Thinking about getting into MS to top off my Chase points for an upcoming trip. Anyone have any experience with the gift card -> money order process?

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I hate to break it to you, but you won’t find answers here. MS has gotten significantly harder. Gone are the days of Redbird or even Blubird and Kates. Most opportunities are highly localized, often with credit unions or particular cashiers at grocery stores. If someone has found something, they aren’t going to tell you. There are plenty of secret, invite only groups that do this that use slack so it can’t be web crawled easily.

But go try it out. Try credit unions. Press buttons on the usual machines. Perhaps you find something great.

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Ty. Figured it out - it works, but kind of a PITA. Will probably only use as needed to top off and not as a primary production strategy

Wouldn't it be easier and safer to just open a CIU for the elevated 90k bonus? As far as MS, I don't think anyone will share that here unless you have info to trade. But just know even if you figure it out, a lot of places have cracked down on it.

5/24 until 1/1 😢

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