Jul 10, 2013, 3:44 pm
Last edit by: aeneas3
Wiki to track data points for Variable load GC at various locations:
raghu455: Variable loads not ringing up at register on 7/9 at 3 south bay area locations.
topenga47: Sarasota FL OD is cash only at register on 7/10
townhurst: OD at Firestone in Norwalk, CA cash only and CC denied at register
fangtl: Register showing cash only message prompt at Sterling, VA OD.
Emma dog: atlanta OD (Cheshire bridge&piedmont) has a register lockout forcing cash only.
Mooper: Cash only @ OD in MT for variable, but $100/$200 Visa GCs ok w/ CC through Aug. UPDATE: Died in early Sept... cash only for all now.
aeneas3: cash only @OD in Buffalo, NY - popup at the register - 9/20
raghu455: Variable loads not ringing up at register on 7/9 at 3 south bay area locations.
topenga47: Sarasota FL OD is cash only at register on 7/10
townhurst: OD at Firestone in Norwalk, CA cash only and CC denied at register
fangtl: Register showing cash only message prompt at Sterling, VA OD.
Emma dog: atlanta OD (Cheshire bridge&piedmont) has a register lockout forcing cash only.
Mooper: Cash only @ OD in MT for variable, but $100/$200 Visa GCs ok w/ CC through Aug. UPDATE: Died in early Sept... cash only for all now.
aeneas3: cash only @OD in Buffalo, NY - popup at the register - 9/20
Office Depot accepting cash only for variable load gift cards
Jul 20, 2013, 4:40 pm
#451
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Jul 20, 2013, 6:32 pm
#452
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I was especially annoyed because it was in the middle of the GC display and nowhere near the new signs that say 'cash only'. I told them they need to change their signage.
Jul 21, 2013, 12:41 pm
#453
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None of the OD's in the Tacoma area had the fixed amount cards - they were either sold out (unlikely) or all of the cards above $50 (some of these remained) were pulled from the display - reasons unknown.
Jul 21, 2013, 4:44 pm
#454
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Just to clarify, the cash only is for variable load visa or amex gcs. I bought a variable load Kindle card today with Ink, no questions asked.
Jul 21, 2013, 4:56 pm
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Jul 21, 2013, 5:00 pm
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Jul 21, 2013, 8:20 pm
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I live in an area that seems to lack many churners (VRs everywhere they should be and most cashiers seem to have zero experience with them). The Office Depots in my city don't have the VRs and variables back, one I checked in a suburb had them but wasn't allowed by the register to do the transaction with anything but cash, and a town an hour away (was visiting someone) even had an official sign that said "Prepaid Cards (cash only)" above the prepaid debits/reload cards and didn't carry variable GCs.
Jul 23, 2013, 12:44 am
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Tried to buy all forms of variable loads last week in PDX and had the red screen of death come up with the prompt for cash only. The manager told me he thought it was weird because he had just sold some the day before.
Jul 23, 2013, 11:22 am
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Has anyone had success using their Ink to purchase a OD or Staples GC and then turn around to purchase a Visa GC or VR?
PM responses are fine, just curious about the possibility of this.
PM responses are fine, just curious about the possibility of this.
Jul 23, 2013, 11:44 am
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who is a little nervous buying a few thousand in GCs of any kind in a store surrounded by people - all it takes is one customer to follow me out the door and bang me over the head and they've just basically stolen cash unless I have a copy of the activation receipt still on me.
Jul 23, 2013, 1:37 pm
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I had an interesting experience today...
I purchased 4x $200 Visa cards + 4x $50 Amazon cards. It took forever to get the purchase to go through... they said they needed approval from the store manager and since he was out had to call the district manager. They mentioned that purchases above $500 or $1000 (got conflicting information) required this additional approval.
While they were doing this they were carrying around a 3-page sheet titled "Office Depot and Money Laundering with Gift Cards" with all the new rules they were supposed to go by.
I purchased 4x $200 Visa cards + 4x $50 Amazon cards. It took forever to get the purchase to go through... they said they needed approval from the store manager and since he was out had to call the district manager. They mentioned that purchases above $500 or $1000 (got conflicting information) required this additional approval.
While they were doing this they were carrying around a 3-page sheet titled "Office Depot and Money Laundering with Gift Cards" with all the new rules they were supposed to go by.