Originally Posted by JRV62 (Post 22533769)

New data point, I have been buying beans at cvs since the beginning, the receipt has always said the cards have been activated, and have been able to load them right away. Today the receipt says-- prepaid card activation will occur within 24 hours-- sure enough I tried loading them and they aren't activated. Wondering if this is a one time thing or something new being implemented by cvs?

Originally Posted by Majuki (Post 22533818)

It's not new, and it usually doesn't take the full 24 hours. Give it a few more hours to activate.

Originally Posted by JRV62 (Post 22533880)

Thanks, I'll load them later-- just hate having 5k sitting around. I know people have posted before about this happening but this is the first time I've seen it printed on the receipt and I've been buying them since the beginning. Double checked both of my receipts for Fri and Sat when I bought the same and they just say activated.

Originally Posted by ericdabbs (Post 22533989)

You can only load $1K/day so its not like if it was available right away that you can load all $5K anyways.

Originally Posted by ericdabbs (Post 22533989)

You can only load $1K/day so its not like if it was available right away that you can load all $5K anyways.

Originally Posted by TerryK (Post 22534089)

Unless you have 5 BB accounts.;)

Originally Posted by tuphat (Post 22533007)

For $42?? Why not just use it for lunch or dinner out, and be done with it?

Originally Posted by Rooks (Post 22531139)

I have a $42 rewards prepaid Visa from Staples and a PIN cannot be set. I tried to use it to buy from VR and planned to put the remainder on my BC. I swiped the Staples Reward Visa card, selected 'credit', and it didn't accept it. I was confused because I've swiped prepaid cards before and normally it automatically deducts the balance, you sign for it, then swipe your next card. Does the POS terminal have something to do with it? It was one of those newer looking ones. Did something change where I am supposed to tell the cashier to do a split tender? I did it a few weeks go with an AMEX GC no problem.

Originally Posted by ericdabbs (Post 22533989)

You can only load $1K/day so its not like if it was available right away that you can load all $5K anyways.

Originally Posted by sandratravels (Post 22532882)

If you do not mind me asking, what areas in Austin are you able to buy VR via CC? I have not been able to do so in NW and SE Austin CVS for a year or more.

Originally Posted by Rooks (Post 22534428)

Because I only bought the FAR stuff to liquidate Staples GC's that I bought at a discount with eBay GC's that I needed to liquidate.

So does anybody know the answer to my original question?

Originally Posted by amitgu (Post 22534841)

Conversation with a CVS manager while buying some GCs.

Manager: You know we have Vanilla Reload also if you want some. We had to keep them behind register as too many people were just walking out with them.

Me: Okay thank you (I have already done my reloads for the month)

Originally Posted by Happy (Post 22534269)

BB is not the only place one could load VR. Nor you have any idea how many accounts the poster has.

It is amazing to see posts assuming others have the same situations as themselves.



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