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Old Feb 6, 2026 | 6:02 am
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hurnik
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Originally Posted by edh101985
Sorry, a vanilla Visa that I saw at CVS. Are there any good alternatives?
they used to work before, but it also had a barcode on the back that was full. Now, parts of it are missing when you remove the package. I used to go to a Publix and swiped it and got a money order.
I think you'll still need to be more specific.
the Vanilla Visa GC was issued by whom?
And serviced by whom?

I've had an issue with a Visa GC (Secure Spend) at CVS that was issued by Pathward and Serviced by Incomm
Package was in pristine shape but when I opened it, the last 4 digits had been scratched off (tampered). So I had to email scans/pictures of everything and they sent me a new one.

CVS does the activation for that card and I believe had a one hour hold (securespend website typically shows a 1 hour hold on the Visa ones when you enter the card details). The Mastercard ones don't *seem* to have that 1 hour limit, but I could be wrong.

So perhaps you hit the 1 hour threshold?

But if this is a Vanilla branded, it may not be issued by Pathward and Serviced by Incomm, could be issued by Pathward and serviced by BHN

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