Feb 3, 2017, 9:45 am
Last edit by: RedSun
This is the thread for 2017 onward. The previous discussion can be found here.
UPDATED Oct-2018: A lot of CVS store take CCs for GC purchases. Some stores check CCs and scan driver's license (with hand scanner). The best GCs are OVVGC and VVGC. The only differences are card designs. The current fee is $5.95 for $25 - $500 variable loading. If prompted for PIN, enter the last 4 digits.
Look for mobile shipping portal with CVS bonus. Certain CCs have category bonus.
CVS is cash only for all Incomm-related reloads and reloadable cards, including Vanilla Reloads and Serve swipe reloads. See memo to stores for complete list. Other cards at CVS can still be bought using credit, but YMMV depending on location, Manager, etc.
Transaction limits since October 20, 2014:
Transactions with $300 or more of card face value require ID.
Limit $ 2000 of card face value per 24 hour rolling period. (Some are reporting limit of $1000 per 24 hrs as of 2/2018)?
Limit of 10 cards per 24 hours.
Cash Register Freezing
Multiple reports that the CVS cash register will freeze and lock after scanning the ID when purchasing multiple prepaid cards. Then the register's computer needs to be restarted. Some report that "swiping" the ID instead of "scanning" will avoid the issue.
Limit of 7 tenders (swipes) per transaction. This is most commonly run into when using low-value AGCs. After seven, the transaction must be complete, no cash (or any other payment method) will be accepted to pay the balance.
System error after giving them license If you keep getting this error, there could be a problem with the magnetic strip on your license. Have them use the wand to scan it instead.
UPDATED Oct-2018: A lot of CVS store take CCs for GC purchases. Some stores check CCs and scan driver's license (with hand scanner). The best GCs are OVVGC and VVGC. The only differences are card designs. The current fee is $5.95 for $25 - $500 variable loading. If prompted for PIN, enter the last 4 digits.
Look for mobile shipping portal with CVS bonus. Certain CCs have category bonus.
CVS is cash only for all Incomm-related reloads and reloadable cards, including Vanilla Reloads and Serve swipe reloads. See memo to stores for complete list. Other cards at CVS can still be bought using credit, but YMMV depending on location, Manager, etc.
Transaction limits since October 20, 2014:
Transactions with $300 or more of card face value require ID.
Limit $ 2000 of card face value per 24 hour rolling period. (Some are reporting limit of $1000 per 24 hrs as of 2/2018)?
Limit of 10 cards per 24 hours.
Cash Register Freezing
Multiple reports that the CVS cash register will freeze and lock after scanning the ID when purchasing multiple prepaid cards. Then the register's computer needs to be restarted. Some report that "swiping" the ID instead of "scanning" will avoid the issue.
Limit of 7 tenders (swipes) per transaction. This is most commonly run into when using low-value AGCs. After seven, the transaction must be complete, no cash (or any other payment method) will be accepted to pay the balance.
System error after giving them license If you keep getting this error, there could be a problem with the magnetic strip on your license. Have them use the wand to scan it instead.
CVS Master Thread(2017 onwards)
Nov 7, 2018, 4:18 pm
#466
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 65
I shopped last weekend in an area with stores that wasn’t listed and didn’t get any credit. Then in the past two days shopped in another area with stores listed and did get credit at a listed store.
Go go ahead and try on a small purchase but doubt it will work if the store location isn’t listed.
