Amex to buy Prepaid VISA or MC

[cmon0005]

Hi All,

I just discovered a merchant who I was going to buy some furniture off using my AMEX has just changed owners and hence their banks etc. they now don't except AMEX, I already have a $2000 deposit non-refundable with them, so can't just buy from somewhere else.
Question is has anyone had any success of buying a prepaid visa/mastercard using AMEX, if so where from and how?
Also would it work if I buy a giftcard of some sort then use it to purchase the Visa/MC?

 

[asterix]

Coles and Australia Post sell a Flight Centre Prepaid VISA which can be used anywhere that Visa debit cards are accepted. They come in $150 & $250 variants, but cost $156.95 and $257.95 respectively to purchase. Coles had a promotion a fortnight ago where you received $10 off your next shop if you bought one of these, however this promotion is now over.

 

[cmon0005]

Coles and Australia Post sell a Flight Centre Prepaid VISA which can be used anywhere that Visa debit cards are accepted. They come in $150 & $250 variants, but cost $156.95 and $257.95 respectively to purchase. Coles had a promotion a fortnight ago where you received $10 off your next shop if you bought one of these, however this promotion is now over.

Thanks, but can you confirm that you can purchase them with Amex?

 

[bigsleep55]

Coles and Australia Post sell a Flight Centre Prepaid VISA which can be used anywhere that Visa debit cards are accepted. They come in $150 & $250 variants, but cost $156.95 and $257.95 respectively to purchase. Coles had a promotion a fortnight ago where you received $10 off your next shop if you bought one of these, however this promotion is now over.

Mind blown

 

[markis10]

Thanks, but can you confirm that you can purchase them with Amex?

Cannot see why you could not use Amex.

 

[lovestotravel]

Aus Post are funny about some of the payment methods accepted

 

[markis10]

Aus Post are funny about some of the payment methods accepted

They dont like the Westfield card, which is an option if the supplier takes eftpos.

 

[lovestotravel]

They dont like the Westfield card, which is an option of the supplier takes eftpos.

That's the main one I was referring to.......

 

[asterix]

Thanks, but can you confirm that you can purchase them with Amex?

Coles didn't have a problem with me using my Amex. Not sure about Australia Post.

 

[cmon0005]

Coles didn't have a problem with me using my Amex. Not sure about Australia Post.

Thanks, i'll give it a go.

 

[lovestotravel]

Check that you can re-load using Amex too

Some prepaid and reloadable cards I looked at a while back you could only re-load vis EFTPOS (BPAY)

 

[asterix]

Check that you can re-load using Amex too

Some prepaid and reloadable cards I looked at a while back you could only re-load vis EFTPOS (BPAY)

The Flight Centre Prepaid Visa comes with $150 or $250 and is not reloadable.

 

[quokka77]

Unless you have coupons, the flight centre cards are probably not a good deal for you.

 

[Joshua]

Ok, really simple. Surely the Westfield XS card will be easiest. Pay on Amex, you get an EFTPOS card - so can pay 'by savings'. Minimal extra cost (0.5%) for the privilege.

This will be much cheaper than the FC card at Coles. As for reloadable cards, good luck. These things come and go, there was one a while back that got shut down. Those around reload by bpay, or in the case of Woolworths cash (not credit) over the counter.