Still no VRs at my local CVS, so I got some Vanilla Visas. I hope they show up soon -- usually I'm done with BB loads by this time of the month.

I checked my WM MO receipts yesterday, and I've manufactured over $75K since May, which might not be much to the serious MSers, but it surprised me. Add the BB spend and I've done over $100K in 6 months, most of it to get CC bonuses. I'm glad I started paying attention to this forum, although it's taking more of my time than I should really spend.

Great post...this will be my epitaph.

Has anyone one split up their purchases to test the 5k limit?

If I bought $2k in the morning and $3k in the afternoon will I be limited to buying $3k the tomorrow morning? Or can I buy the full $5k in the morning?

It's been reported that the $5k limit is based on a 24-hour rolling window. You'd need to wait if they did an ID scan.

Never have a problem on finding VR on CVS around PHL. Now, if they just re-educate all the clerk in the store near my house.

just wanted to report two bits of good news at least for me :)

$5k limit/24 hrs confirmed in store at my local cvs today - they actually have a flier up for the staff.
Also, racks of beans present finally.

I did plenty of counting today!

I had the 5k purchase along with a lot of MS this week trigger the visa fraud but a quick phone call by the cashier and we were golden. anyone get a visa authorization code hold before?

can report that several CVS's that I went to today had full racks of the new VRs. so, it seems the temporary shortage was due to the conversion to new cards, and not due to them pulling them (as i greatly feared).

With all this VR love going around I stopped at two of my favorite stores. No love found. Chicago still seems to be dry.

I chat a little bit with a cashier at my local CVS today (I live in Indiana). It seems like their "inventory center" in midwest has a shortage of "that card".

4 of my 6 stores are back up and running with the new cards, hope it starts trickling down to everyone who is still dry. Took about 6 weeks here to restock.

I managed to get $5k in Indiana today.

Unless the CVS truck pulls up within the next 3 days with big batches of VRs. The newbies at the seminars are going to be very disappointed with the pickings here in ORD.

My local CVS still doesn't have VRs, but the clerk said probably next Tuesday. We'll see. In the meantime, I'll keep buying the pricier Vanilla GCs for MOs. Can't seem to stop.

We got VRs down south as well and I had never seen them since I started doing this in June/July

0-3 at CVS tonight. Haven't made their way up to MN apparently.