Kroger Master Thread
Oct 20, 2015, 3:20 pm
#1096
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Milton, GA USA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum Elite, Hyatt Discoverist, Radisson Elite
Posts: 19,040
Happened to me in a few Krogers today. First clerk just had me do the fourth in a second transaction. At second Kroger, clerk did the same thing but asked if I wanted to add two more to the second order! :-)
Heck yes! :-)
Heck yes! :-)
Oct 20, 2015, 8:14 pm
#1097
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: DL, AA, UA, US, SW, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Plat, PC Plat, SPG Gold, HHonors
Posts: 236
The $2000 hard cap must have taken effect sometime on Monday in my area, as I was able to purchase 4x$500 at the register on Sunday afternoon but ran into problems this morning attempting the same amount.
Oct 22, 2015, 8:40 am
#1098
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: LAC
Programs: Regal Crown Club
Posts: 488
Intriguing! Went back to that Ralph's yesterday. The "cash only" sign is still there but the cashier ringing me up using the OBC and not even bothering about seeing my ID had a name tag saying "sales manager"... What's wrong in this picture?
Oct 22, 2015, 8:45 am
#1099
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 64
I bought 60k+ of MO from a store w/ VGC that had a sign posted saying bank debit cards only. My last week in town one employee finally caught on and notified her manager. I probably could have kept buying from the other customer service center employees if I was careful to avoid that manager.
Be smart about it. Don't push the limit so employees get suspicious and start talking to their managers. Play nice and do whatever employees seem comfortable with and you will have many months/years of MS.
Oct 23, 2015, 8:55 am
#1100
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 20
In my store (Fry's foods), they had two terminals (Western Union & Checkfreepay) for bill pay. In checkfreepay they could not locate Mastercard, Visa or Discover to pay the bill. In WU they were able to locate and I had to fill a form to know the convenience fee and for $500 bill it came out to be $16. I passed it.
I did visit Walmart yday and paid a mastercard bill for $1.88 convenience fee for $2000 (4 swipes).
I did visit Walmart yday and paid a mastercard bill for $1.88 convenience fee for $2000 (4 swipes).
Oct 23, 2015, 9:18 am
#1101
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Murica
Posts: 344
In my store (Fry's foods), they had two terminals (Western Union & Checkfreepay) for bill pay. In checkfreepay they could not locate Mastercard, Visa or Discover to pay the bill. In WU they were able to locate and I had to fill a form to know the convenience fee and for $500 bill it came out to be $16. I passed it.
I did visit Walmart yday and paid a mastercard bill for $1.88 convenience fee for $2000 (4 swipes).
I did visit Walmart yday and paid a mastercard bill for $1.88 convenience fee for $2000 (4 swipes).
Oct 24, 2015, 12:49 pm
#1102
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: DFW
Posts: 43
I've been running into issues at multiple Krogers with cashiers not even letting me buy even a single $500 GC at the register, instead sending me to customer service. Which is OK, except that it's always the same person working CS, so each of them sees me ~3 times a week, buying $2k at a time.
Which, I thought was a bummer. But it turns out that the real bummer is all 3 Krogers no longer seem to be stocking Visa GCs. That, or they are always being bought out, which may actually be the case, as I've seen lines 3-4 deep at the 3 working Kate's in the area, with people unwrapping GCs right there in line. :/
Which, I thought was a bummer. But it turns out that the real bummer is all 3 Krogers no longer seem to be stocking Visa GCs. That, or they are always being bought out, which may actually be the case, as I've seen lines 3-4 deep at the 3 working Kate's in the area, with people unwrapping GCs right there in line. :/
Oct 24, 2015, 3:45 pm
#1103
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 34
I've been running into issues at multiple Krogers with cashiers not even letting me buy even a single $500 GC at the register, instead sending me to customer service. Which is OK, except that it's always the same person working CS, so each of them sees me ~3 times a week, buying $2k at a time.
Which, I thought was a bummer. But it turns out that the real bummer is all 3 Krogers no longer seem to be stocking Visa GCs. That, or they are always being bought out, which may actually be the case, as I've seen lines 3-4 deep at the 3 working Kate's in the area, with people unwrapping GCs right there in line. :/
Which, I thought was a bummer. But it turns out that the real bummer is all 3 Krogers no longer seem to be stocking Visa GCs. That, or they are always being bought out, which may actually be the case, as I've seen lines 3-4 deep at the 3 working Kate's in the area, with people unwrapping GCs right there in line. :/
Oct 25, 2015, 6:09 pm
#1104
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 340
So the new limit is 2000 dollars in total for one trans.
Could I do a second trans immediately? Is there a id limit like CVS?
Could I do a second trans immediately? Is there a id limit like CVS?
Oct 26, 2015, 11:32 am
#1107
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 1,337
Why don't you try it and report back to us? There was no hard POS limit a month ago. Of course it would be better if you went to a different store as I don't think the cashier or CS desk is going to let you do two in a row.
Oct 26, 2015, 5:31 pm
#1108
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 14
Confirmed in Ohio that the limit cannot exceed $2,000 including fees, and it is enforced at the register.
Oct 27, 2015, 9:22 am
#1109
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: Delta Platinum, United Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 120
Still relatively new to MS and experimenting with different methods. My local Smith's recently stocked variable VGCs so I bought one last night for $500 thinking I would get the fuel points, which would easily cover the activation fee. When I looked at the receipt no credit for the $500 in fuel points. Is that always the case?
Oct 27, 2015, 9:26 am
#1110
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: ORF
Posts: 76
Still relatively new to MS and experimenting with different methods. My local Smith's recently stocked variable VGCs so I bought one last night for $500 thinking I would get the fuel points, which would easily cover the activation fee. When I looked at the receipt no credit for the $500 in fuel points. Is that always the case?
Great big signs in every Kroger, at the gift card rack, that variables earn no fuel points.
On the other hand, static value cards routinely earn 2x points, and there are periodic specials for 4x. But not on variables. Always zero points there.