Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Feb 19, 2013, 2:23 pm
#7441
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Florida
Posts: 448
Has anyone tried to track what day/date VR's are delivered to their local CVS'? If you have, would you be willing to share any frequency data - do VR's arrive weekly/every-other-week/once-a-month?
I stumbled upon some data, purely by accident, that gave me a couple of leads. These may be a coincidence but I figure I can invest a little time to try and figure this out. If the deliveries are at random or irregular intervals, this "project" will go nowhere, but we'll see.
I stumbled upon some data, purely by accident, that gave me a couple of leads. These may be a coincidence but I figure I can invest a little time to try and figure this out. If the deliveries are at random or irregular intervals, this "project" will go nowhere, but we'll see.
This is only based on the previous 3 weeks. My favorite CVS only puts out ~15-20 VRs as far as I can tell. The previous 3 weeks these have been put on the shelf either Friday afternoon or early Saturday morning. The truck for this CVS comes on Friday (as told to me by a very nice & pretty cashier) so this tells me 2 things: 1) sometimes CVS employees don't get around to putting all truck merchandise on the shelf until the day after the truck comes and 2) the VRs are coming on the truck not by an independent contractor (though it may have just been a crazy coincidence that the VRs get there the same day/day after as the truck). The past 3 weeks these VRs have been gone by Sunday evening/Monday (vultures I tell ya
, only 2-4 are from me/my gf). The following Friday/Saturday morning they are back again.I'm kind of thinking that this store manager has limited her VRs to protect herself from fraud. Just a guess though.
Additionally, the other 2 CVS near me have no rhyme or reason to their VR availability. One of the two, I have only seen VR in the store one time in the past 2 months yet they still have a place for them. The other one has them about every 2-3 weeks, but just this past weekend had gotten in ~40 (sweet!). However, when I bought 1 here the cashier very specifically said "you're using a regular credit card right?"
Feb 19, 2013, 2:50 pm
#7442
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: Hilton-Gold
Posts: 706
Don't want to start a new thread and hence this question: Does anyone know what is coded for WalMart purchase i.e. does it classify as Grocery store? Also, same question for Walmart neighborhood stores. I saw Visa gift cards at my Wally and trying to diversify my credit card options.
Feb 19, 2013, 3:19 pm
#7443
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: BTV
Programs: AA EXP, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 486
Feb 19, 2013, 4:52 pm
#7444
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: BAEC, A*A, SW RR
Posts: 199
Has anyone tried to track what day/date VR's are delivered to their local CVS'? If you have, would you be willing to share any frequency data - do VR's arrive weekly/every-other-week/once-a-month?
I stumbled upon some data, purely by accident, that gave me a couple of leads. These may be a coincidence but I figure I can invest a little time to try and figure this out. If the deliveries are at random or irregular intervals, this "project" will go nowhere, but we'll see.
I stumbled upon some data, purely by accident, that gave me a couple of leads. These may be a coincidence but I figure I can invest a little time to try and figure this out. If the deliveries are at random or irregular intervals, this "project" will go nowhere, but we'll see.
Feb 19, 2013, 5:03 pm
#7445
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 543
It takes a long time to earn 95,000 for a single top-tier night, even at 6 pts/$...
As for me, I'll only buy VRs with a 2% cash back card to get a few bucks off of my mortgage.
Feb 19, 2013, 5:28 pm
#7446
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Feb 19, 2013, 5:37 pm
#7447
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 731
Currently I'm maxing out 5x UR on 2 (soon to be 3) Freedom cards, as well as 2 Citibank Dividend 5% category cards. After that I'm not sure what I should do. I don't have a 2% cash back card, but I do have a 1.5% cash back card.
It is nice to get some cash back and points off paying the mortgage every month.
Feb 19, 2013, 8:48 pm
#7448
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: IAD/DCA
Programs: Bunch of mid-tiers
Posts: 1,034
Thanks all for the delivery info. I think I may have stumbled upon the weekly delivery date at a couple of CVS. I will follow up and see if I can validate this.
Feb 20, 2013, 12:31 pm
#7449
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 672
I'm using an Amex to by the VRs and paying off a chase bill (among other things). Think it's too "risky" to pay off the amex bill that I'm actually buying the VRs with? There was talk about abusing the OD with 5x and it being risky going back to pay off Chase with BB but not as much with paying off an Amex bill or even chase that you haven't bought the VR with.
Also I've noticed that the VRs at my CVS don't have the $20-$500 load marked in the upper right. Now it's right smack in the middle of the cards. It threw me off at first. Just letting others know.
Also I've noticed that the VRs at my CVS don't have the $20-$500 load marked in the upper right. Now it's right smack in the middle of the cards. It threw me off at first. Just letting others know.
Feb 20, 2013, 12:42 pm
#7450
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,396
I'm using an Amex to by the VRs and paying off a chase bill (among other things). Think it's too "risky" to pay off the amex bill that I'm actually buying the VRs with? There was talk about abusing the OD with 5x and it being risky going back to pay off Chase with BB but not as much with paying off an Amex bill or even chase that you haven't bought the VR with.
Also I've noticed that the VRs at my CVS don't have the $20-$500 load marked in the upper right. Now it's right smack in the middle of the cards. It threw me off at first. Just letting others know.
Also I've noticed that the VRs at my CVS don't have the $20-$500 load marked in the upper right. Now it's right smack in the middle of the cards. It threw me off at first. Just letting others know.
I also don't run nearly as much though BB as other people do.
Feb 20, 2013, 12:45 pm
#7451
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: BAEC, A*A, SW RR
Posts: 199
I pay off my Amex bill straight from Bluebird. I've been doing this for a month with no problem.
Feb 20, 2013, 12:49 pm
#7452
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 1,727
How did you determine this? Just by scouting it out or asking? I haven't seen new ones in Northern VA in ages.
Feb 20, 2013, 1:04 pm
#7453
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 15
Hi All, just wondering for those with experience how long does it take for Chase credit card payment to post on Chase website? I made a payment to AMEX and that took about 2 business days. Going on 2 complete business days waiting for Chase Business Card to post.
Feb 20, 2013, 1:10 pm
#7454
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 327
Feb 20, 2013, 1:17 pm
#7455
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 463
I spoke to someone at CVS and they said that the deliveries of more VRs are based on when the inventory in the system gets low. Its times like this that I am glad I live in such a rural, uneducated area. There's nobody else playing the frequent flyer game! However, I've noticed that CVS stores in bad neighborhoods get nervous when you pull out a credit card. They even check ID for regular purchases sometimes.