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Old Aug 2, 2018, 3:57 pm
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digitalpop
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 74
Originally Posted by Mamibear
you must have a 'unicorn' regular WM because vanilla GCs have been hardcoded for cash/debit at most, if not all SCs and NMs for years now. It was only the sunnies and gd VGCs that they allowed to be bought with CC until the last week of July when it was hardcoded for cash/debit as well.

I got the chance to talk to the SM of one of my go-to WMs (I've known him since he was AM) and I asked if he knew why the GDs are now only cash/debit? He said it came from corporate and they'll be having a meeting in Denver in the coming days and he will definitely ask about it. I told him his store would be losing a lot of revenues on the fees on GDVGC now that people can't buy them with CCs. He said he'd let me know when he comes back.
I concur... Vanilla GCs at Walmarts have been hardcoded for many years to be cash/debit only. If you were truly able to buy one with CC, I am quite surprised and you must have found a lucky unicorn WM.

Thanks for the info MamiBear! Please keep us posted with any information you hear from the SM.. I'm quite interested to know the reasoning behind this cash/debit-only GD VGC change, as well as any other future change considerations.
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