Well I dunno maybe Prasha is a Metallica fan and was thinking of their classic hit - The Unbanked:

New blood joins this forum
And quickly he's subdued
Through constant pain disgrace
The young boy learns their rules

With time the child draws in
This whipping boy done wrong
Deprived of all his accounts
The young man struggles on and on

He's known
Oooh a vow unto his own
That never from this day
His miles they'll take away

What I've felt
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown
Never fee
Never VRs for me
Won't see what might have been

What I've churned
What I've burned
Never shined through in what I've shown
Miles are Never free
Never for me
So I dub thee unbanked

They dedicate their lives
To running all of his
He tries to please them all
This bitter man he is

The wackness of this thread is becoming overwhelming. Let's get back on topic.

The citi TY thread is getting this way too--in part because of my musical Ft talent lol

Am wondering if they should just be merged lol

It was all fine over there until you started singing about suing Citi ;) :D

All I did with that was awaking the spirit that lives in many, my friend. We cant let things just beat us up without a fight now can we?

We can sue CVS when they stop letting us buy beans

no that's a little different.

CVS is not giving rewards on bean sales and then pulling back if people start to actually earn those rewards. (in fact you dont even earn CVS points on purchases of Gcs and PP cards)

Citi TY is. There's a HUGE difference!

And it's sort of amusing that CVS knew that giving points on GC/PP was bad, Citi apparently didn't.

ha! good point!!

I mean there have been times where stores might for some short period give promos or gas points or something for the purchases of things like GCs, but generally, no, most know better lol.

Then again you have Kroger which I think DOES give gas points on GC purchases always, does it not? (I dont have them up here)

All good in my area of LA. Hope to ride the "Bean Train" as long as she's burning coal. 1K/day limit enforced

I bought two beans yesterday at one of my two go to locations. No issues.

:td: Wrong.

Out of my usual area as I had some business in the Silver Spring area of Maryland this weekend. Stopped by the CVS in Downtown Silver Spring. Couple of cards in the rack, took one, bought without hassle--in fact at the self checkout with some help from a very friendly clerk.

Got my first ever decline at a CVS in Greensboro today near the coliseum. Here for kids swim meet. "No credit cards". Area was so sketchy I was more concerned I'd find my Jag either gone or on bricks outside. Another one down the road guy didn't think it'd work either but went through no problem.

The bean dealers in the IE are getting smart. The clerk just asked "maximum?" once I handed the two cards. I presented my ID and the card immediately and it went through without a hitch.