Originally Posted by
uncommonsensical
as i said up thread, the feedback I've heard from 2 reliable and 'ms friendly' employees is that it came from above store level; with one saying he got chewed out for accepting a gift card with no name on it to pay for another gift card.
my understanding is that, indeed, buying a gift card with a gift card IS against corp policy. if anyone has a credible data point to the contrary, I'd like to see it.
These Simon cards introduced me to CVS - ours are cash/debit only for gift cards and previously I had no use for Vanillas anyway unless I was maxing out a 5% rotating category on a card - and for that there is a Walgreens closer that takes credit for VVGCs. I wish WAG participated in the 5% scheme as I prefer them to CVS.
I was surprised at how easy buying $2k per day at the same CVS is - no strange looks or anything - but after a few days I'd switch to a different one anyway because I became uncomfortable.
The one and only time a cashier asked to see my card she noted it was a gift card and I told her that it is not exactly a gift card like an Amazon gift card but a "non-reloadable debit card with a PIN" and I was using it to buy a vanilla visa gift card because mine wouldn't work where I wanted to spend it but it did work at CVS - which was true because my PO only accepts vanillas.
I don't know if I just baffled her with my explanation (I do try to project confidence and speak directly) or if it satisfied her, or if she was going to let me proceed with it even if I hadn't said anything but anyhow I got out of there with $2k of vanillas. Best explanation I could come up with on the fly.