Official CVS Vanilla Reload policy?
Nov 18, 2013, 10:35 pm
#16
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: SFO/SMF
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I found a store in Sacramento which had a stack. Bought 3 last night, and 3 this morning, all within 24 hours. They scanned my ID, which I had no problem with. $3000 MS for my bonus is finally done! 
( I did get a fraud alert call from Chase shortly after )
( I did get a fraud alert call from Chase shortly after )
Nov 18, 2013, 11:12 pm
#17
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: FL
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Official CVS Vanilla Reload policy?
No issues where I live. Actually I am the chicken here for not going more than 1k a day. But I only have 1 BB so no rush.
Anyway try not to argue with the employee or manager. And forget about playing smartass. Doesn't work anywhere. At my stores they pretty much know me cause I am a regular customer who buys more than VRs. That is the bottom line for these managers. Sales.
I usually shop at close by CVS (low crime neighbourhoods). And usually hand out my ID before they even ask me. And they have yet to scan it. Sweetness and politeness is the name of the game.
My 0.02.
PS a couple of weeks sgo I handed over my DL and the employee said "No need for that". I replied to him that there was a camera on the ceiling .... He was very thankful for the reminder !
Anyway try not to argue with the employee or manager. And forget about playing smartass. Doesn't work anywhere. At my stores they pretty much know me cause I am a regular customer who buys more than VRs. That is the bottom line for these managers. Sales.
I usually shop at close by CVS (low crime neighbourhoods). And usually hand out my ID before they even ask me. And they have yet to scan it. Sweetness and politeness is the name of the game.
My 0.02.
PS a couple of weeks sgo I handed over my DL and the employee said "No need for that". I replied to him that there was a camera on the ceiling .... He was very thankful for the reminder !
Last edited by lacuadra; Nov 18, 2013 at 11:47 pm
Nov 19, 2013, 12:01 am
#18
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I would definitely not recommend that...you want this to stay under the radar and not draw anymore attention that is already posted all over the blogs...Just go to the stores near you and figure it out for yourself
Nov 19, 2013, 5:01 am
#19
Join Date: Apr 2002
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I couldn't agree more. I am surprised that a few haven't ruined this for everyone yet. Afterall, we live in the "it's all about me" era.
Nov 19, 2013, 5:52 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Warm, sunny Florida
Posts: 251
I'm curious about something. How quickly are you able to unload those VRs? Are the VRs secure enough to say stockpile at the start of the month and unload throughout? I still don't feel comfortable having more than $1k of VRs on hand at any given time. I've even woken up on my own at 2am EST to unload them, hah!
Nov 19, 2013, 7:17 am
#21
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 99
CVS will allow you to buy up to $5K in 24 hours (my experience) so buying 1500 yesterday and 1500 the next day won't alert anything. I've gone in before at straight up noon on a Tuesday and if I try to buy one second before noon on Wed, it rejects me. I hang out and shoot the bull for a few minutes and it goes through fine.
Jewsus: I like you and I've read a lot of your posts and think I've even PM'ed with you, but there is no way hell that I'm giving up my honey hole. Here's a better idea. Form a startup and work with Incomm to gain access to their inventory and where they are shipping their various products. Then write an app that people could use to find the VRs so they don't have to drive around. This, of course, depends on people not hiding them in the stores. I can't imagine that the general public would use this app very much, but I bet there are people on FT that would pay $50-$100 for this type of app. Hell, there are people preordering Coin CCs for $50 and they don't even know if it will work.
Jewsus: I like you and I've read a lot of your posts and think I've even PM'ed with you, but there is no way hell that I'm giving up my honey hole. Here's a better idea. Form a startup and work with Incomm to gain access to their inventory and where they are shipping their various products. Then write an app that people could use to find the VRs so they don't have to drive around. This, of course, depends on people not hiding them in the stores. I can't imagine that the general public would use this app very much, but I bet there are people on FT that would pay $50-$100 for this type of app. Hell, there are people preordering Coin CCs for $50 and they don't even know if it will work.
Nov 19, 2013, 7:19 am
#22
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 99
I'm curious about something. How quickly are you able to unload those VRs? Are the VRs secure enough to say stockpile at the start of the month and unload throughout? I still don't feel comfortable having more than $1k of VRs on hand at any given time. I've even woken up on my own at 2am EST to unload them, hah!
Nov 19, 2013, 8:13 am
#23
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,708
I'm curious about something. How quickly are you able to unload those VRs? Are the VRs secure enough to say stockpile at the start of the month and unload throughout? I still don't feel comfortable having more than $1k of VRs on hand at any given time. I've even woken up on my own at 2am EST to unload them, hah!
Nov 19, 2013, 2:21 pm
#24
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 151
It's easy to find this official memo sent by CVS to its stores:
But it doesn't mention that accepting credit cards for payment is OK. I'd love to find something official saying that. Does anyone have that rule or a way to confirm it?
About half of my local CVS stores insist on cash only; the other half have no problems accepting credit cards for payment. It's crazy. The district manager tells those store managers cash only, so I don't want to make a fuss at the cash only stores for fear he'll tell the "good" stores cash only too.
But it doesn't mention that accepting credit cards for payment is OK. I'd love to find something official saying that. Does anyone have that rule or a way to confirm it?
About half of my local CVS stores insist on cash only; the other half have no problems accepting credit cards for payment. It's crazy. The district manager tells those store managers cash only, so I don't want to make a fuss at the cash only stores for fear he'll tell the "good" stores cash only too.
Nov 20, 2013, 12:20 am
#26
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: FL
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My fiance does not like this part of MS. And i basically started after the OD and Ink offer last year I read from MMS ( sorry but true)
My question to you all:
Is there a secret to having more than 1 BB ?
Or are you all so lucky your family members give them to you without expecting anything in return?
Nov 20, 2013, 7:54 am
#27
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AFAIK Bingo or you work some where and are ripping off the employees info and using your address instead of theres. Then again if a person has 3 kids they now can get 5 BBs his,hers and 1 per kid add another 4 for the parents and in laws who wont be playing the game themselves, so 9 in all
Last edited by craz; Nov 20, 2013 at 8:01 am
Nov 20, 2013, 7:59 am
#28
Join Date: Sep 2013
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AFAIK Bingo or you work some where and are ripping off the employees info and using your address instead of theres. Then again if a person has 3 kids they now can get 5 BBs his,hers and 1 per kid add another 4 for the parents and in laws who wont be palying the game themselves, so 9 in all