Originally Posted by
yaji
YMMV. BAU at a local Walmart here. Unloaded 10k in multiple transactions, 4/4/2, she even looked at the cards.
It’s definitely a local policy. I’m just not sure if it’s certain parts of the county, the whole county, or the entire region. But both rejections were before any swipes. The CSRs immediately asked to see ID and the card I was using. And both specifically said they can’t do Simon VGCs.
I bought another round of Simon cards. I’ve liquidated a little over half so far using my usual grocery stores and one WMNM. The NM register asked for ID for a $1k MO. I gave the CSR my ID and there was no problem. I’m not sure if I’ll have to provide ID for every purchase there now, or if it was just random.
I have a few cards left that I’m going to try at a regular WM further north when I head that way later this evening. I’m more curious than anything at this point. I was hoping my new BB card would be here by now so I could test how they treat that, but I guess I’ll have to wait for the next round of cards for that.