I vote we start calling OV "Milli Vanilli", just to throw off all the blog readers searching with Google. :D

Cashier scanned the first VR, and some message popped up informing him it was cash only. Didn't get as far as swiping my card, my ID, or even the second VR.

Yes, let's get on the evening news and talk about what we do. Let's get all 300M+ US citizens in on this game. There is no evidence it will have any negative effects, right? Free sh*t for everyone!!!

Tried in Bridgeport, CT at CVS where I was previously buying beans. Cashier told me before I got up to the register that's a no-go, she ran them just to humor me, and it said alternate tender required.

It will probably help the rest of us in the know for you to stop MSing and never talking about it again.

You want it to be limited to you, then. Good luck with that.

Really, really stupid question: Why buy VR at CVS? I think I saw a thread asking this before, but didn't read. And now seeing all these posts I'm curious to know what i've been "missing out".

Assuming 1% cashback, So you pay $3.95 for 504 ChaseUR points, or 7.8 cent per points. Which is an average ratio for MS, right, or even less than average?

If you have Ink bold wouldnt it be more beneficial to do 6$ 200$-VGC type, for 1030 points, a ratio of 5.8 cpm ? I assume some dont have Ink Bold but most MSer should have it.

Unless you have some cc with higher % cashback at CVS, like the hilton amex? but hilton points = meh to me..

I guess i couldnt grasp or realize how BIG this CVS-VR thing is.. To me it's good for minimum spending, but MS, not so much? could someone please explain? Thank you!

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

+1

His logic implies that he is the one who discovered all methods of MS.

You missed the 5x Citi boat, but yes, it is also for meeting min spending. Not everyone needs beans to do that, but it means that real spending can remain in bonus categories. Some play a bigger game, but that is what it means to me personally, which is why this is no great loss to me.

Some people have the 5% cards, such as Amex Blue Cash, Wells Fargo Rewards and Citi 5x TYP (ending now for most!) which makes drug stores a good place to buy

Bloggers pick up from one of the post, they explain and make it popular for all of us to get on it, then the program ends they get the blame for making it 'popular'?

This, but not Hilton.

Your decimal point is off.

Ah - ok so i guess that makes sense to "make" money for Cash-only cashback cards..
For me I just need points, never cash, so I guess this is not a big loss

@ThereYaGo: agreed, we just lost an easy way for min spending