Originally Posted by
xraywinedrinker
Because you are putting unnecessary eyes on your all your failed transactions. In this hobby, we are trying not to rock the boat. Yes, the VGC and MCGC say debit but remember, your dealing with minimum wage workers who either don’t know what they’re doing or make up they’re own rules. Once enough issues happen, management may get involved and then a store memo goes out and associates are then required to see your debit card prior to loading and told NOT to allow gift cards to load Discover or Serve or any of the other cards. There is ample information in the FlyerTalk manufacture spend thread to learn about the issue with Mastercard gift cards (defaults as credit) but you’d know that if you had taken the time to educate yourself. I have been doing this since the Kate days and have learned from this website and others as well as my own data points but I am always aware of how my actions can effect others in my area trying to do the same thing.
Right now, one of my three local Walmarts has just been taken out of use (asking to see the debit card) most likely because of similar behavior to yours.
Obviously I'm new to doing this but that doesn't mean I haven't spent days reading years of posts only to realize the only way to find out what works and what doesn't is to try it yourself. The DP sheet is inconsistent and everything I tried were transactions that have worked for other people in the past. I didn't tell them what I'm doing or why I'm doing it. The first Walmart I tried the guy obviously already knows about this. Feel free to elaborate on what specifically I should or shouldn't do and all of course take that advice but You make it seem like there's some tutorial I was supposed to follow and I didn't do it right. All I know so far is one Walmart works fine and the other doesn't.