The same, about the same time.

One card is accessible via the site, another - not.
Ruined my morning operation :)

All of mine activated normally this afternoon. It was probably just intermittent incomm network issues earlier.

So I purchased at 7:41AM, 4 of the 7 activated at 9:06AM and the other 3 have yet to activate. All purchased on the same receipt. I called INCOMM and they opened a ticket for me.

The only weird thing about it is the 3 that did not activate I checked online before 9:06 and the 4 that did activate I never bothered to call or check online. Probably just coincidence. Those 3 were also the last 3 scanned on the receipt.

I just don't want this to ruin my relationship with this CVS, because I can easily buy 5k worth without them flinching.

Good lord why would you call Incomm instead of waiting a day. :confused:

Why would 4 out of 7 be active and the last 3 not?

There is no good reason. That's why you have an ounce of patience and wait a little before drawing attention to yourself buying $3,500 worth of gift cards that their target consumer would not ever dream of doing. [not to mention the attention that it casts on your cvs relationship]

The "Uninformed"
 

I walked over to a local CVS at lunch to pick up 2 OVs and the guy behind the counter said 'Cash Only'. I asked if he was certain and he replied this is the store policy. I asked if we could just try and he said NO.

I didn't push it and walked out. Sadly if this is the case my lunch time walk will have to be in a different direction as that one had a purpose!

I hate leaving empty handed.

I had 2 out of 4 activate immediately and the other 2 take about 12 hours. This was about 2 weeks ago. Several other people and I posted about it somewhere in this forum. AFAIK no one called, and it all worked out. I bought MOs successfully the next day.

Activated 04:17 PM

CVS
 

Toxiccity is correct, the cardinal rule, never call!! Just wait. Why would anyone buy all these OV and then immediately run to cash out with MO/ATM. I always wait at least 3 days before doing anything with them... This hobby requires lots of patience. They have all activated in time.. Also just because 1 CVS states Cash Only... doesn't mean anything. Either go to another store, or show up at same store.. different time and the other clerk will probably do it. I speak from experience. It's probably just that particular manager/clerk wanting to give you hard time.

Agree. the first ever OV i wanted to buy at CVS, I was told cash only and i was told about a new memo stating that, that was the only time i wasn't able to buy OV at that store with CC, because i went at different times and never dealt with that clerk again.

There is too much fraud and potential for fraud imo to wait more than 3 minutes to dump these prepaid GC. I had one "disappear" early in the game, and swore off for awhile, but upon reentry I wouldn't count on getting your money back without paying a serious toll in stress and BS.

Does quick cash out eliminate risk? Most of it I think. I am heading to Socal, home of the Hemet Henchman, so I will be even quicker to churn.

The "Uninformed"
 

That was certainly the case today for me. The guy/clerk was an assistant manager who was called to run a register due to the queue. I had seen him once before but never dealt with him. I didn't want to push the guy so I just left.

I'll give that store another shot, but wait a while.

I suspect they aren't happy with having to only sell OV's, I don't even buy a pack of gum.

Same here, I called to close out my ticket with INCOMM. I will show a little more patience if this ever happens again.

But I honestly think INCOMM could care less, if they cared what we were doing they could easily stop this by increasing fees which would cause CVS and all other stores to go Cash Only. But they have to be making some money or this wouldn't continue.

Agree on the timing. I buy them and usually within 5-10 mins they're cashed out. Don't want to risk someone fraudulently using the card numbers or worst just losing the card haha