Jun 22, 2015, 11:43 pm
Last edit by: Renes Points
Gas Stations Selling Visa Gift Cards (take Credit Card Payment)
*Will only code for gas, if gas station attached. YMMV depending on location.
Tom Thumb
Mobil
Cumberland Farms
7/11 (some 7/11 stores will deny if paying with CC! [working fine in Indiana July 2018]
Cash only:
Tom Thumb (may vary)
7/11 (some 7/11 stores will deny if paying with CC! I place those locations on my blacklist
) [hard coded change end of March early April]
Valero (they *officially* stopped accepting credit cards for variable load VGCs late 2015, but started really enforcing it in January per a manager I spoke to in January 2016) / Houston Valero Corner Store (may it RIP
all the way back to the VR days)
Family Express (Indiana) (as of ~ 2/10/17 CC no longer accepted)
*Will only code for gas, if gas station attached. YMMV depending on location.
Tom Thumb
Mobil
Cumberland Farms
7/11 (some 7/11 stores will deny if paying with CC! [working fine in Indiana July 2018]
Cash only:
Tom Thumb (may vary)
7/11 (some 7/11 stores will deny if paying with CC! I place those locations on my blacklist
) [hard coded change end of March early April]Valero (they *officially* stopped accepting credit cards for variable load VGCs late 2015, but started really enforcing it in January per a manager I spoke to in January 2016) / Houston Valero Corner Store (may it RIP
all the way back to the VR days)Family Express (Indiana) (as of ~ 2/10/17 CC no longer accepted)
Gas stations that offer $500 VGCs?
Mar 29, 2017, 3:48 pm
#331
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 178
Yeah that has happened to me 2-3 times this past month but usually I'll wait a day or two and go to again it has worked every time. I just purchased a MGC at 7-11 on Monday and it went through just fine.
Mar 29, 2017, 4:32 pm
#332
Moderator: Manufactured Spending
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 6,578
IME 7-11 locations without chip readers seem to do this. I haven't had a problem at locations with chip readers enabled.
Mar 29, 2017, 5:28 pm
#333
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 178
Interesting, the places that I got denied was via the chip reader. It was with just one card (Bank America Rewards), but each time, I'd just wait one day or two and then it would work (at the same location too).
Mar 30, 2017, 12:43 pm
#334
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: S Cal
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat, United Silver, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 1,142
My favorite -4 seems to now have a velocity limit. In the past, I could buy a VGC with one credit card and then immediately buy another VGC with a second credit card. But within the past few months, the second purchase has been declined. I don't know what amount of time is required to reset the register so that a second purchase is possible. I tried a 10 minute wait, but that did not do it, and I don't want to hang around any longer than that.
Anyway, perhaps someone purchased a VGC before you and you ran up against a velocity limit? But by the next day, the register was reset and you could purchase.
Anyway, perhaps someone purchased a VGC before you and you ran up against a velocity limit? But by the next day, the register was reset and you could purchase.
Jul 10, 2018, 8:07 am
#336
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: AA, UAL
Posts: 545
Issue with VGC from 7-11.
. Searched to get some answers, apparently, some MSers had similar issue in 2014, which got resolved in few hours. Fingers crossed...................
Jul 19, 2018, 5:20 pm
#341
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 110
Aug 2, 2018, 10:14 pm
#342
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: San Francisco
Programs: United
Posts: 62
I noticed a new Vanilla Mastercard GC at my local 7-11, $50-$500 variable. Anyone else see these? If so, are you able to liquidate via grocery MO as with others?
Have never seen this in my region before. Just curious if it's a trap. Thanks in advance.
Have never seen this in my region before. Just curious if it's a trap. Thanks in advance.
Aug 3, 2018, 7:28 am
#343
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: UR, Hilton, AA, Delta, SPG/Marriott
Posts: 9
Most 7-11 will not let you purchase with credit, but YMMV. They should liquidate the same as any other Vanilla MCGC.
Aug 3, 2018, 1:56 pm
#344
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: San Francisco
Programs: United
Posts: 62