ordering Simon Visa Gift Cards Online This post may contain affiliate links please read our advertiser disclosure for more information.
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