It's seems like each store manager or regional manager has the ability to set their own policy on these cards.

Yea all luck of the draw at each individual store really.

Usually I do 1 * $503.95/ month on my Amex HH. As the game ends during May, I plan to do at-least 5 or 6 * $503.95 this month, April and until May billing cycle. Will this be too risky? I also occasionally spend on Gas and grocery.

Depends on your profile...no one can answer if it'll be too risky for "you" But fwiw, I've put $9K and $7K in beans on AmexHH in the last two months and haven't had any issues. I do have other daily spend on it as well. But, YMMV.

Here's the thing: there's always the urge to say, "I haven't gotten FR'ed yet, so 1 more won't hurt." So you do 1 more VR. Then you say, 'I haven't gotten FR'ed yet, so 1 more won't hurt.' So you do 1 more VR. Ad infinitum donec Reviewus Financialus.

I don't push it on Amex.

I try to avoid getting 2x500 and thus having the 1007.90 charge over and over again. I have vast numbers of charges between 950 and 995 however!

It may be wasted cleverness, but if they filter on 1007.90 charges I'm good:)

While they may not have a very sophisticated system in place for this believe me if a store wants to enforce a $1K per person per day they can and they will. It won't lead to anything good trying to circumvent their rules.

All depends upon the CVS store and clerk ringing you out. I've both $2,000 in one trip with two separate $1,000 transactions and then had times at the same store when the clerk only let me buy $1,000. Some clerks know what they are doing, others you have to walk them through the process and even the manager doesn't know what's up.

CVS could use a more sophisticated system, like a national database and monthly limits. I've run into some CVS employees who appear to be getting kickbacks from the churners. I assume that's against CVS policy and might get them fired.

Frame 'em. They make great collectors' items.

Mike

No problems where I am. I usually get 2 VR and a few items I was originally going there for.

Yes - I just chatted with the manager of my local CVS, who confirmed that there is a $1,000 per person per day limit on beans. She showed me a memo (which also cited that purchasers using a CC must show ID) and explained that they have been moved to behind the registers as a result of this limit (and previously lax enforcement)

Blessed
 

Just be blessed that your CVS still has them. I have 4 somewhat around me and three have been empty for a few months. The one store only has a few and don't tell anyone but I hide them!

Yup. I bought two cards last night and happened to get the duty manager on the register and he looked at me handing over two Vanilla cards and two AA credit cards and just smiled and asked, "Airline miles?" :)

CVS now $1k/day?
 

I had on CVS manager tell me I couldn't buy any more. It made me sad because I drive past his store 4 times a day. Luckily there are a dozen stores within 10 miles of me. Different silly rules at most of them but if I hit the closest 7 stores I can spend 10k total in about 90 minutes. :)