Deal has ended, view more Hy-vee deals by clicking here.
Update 12/23/24: Extended to 12/29.
Update 12/17/24: Deal has been extended/renewed through 12/22/24 (ht Wil)
Update 12/3/24: Available again until 12/15. Valid on Visa & Mastercard giftcards.
Update 11/11/24: Deal is back and valid from 11/11 – 11/18
Update 8/25/24: Deal is back and valid until 8-26/9-1.
Update 7/22/24: Deal is back and valid until 7/28/24. Hat tip to GC Galore
Update 11/13/23: Deal is back from 11/13 – 11/23. Limit one so purchasing a $300 card won’t trigger it twice. Hat tip to GC Galore
The Offer
- Hy-Vee is offering $10 off instantly when you purchase $150+ in Visa gift cards
The Fine Print
- Valid 11/16-11/23
Our Verdict
Last week purchasing a $500 gift card triggered the discount three times for $30, unsure if that will be the case this week as well.
Hat tip to Bret
Purchased $500 visa e-gift card for $470 today, no activation fee even though the sticker said $6.95. Took me a while to figure out how to load it into my apple wallet, because you have to set up an account with the gift card website first, but then you can scan QR code and it’s pretty easy.
Nothing happens when I register (or activate) on the site. How are you getting the QR code etc.
scan QR code that you peeled off on the packet and it opens the my card wallet app then I clicked login with Apple and followed prompts to create account, it seemed to just do it automatically and the card showed up. From there I had a button to add to apple wallet
How is this worth doing when they come with a $6.95 fee?
Usually purchasing with a high cashback credit card for grocery stores. Same reason a lot of people buy the Staples and Office Depot deals with Ink/Simply Cash card. Here they might even be able to get a $500 variable card if they sell them.
I guess it makes sense if you buy the $500 VGC and get $30 off since you’re only paying $6.95 and still coming out on top ~5% or more if you stack with 5% card as well.
How can you get $30 off? The deal is for $10 off buying $150 or more. I buy these with 6% BCP card, the coupon more than covers the activation fee, and use them to pay medical bills, effectively transferring my 6% cashback to those bills.
The $10 coupon covers the fee, even a couple bucks more. If I had a Hy-Vee near me, I’d grab one with a 5% grocery card and buy Costco cards.
Yeah I will do that, use Citi Custom cash for 5% back on grocery and then just use it at Costco.
What stores is this available in? Selected mine but I got the message “Ad could not be found for the selected store. Please select another store.”
The same for me, go to the site, select your local store, select the ad for that week and scroll down and you will (usually) see a banner across the ad showing the deal.
Extended another week until 12/29.
Confirmed. Seeing it in my local Hy-Vee weekly ad, 12/23-12/29.
Would the visas work at costco without a glitch?
Probably, The MCGC probably would too, since they’re considered debit cards. I just buy shop cards with them anyway so I have them to use at the gas pump, and just liquidate quicker too.
I’ve had no problem using these at Costco. MC as well, just input last 4 digits as PIN.
Worked in Kansas City today. For some weird reason, I got $20 off a gift card of $450 but then $30 off a gift card of another $450 off.
$50 is the max discount.
Ah … that explains why I got that once earlier, too.
I guess makes sense to ask cashier to do 2 separate transactions (if using same card twice, be sure to vary the purchase amount or their system might not allow it. IE — do one for $450, and one for $460)
Buy them in 2 separate transactions to get 30 on both 500 amounts. I was told 1000 is the daily limit, so 2 Visa or Mastercards a day. Also discovered Mastercard in green package with 6.95 fee rings up at 5.95
Someone needs to explain to me what the hell is going on here. Is HV in trouble financially? Is Pathward about to do a rug pull and make these cards entirely unusable?
Everyone else is running less sales and raising fees while HV basically begging us to come in and buy more. What is happening?
They run the same sales every year on the exact same week/days this time of the year.They actually have downgraded two of the Christmas time sales slightly the past 2 years but also added a slight boost that most won’t realize.
What slight boost are your referring to?
The “increments” of $150 vs. a hard $150?
A great boost!
Yeah, I’m wondering what “slight boost that most won’t realize is”, too. I wouldn’t think it the multiples per $150 since everyone was banging on about it when it returned
No one could brag about that.. that’s included in the Verdict. My guess is they have a store that awards fuel perks somehow.
If you play around a bit when you buy the December deals, you’ll figure it out.
As for downgrades, they used to include Best Buy in their Black Friday/December deals and it even worked a few years after they removed it from the ads – 2022 was the last year it worked. The way they coded it in the system, you could avoid the Hy-Vee gift cards if the cashier was unaware or you convinced them they didn’t need them, meaning for example a Best Buy card was sold at $450 instead of $500 and then you could just put your card in. That was a great year – I think I got my FS up to $40. You also used to get FS on some of the VGC on top of that if you new which ones worked at which stores. There was another way you could print money on the VGC sales which was comical, the last year that worked was 2022 as well. People are often just focused on making peanuts that they miss things that make more in a month than a good job does. I should probably quit spilling all the beans here but consider it your Christmas present.
How do you use the 40 in FS? I have had 15 and the best I could do is ask to extend one more month.
I had FS upto $15 one time. It was a pain to use. How are you utilizing $40 in FS within the short timeframe?
Also, The biggest issue has been the velocity changes with pathward. The wait time between swipes has really slowed down the redemption process.
Worked today 12/16 in Omaha area, $30 off $500s.
did you pay the $7.95 fee?
6.95 yes
Extend to 12/22
Are you saying that you wish it was extended to 12/22 or that it has been extended to to 12/22?
It’s extended to 12/22, I saw the new flyer out.
It’s happening!!! .GIF
Can anyone in MSP or DSM confirm this is still working?
Bought one 12/13 and got the 30 off 500 MSP
bought two 500’s, got $50. Went to second nearby store, which allows $999.99 max, got $500 and $495, and discounted $33 and $17. ??. Plymouth.
I think the ad says max 5, so $50 is what you’re getting capped at. Split your purchases.
Yes big fancy signs throughout the store promo running 12/16-12/22. Same as last weeks. $50 max