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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 5:04 am
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setho212
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I had some interesting experiences last night. My wife and I each have Chase Freedom cards so I am trying to max out the $1500 of 5x for each of us. On Tuesday I went to two CVSs in our area and purchased $1000 of VR at each using one of my freedom card at each of the stores. I did not have any issues. Last night on my way home from work I went back to one of the CVSs and purchased $1000 of VR using my wife's card. The cash register spit out a small piece of paper saying that authorization was needed. The cashier had to call chase and I had to speak with a fraud specialist and confirm information so they knew it was me buying the cards. There was no issue in the end except that it took 15 minutes to complete the transaction.

I wonder what this means exactly and if it will have any impact on my account. Thankfully I am done purchasing VRs with my wife's freedom card until next month, but I still need to purchase at least $500 more using my freedom card. I guess I will give it a few days to let things cool down and then try it.
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