Aug 2, 2013, 6:51 pm
Last edit by: CWAL
A new thread was created for the new year in 2017. This is the old thread. For the 2017 on this topic, go here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1819562-cvs-master-thread-2017-a.html
CVS is cash only for all Incomm-related reloads and reloadable cards, including Vanilla Reloads and Serve swipe reloads. See memo to stores for complete list. Other cards at CVS can still be bought using credit, but YMMV depending on location, Manager, etc.
New limits rolling out starting 10/20:
Transactions with $300 or more of card face value require ID.
Limit $2000 of card face value per 24 hour rolling period.
Limit of 10 cards per 24 hours.
Cashback posted in 48 hours.
Cash Register Freezing
Multiple reports that the CVS cash register will freeze and lock after scanning the ID when purchasing multiple prepaid cards. Then the register's computer needs to be restarted. Some report that "swiping" the ID instead of "scanning" will avoid the issue.
Limit of 7 tenders (swipes) per transaction. This is most commonly run into when using low-value AGCs. After seven, the transaction must be complete, no cash (or any other payment method) will be accepted to pay the balance.
CVS is cash only for all Incomm-related reloads and reloadable cards, including Vanilla Reloads and Serve swipe reloads. See memo to stores for complete list. Other cards at CVS can still be bought using credit, but YMMV depending on location, Manager, etc.
New limits rolling out starting 10/20:
Transactions with $300 or more of card face value require ID.
Limit $2000 of card face value per 24 hour rolling period.
Limit of 10 cards per 24 hours.
Cashback posted in 48 hours.
Cash Register Freezing
Multiple reports that the CVS cash register will freeze and lock after scanning the ID when purchasing multiple prepaid cards. Then the register's computer needs to be restarted. Some report that "swiping" the ID instead of "scanning" will avoid the issue.
Limit of 7 tenders (swipes) per transaction. This is most commonly run into when using low-value AGCs. After seven, the transaction must be complete, no cash (or any other payment method) will be accepted to pay the balance.
CVS master thread(2013-2016)
Dec 11, 2013, 10:54 am
#3332
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Warm, sunny Florida
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Luckily didn't have DL issues any today. CSR told me not to jinx it. A little scary seeing my first $3k transaction though. Held my breath until approved flashed, hah.
Dec 11, 2013, 11:12 am
#3333
Join Date: May 2007
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Thinking the DL have to do with a certain time of day. All you east coasters out on your lunch break making VR runs and over loading the system?
Dec 11, 2013, 11:30 am
#3334
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Just ran into a similar issue in east Tennessee. 2x$500, scan license, swipe card, long, long wait, message for "hand card to cashier" (normal obviously), but he said he didn't have a place to enter it yet... after 30 seconds it voided the transaction and told him to pull the cards out of the bag.
Hoping just DL issues and will try 1x$500 elsewhere...
Hoping just DL issues and will try 1x$500 elsewhere...
Dec 11, 2013, 8:18 pm
#3336
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Does anyone know if CVS can look up card numbers from a prior purchase? Think a housekeeper might have walked off with the last two I hadn't activated, but VR CS says they have no way of looking them up to check balances other than the PIN number.
Dec 12, 2013, 3:44 am
#3337
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I believe you can go back to the CVS with your CC you used and they can search for it that way..
Dec 12, 2013, 7:22 am
#3338
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To reprint the receipt? Or do you think they can pull the full card numbers? I will walk over there at lunch and see, I suppose, but the original receipt only had the last few numbers of each card.
Dec 12, 2013, 5:02 pm
#3339
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 721
VR is lying FWIW. The only way for a system like VR to work is to have very detailed data including timestamps. Each VR that sits on a storeshelf is completely worthless of course, so there are only two events in each and every VR's life...
Purchase: amount, timestamp, computer handshake which obviously includes store ID, and full card number
Load: same idea including full card number
Your CVS receipt has enough info so that it can only possibly match one and only one Purchase record in VR's database. How to best convey that to VR, though, is the tricky part. Good luck!
Purchase: amount, timestamp, computer handshake which obviously includes store ID, and full card number
Load: same idea including full card number
Your CVS receipt has enough info so that it can only possibly match one and only one Purchase record in VR's database. How to best convey that to VR, though, is the tricky part. Good luck!
Dec 12, 2013, 11:19 pm
#3340
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I'm not 100% sure, call your CC company and get as much info from them about the purchase of those beans and then take it to CVS and see what they an do, the longer you wait, the harder it will be for them to look it up.
Dec 13, 2013, 5:17 pm
#3341
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$2500 this morning. Scanned DL. No problem.
Dec 13, 2013, 10:41 pm
#3342
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Dec 14, 2013, 6:47 am
#3343
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Dec 14, 2013, 6:57 am
#3344
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 688
Anyone hear of CVS being able to load directly to Bluebird via credit card payment?