Originally Posted by
BigYellowDog
Interesting. Thanks for posting. I may try this with my freedom card @ a king soopers. They key is being able to liquidate Kroger GCs for VGC. KS registers asks to validate name on card used when buying VGCs, most clerks seem to enforce this, so this may be where the YMMV comes into play since Kroger GCs don't have a name on them.
This is definitely YMMV. I tried to buy a $20 variable VGC at Fry's with a Fry's GC and the POS didn't allow it (the message was "not authorized").