Nov 14, 2018, 12:53 am
#467
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 1
Does anyone have any recent experience at CVS with doing more than 1k per transaction or per day? I see conflicting answers on 1k vs 2k and thus have never tried more than $1000 per day (2x500). Has anyone had success doing 1500 or 2000? I am referring to the OneVanilla cards with an Amex.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Nov 14, 2018, 4:43 am
#468
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,837
Does anyone have any recent experience at CVS with doing more than 1k per transaction or per day? I see conflicting answers on 1k vs 2k and thus have never tried more than $1000 per day (2x500). Has anyone had success doing 1500 or 2000? I am referring to the OneVanilla cards with an Amex.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Nov 14, 2018, 5:36 am
#469
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Does anyone have any recent experience at CVS with doing more than 1k per transaction or per day? I see conflicting answers on 1k vs 2k and thus have never tried more than $1000 per day (2x500). Has anyone had success doing 1500 or 2000? I am referring to the OneVanilla cards with an Amex.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Nov 14, 2018, 8:36 am
#470
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 135
Does anyone have any recent experience at CVS with doing more than 1k per transaction or per day? I see conflicting answers on 1k vs 2k and thus have never tried more than $1000 per day (2x500). Has anyone had success doing 1500 or 2000? I am referring to the OneVanilla cards with an Amex.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Nov 14, 2018, 10:06 am
#471
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It is $2000 in gift cards every rolling 24 hours. Before fees. So, you can buy 4x500 at once, as long as you haven't bought another gift card in the previous 24 hours. Activation fees don't account, nor does regular merchandise. The 24 hour time window is across stores too, so you can't just go to another CVS and buy more cards.
Nov 14, 2018, 8:01 pm
#472
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 463
It is $2000 in gift cards every rolling 24 hours. Before fees. So, you can buy 4x500 at once, as long as you haven't bought another gift card in the previous 24 hours. Activation fees don't account, nor does regular merchandise. The 24 hour time window is across stores too, so you can't just go to another CVS and buy more cards.
Nov 14, 2018, 8:05 pm
#473
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 463
Does anyone have any recent experience at CVS with doing more than 1k per transaction or per day? I see conflicting answers on 1k vs 2k and thus have never tried more than $1000 per day (2x500). Has anyone had success doing 1500 or 2000? I am referring to the OneVanilla cards with an Amex.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Nov 16, 2018, 11:30 am
#475
Join Date: May 2017
Location: USA
Posts: 207
Nov 16, 2018, 12:34 pm
#476
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Nov 17, 2018, 10:25 am
#477
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Midwest U.S.A
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Posts: 1,407
It's becoming quite "normal" to spend that and more at grocery stores and pharmacies. I'm glad you haven't run into that yet. When your insurance refuses to pay for a brand that a team of doctors says would help you and you have to spend over $2000 on one bottle of the rx, your eyes will open. And, I see many families spending $500+ at the grocery stores. Some stock up, some buy expensive organics, some buy gifts for special occasions. Prices are rising. One pharmacist told me Big Pharma has been raising prices dramatically for the last decade. Finally, in September, that independent pharmacy had to raise prices on some items by 200% because they were losing money due to pharma, distributors and such. Congress will have to do something soon. Trump, like him or not, already warned Big Pharma. Now, maybe Congress will work with him to do something. I know some older folks who are now expats, living in countries where they can get what they need to live for so cheap and they don't even care that they lost Medicare. Our system is messed up more than ever. ACA may have seemingly helped some, but the end results are terrible for others. That bill never really did provide pre-existing condition coverage for everyone. The lobbyist convinced lawmakers at that time to leave a loophole in it that allowed grandfathered employer based plans in many states to exclude pre-existing up to 12 month all the while they expect you to pay premiums for no coverage of what a person really needed and that's why so many couldn't get coverage due to affordability. Since this is an ms related thread, this is on topic because stores and credit card issuers need to realize (some do) that there is "organic spend" that high due to these factors.
Last edited by Churnman; Nov 17, 2018 at 11:02 am
Nov 19, 2018, 6:51 am
#479
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 110
Depends on how much time you're spending doing it... Assuming 2% as your baseline earn rate, plus $10 Dosh, minus two 79c mo, you're netting $16.76. If you have a CVS that's on your normal route to/from work and can be in/out in 5-10 minutes that's ~$100/hr for your time.
Nov 19, 2018, 7:01 am
#480
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 45
Depends on how much time you're spending doing it... Assuming 2% as your baseline earn rate, plus $10 Dosh, minus two 79c mo, you're netting $16.76. If you have a CVS that's on your normal route to/from work and can be in/out in 5-10 minutes that's ~$100/hr for your time.
