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Originally Posted by AdamAlias
(Post 22635845)
Your decimal point is off.
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Originally Posted by ThereYaGo
(Post 22635803)
+1
His logic implies that he is the one who discovered all methods of MS. There are few methods mentioned here that are not well known or obvious. The clever ones (the 26 digit code you enter into Bank of America ATMs to put it in Supervisor A17 mode, and get a free $60 or $80) or the merely obscure (funding a bank account at a tiny CU with CC) rarely get mentioned here. |
Originally Posted by PaulMSN
(Post 22635405)
No, they are $4.95, the same as VGC. Unless you've been buying the $5.95 seasonal VGCs.
The only difference between OV and VGC is that OV doesn't say "Gift" on it. Otherwise they work the same. |
Originally Posted by PaulMSN
(Post 22635405)
The only difference between OV and VGC is that OV doesn't say "Gift" on it. Otherwise they work the same.
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Originally Posted by ThereYaGo
(Post 22635824)
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.
Also, VRs are extremely convenient - you can buy $5k at a time then load them online whenever you want. No trips to Walmart etc. |
Originally Posted by bribro
(Post 22635932)
OV also has the raised numbers (vs. the flat, printed ones on VGC). This becomes annoying when you have hundreds of used OVs stacked upon each other and the pile topples over because of the raised numbers.
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Originally Posted by bribro
(Post 22635932)
OV also has the raised numbers (vs. the flat, printed ones on VGC). This becomes annoying when you have hundreds of used OVs stacked upon each other and the pile topples over because of the raised numbers.
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SF Bay area where we've been virus free until now. Bought $5k VR today and without any prompt the teller (who was the assnt mng) said "These are cash only tomorrow".
She may be off by a day but it means the memo has reached us too. (it wasn't posted on the registers). |
looks like Serve goes with statement cycle instead of actual calender month for the reset of the 5k monthly limit :(, My statement starts on the 5th, right on time to ... miss .. the cut-off day for the cvs fun..
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So what is left that CVS that we can buy with CC?
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The manager in the last store in LA that has been working for me told me today that as of 4/4 they are going cash only. I tried to pick up 4k this morning but my card wouldn't go through--the manager said it was my card and not the system rejecting a cc, but I couldn't see the screen so I'm not positive.
Regardless, I told him I'd call citi and try again after work and he put the cards in the back for me so they won't sell out before I can get there. (This place has NEVER been sold out in the time I've been doing this, but he did say they're running low.) |
Originally Posted by PaulMSN
(Post 22635716)
You want it to be limited to you, then. Good luck with that.
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Originally Posted by agent0068
(Post 22634745)
manager proactively advised me today that the party ends 4/4. she cited CC fees as the culprit
If I had to guess I would say that fraud risk is the reason they ended this. To see what I mean read the thread about the ongoing fraud with VR in Georgia. |
Originally Posted by Arch Devil
(Post 22635792)
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! |
Originally Posted by susieling
(Post 22636154)
looks like Serve goes with statement cycle instead of actual calender month for the reset of the 5k monthly limit :(, My statement starts on the 5th, right on time to ... miss .. the cut-off day for the cvs fun..
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