Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Dec 5, 2012, 11:10 am
#3661
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: SEA
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what was the result of the rearranging? that sounds consistent with the 3rd parties shipping/restocking gift cards at other stores.
Dec 5, 2012, 12:03 pm
#3662
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 18
I see the black MyVanilla card still at CVS, but it doesn't look like the picture. does anyone know if this is the same thing???
Dec 5, 2012, 12:05 pm
#3664
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 31
All vanilla reload cards are being removed. The only thing I see there are moneypak cards and the debit cards from various different credit agencies.
Dec 5, 2012, 12:27 pm
#3666
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 599
Nothing at CVS (x5) for several days here, and the usual place for VR was covered with MyVanilla cards at all but one store.
Dec 5, 2012, 1:02 pm
#3667
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Location: Finally back in Boston after escaping from New York
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I plan to go again, they will prob go bankrupt the next day 
. At least now I have no reason to go to that depressing dump of a store. They don't have any worthwhile GCs that weren't Visa/MC/Amex/Amex PP/VR, Staples has a much better selection of other store gift cards.
. At least now I have no reason to go to that depressing dump of a store. They don't have any worthwhile GCs that weren't Visa/MC/Amex/Amex PP/VR, Staples has a much better selection of other store gift cards.Mike
Dec 5, 2012, 1:20 pm
#3668
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Dec 5, 2012, 1:24 pm
#3669
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Some data points:
Visited 4 Walgreens.
One had a $500/day limit on reloadable cards, paying by CC was okay.
Two of them had hardcoded registers for cash only, both which previously accepted CCs (about 1 month ago).
One of them had no daily limit and could pay by CC but right after I completed the transaction the person at the register said "I'm going to go ask my manager about these, they are supposed to be cash only like the GreenDot cards."
I'm expecting the WGs in my area to dry up fast, may try to load up soon.
Visited 4 Walgreens.
One had a $500/day limit on reloadable cards, paying by CC was okay.
Two of them had hardcoded registers for cash only, both which previously accepted CCs (about 1 month ago).
One of them had no daily limit and could pay by CC but right after I completed the transaction the person at the register said "I'm going to go ask my manager about these, they are supposed to be cash only like the GreenDot cards."
I'm expecting the WGs in my area to dry up fast, may try to load up soon.
Dec 5, 2012, 1:25 pm
#3670
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: RDU
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and those are high standards
Dec 5, 2012, 1:29 pm
#3671
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What a finker that emplyoee is.
Dec 5, 2012, 1:54 pm
#3672
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Nothing in your post suggests that to me - your experience looks like it falls squarely within what I think are typical WG experiences (which vary from store to store, from day to day, and from cashier to cashier).
Dec 5, 2012, 1:56 pm
#3673
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 116
Had no problems buying more at my usual 2 CVS stores today in Eastern PA.
Dec 5, 2012, 1:58 pm
#3674
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 586
Drying up may be the wrong term. There is tons of availability but it's the change from non-hardcoded registers to hardcoded cash only registers for 2 different stores. I understand the other variations and will continue to visit those stores.
Dec 5, 2012, 2:05 pm
#3675
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Long Beach
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I just got back from my lunch break stop at cvs, the rack was full, bought two, and they thanked me for my bussiness