FlyerTalk Forums - CVS master thread(2013-2016)

no, just Emily to Yoko. the correlation is that when somebody mentions Yoko, the first thoughts in my head are negative with a dollop of disdain. Emily: same same! lol

mnscout

Mar 30, 2014 10:13 pm

Saddened as I am, the last 4-5 pages of this thread have been nothing short of hilarious. It helps that there are no good dramas on TV right now. :)

sbuck

Mar 30, 2014 10:14 pm

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Originally Posted by BumpMeVoucherMeATL (Post 22618807)

How many people are going to buy Pre-Paid cards at Kroger right now?!?

Most everyone now... Can't wait for the blogs to kill that too. Maybe Emily with a smoking gun will be posted. Lol

silver6054

Mar 30, 2014 10:15 pm

Anyone on ET tried One Vanillas now?

wpast

Mar 30, 2014 10:15 pm

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Originally Posted by iahphx (Post 22618820)

Do they actually book the $500 from the reload as "revenue"? If so, there would have to be a material decline in revenue. You've got to sell a lot of aspirin, milk and toilet paper to get to $10,000. We'd be a significant percentage of their revenue for sure.

No. Read into ASC 605 gross vs. net. You can Google it. It basically goes into the p&l similar to comission.

commdiver

Mar 30, 2014 10:16 pm

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Originally Posted by sbuck (Post 22618835)

Most everyone now... Can't wait for the blogs to kill that too. Maybe Emily with a smoking gun will be posted. Lol

That will never die. Regular people buy those all the time with credit cards. If stores tell people they can only use cash or debit cards, people will freak out. Normal people will never know that VRs ever existed.

wpast

Mar 30, 2014 10:17 pm

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Originally Posted by commdiver (Post 22618847)

We're you one of those normal people up until 2 months ago?

rjs11

Mar 30, 2014 10:17 pm

Amex, Chase and Citi are going to notice a real steep decline in card activity now...

commdiver

Mar 30, 2014 10:18 pm

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Originally Posted by wpast (Post 22618853)

We're you one of those normal people up until 2 months ago?

Yes. Many of my friends and family members also purchase gift cards with credit cards.

Zamboni Driver

Mar 30, 2014 10:18 pm

Data point - I am in my bed reading others' reports. I have no idea if you can still buy VRs with a CC. :-)

BumpMeVoucherMeATL

Mar 30, 2014 10:19 pm

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Originally Posted by wpast (Post 22618841)

No. Read into ASC 605 gross vs. net. You can Google it. It basically goes into the p&l similar to comission.

Studied that in my accounting class, PriceLine got into lots of trouble for claiming ticket sales on a gross basis instead of net basis, which inflated COGS and REV.

commdiver

Mar 30, 2014 10:19 pm

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Originally Posted by Zamboni Driver (Post 22618861)

Data point - I am in my bed reading others' reports. I have no idea if you can still buy VRs with a CC. :-)

Stop straining your eyes reading your phone in the dark. You might have to go to CVS to get some glasses :D

sbuck

Mar 30, 2014 10:20 pm

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Originally Posted by commdiver (Post 22618847)

Everything can die. Kroger is YMMV just as much as CVS was. In my area DFW I would estimate only half the Krogers play that game full monty. One quarter do zero cc for any prepaid debit and the other quarter only allow up to 100 on prepaid with a cc. Anything above needs to be cash.

I think you are referring to retailer gift cards ( iTunes, olive garden, chili's)... If so I agree those stand the best chance of never dying but then again.... Never say never.

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