re: Credit Card Rewards and Points Discussion

New MS'r here, and trying to understand gift card strategy. I've done a lot of reading and keep track of all my spending/budgets/timeframes.

Currently working on 60k Chase Ink 3month $5k min bonus. I'll have the majority of the $5k with regular spending, but want to make sure I hit it, so I'd like to do GC to manufacture about $1k.

Since Ink offers 5x @ OfficeDepot, I'm thinking of buying $1k of AmexGC there, then going to Walmart to try to buy $1k of VisaGC using the AmexGC. Then my plan is to use VisaGC (with pin) to load Bluebird. Is that the most efficient method, or am I missing a step? Any help would be appreciated.

I've read that it's hard to buy VGC with AGC at Walmart, but it is possible.