I also pisted on the Simpn thread, I hope the Simon FBs arent dead at CVS...

I just tried to buy 3 VGCs at CVS 40mins ago and my Simon FB was denied!

Alternate payment was the message on the signature pad. I should've tried my 2 other FBs I had.

Debit didn't work, as I knew debit in this CVS doesn't autodrain.

The 5% showed up today for the one used as credit. Did another 8 individually as debit today with my SO DL. I just wish it was $2k per calendar day instead of 24 hours. It just takes a long time to liquidate so it'll test my patience. Hopefully the CVS by my office will let me do the max :D

They just worked for me at 5est. I did one at a time, times 8 as debit. Maybe the Simon cards didn't get completely activated. This is rare but happens on occasion. When I tried to do credit with autodrain the other day I got an error message saying to use a different card. I didn't try debit for autodrain.

running as debit in cvs for the full $500 will not trigger the 5% back automatically, have to call to get 5% posted. running as debit for any amount less than $500 will get 5% posted automatically within 48 hours. so I usually do 495+4.95=499.95 as debit, leaving 0.05 on the card.

false alarm. i was able to use them yesterday around 730pm est

Excelent. I have been running them like that. Just started yesterday night and continued today. All as Debit and in one transaction per FB VGC. Here in the Middle of Nowhere Mid West, I have plenty of small CVS s and when using anything as Debit, no-one cares, as they are really confortable with the PIN protecting the store from any type of fraud :rolleyes:

Or at least that is what the cashier told me yesterday night, LOL. She felt more comfortable with me using Debit. So Debit it was.

I am started back on MS after deal at Simon. Can some1 plz help with ways to liquidate CVS OV. In d past I used them at Kroger & FD for serve and now both options are dead. I know people hate this kind of question here but any help will b highly appreciated. Cheers!!

You'll have to find a local grocery where you can unload

The full $500 as debit triggered the 5% auto on mine. There may be possibility that doing autodrain as $500 doesn't trigger it.

Autodrain doesn't work at the stores I've visited recently because I've been getting the alternative form payment decline.

with FB card, am i right that you should only buy one vanilla at a time then? (one vanilla = one transaction = one receipt)

what i mean is, you shouldnt have the cashier ring up 2 vanillas that results in $999.90 bc you would then have to request cashier to do split payment, which may arouse suspicion and complications in liquidating the FB cards?

Some VGC are fully active after 24 hrs when activation server is overloaded when purchasing the cards.

I continue to buy 4 (5swipes as credit) in one transaction , $500 each + fees paid with 5% bonus from previous purchase. Paying for fees earns additional $1.

Nice! Never thought to pay the fee with 5%. Does credit autodrain or do you tell the CSR $500 from each card?

I tell csr before that I will split payment into 5: 4 x $500 and separate $19.80 fee and never had any issue at many different locations.

Thanks cashcyclone

So FBcard should be swiped as credit instead of debit ? Does the CB auto post ?

Quite confused abt this bc some of the post here said should use debit