Pulled up to the only CVS in my area to sell PPMC at 9:58. They close at 10 but the door was already locked. Oh well, there's always tomorrow.

One of my previously reliable CVS stores just went cash-only for prepaids.

Must be a system update thing,

all CVS around me suddenly changed to cash only as well.

Getting the "alternate tender required". Sigh.

Did you try again?

I got that yesterday, but after I tried with a different card on the same transaction it went through.

The same card that got the error worked too.

Tried twice, I'll try again today to see if anything changed. Hmm.

No problem with the system. The manager came out and stopped the sale. Curiously the prepaid rack was turning unusually bare at about the same time. ;)

Today at CVS the manager came out and hit me with a tire iron when I tried to buy a single VGC. I think the end is near for everyone.

I can confirm there is currently something happening behind the scenes at CVS. I wasn't even buying with FB, just my 0BC and the friendly cashier told me they have a memo it'll be cash for now although it is only temporary. I asked the manager and she apologized to me for the inconvinience but she said CVS was hit hard by *"certain groups" that they have to cut their losses by accepting cash only for now. She said, hopefully when you come back, we'll accept CCs again.

*I didn't pry on those "certain groups" she was referring to but I have an idea. I'm not sure if there's a memo that some managers may NOT have read/paid attention to but all stores may know by today.

For those whose FBs are still accepted, good luck and hopefully, CVS won't stiff you of your CBs. After all, it'll "only be $4.95 per VGC" loss that you can charge to cost of doing business.

For the rest of us, game over.

lol, didn't last 'til the 20th. Major blow for the drugstore category CCs....

Ugghh.... my goto cvs said that I was the only one who buys a lot of VGCs, so hopefully the manager didnt see the memo or doesnt care! :)

I'm out of town so I wont find out until tomorrow evening.

Couple of data points from the Miles to Memories Facebook page of people from the Michigan/Wisconsin area buying One Vanilla's from CVS this morning. I'll test out Central California after work.

It's still working in East Bay as of 30 minutes ago. (bought 2k + 2k(DW)

For those saying your store(s) are cash only, can you please explain if they system stopped the sale, ie hard coded, or the cashier just told you.

when did this cash only policy begin? today, Friday, Jan 13?

bc i was at my local cvs yesterday (Thursday, Jan 12) 7 pm and still can buy vgc without having the manager coming out at me with a baseball bat

No issues with me a few minutes ago. Down to 12 cards now...