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Since Vanilla Reloads are no longer able to be purchased with a CC at CVS or any other location, this thread is for historical purposes only.

If I would write where VR is available, by tomorrow it will never be available again. So instead, we will nominate this thread as the place where everyone can complain that there's no VR, and everyone will be happy.

And it was good.


Regarding OneVanilla (OV) and other Vanilla branded GCs:

1. These are not Vanilla Reloads. You are in the wrong thread to learn about them.

2. As long as you are here, they no longer work at WM to load to BB at the cashier or ATM, nor will they work there for MOs. Your best bets are to use Evolve (there is a thread for that), Amazon Payments (there is a thread for that, too), or use them for regular spending in stores or online. At some grocery stores customer service desks, you can use OV to buy a MO.
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1740 on: March 10, 2014, 11:29:03 PM »
Quote from: sam i am on March 10, 2014, 11:25:19 PM
Also, I'm not sure about this, but I think from one experience I had that if they scan your id, even if th epurchase was eventually declined, it still counts against your daily 5k limit.

IME it didn't count, although it was before I swiped my CC, it was an issue on CVS end.
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1741 on: March 10, 2014, 11:31:43 PM »
Quote from: sam i am on March 10, 2014, 11:23:31 PM
Can you clarify how you thought you would get free miles? If you would buy a VR with a CVS gift card, you wouldn't earn anything. You only earn miles/points/CB when you pay with a CC that earns them. You then use BB, MO, AP etc. to liquidate the MS. So there is no point in getting 'free' BB money. That said, if you can pay the 3.95 fee with a free cvs gc, than your miles would be free, because 3.95 is the price you pay for whatever miles, points, CB you earn for the $500 purchase.

Oh, I would be wealthy if CVS let me pay with a CVS GC.

Just the thought makes me yearn...
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1742 on: March 10, 2014, 11:32:05 PM »
Quote from: yitzf on March 10, 2014, 11:29:03 PM
IME it didn't count, although it was before I swiped my CC, it was an issue on CVS end.
Actually, every time my CC was declined, he had to scan a barcode on the manager's keychain to void the transaction. I assume that it deactivates the VRs, but maybe it also cancels the count on your ID?
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1743 on: March 10, 2014, 11:32:17 PM »
Quote from: yitzf on March 10, 2014, 11:31:43 PM
Oh, I would be wealthy if CVS let me pay with a CVS GC.

Just the thought makes me yearn...
How?
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1744 on: March 10, 2014, 11:38:41 PM »
Quote from: etech0 on March 10, 2014, 11:32:17 PM
How?

Before it was so easy to MS, we actually had to think out of the box to make spend thresholds. This VR thing is making us lose our edge.
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1745 on: March 10, 2014, 11:40:10 PM »
Quote from: yitzf on March 10, 2014, 11:38:41 PM
Before it was so easy to MS, we actually had to think out of the box to make spend thresholds.
don't tell me you have CVS GCs saved up....
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1746 on: March 10, 2014, 11:45:18 PM »
Quote from: etech0 on March 10, 2014, 11:40:10 PM
don't tell me you have CVS GCs saved up....

No never in my life have I spent money on a CVS CG.
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1747 on: March 10, 2014, 11:50:45 PM »
Quote from: yitzf on March 10, 2014, 11:45:18 PM
No never in my life have I spent money on a CVS CG.
Whew, you got me nervous there!
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1748 on: March 11, 2014, 12:21:03 AM »
Quote from: DBK on March 10, 2014, 03:31:59 PM
:-))

Yes that is true, but this one told me that they are not getting anymore VR's in until it is switched over. Sounded like it would be within the month.
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1749 on: March 11, 2014, 08:40:20 AM »
after my first career VR purchase, i am still waiting to receive the bluebird card, after which i will verify it to complete verification of the account
in the meantime just wait with the cards, or is there anyway to load them on before i get my bluebird card?
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1750 on: March 11, 2014, 08:43:48 AM »
Quote from: dealfinder85 on March 11, 2014, 08:40:20 AM
after my first career VR purchase, i am still waiting to receive the bluebird card, after which i will verify it to complete verification of the account
in the meantime just wait with the cards, or is there anyway to load them on before i get my bluebird card?
Wait for the card, unless you have a different card which loads with VR.
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1751 on: March 11, 2014, 08:44:36 AM »
Quote from: Marco Polo on March 11, 2014, 08:43:48 AM
Wait for the card, unless you have a different card which loads with VR.
i guess ill wait
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1752 on: March 11, 2014, 10:00:56 AM »
Quote from: etech0 on March 10, 2014, 11:32:17 PM
How?

Discounted GC's + shopping portal  :)
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1753 on: March 11, 2014, 10:06:23 AM »
Quote from: SL2 on March 11, 2014, 12:21:03 AM
Yes that is true, but this one told me that they are not getting anymore VR's in until it is switched over. Sounded like it would be within the month.
We'll see.
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1754 on: March 11, 2014, 10:28:08 AM »
Quote from: yitzf on March 11, 2014, 10:00:56 AM
Discounted GC's + shopping portal  :)
Thought you never spent real money on them?
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1755 on: March 11, 2014, 10:50:55 AM »
Quote from: etech0 on March 11, 2014, 10:28:08 AM
Thought you never spent real money on them?

Because CVS never allowed them to be used when purchasing VR or any other GC's.

I was saying, if they did I would have a blast...
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1756 on: March 11, 2014, 10:52:54 AM »
Ah, so you're saying you WOULD buy GCs if they let you use them for VR...

Guess that's why they don't let :)
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1757 on: March 11, 2014, 01:40:49 PM »
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1758 on: March 11, 2014, 01:44:49 PM »
Quote from: ShlockDoc on March 11, 2014, 01:40:49 PM
My wife is awesome:

http://i.imgur.com/g2ukArv.png
+1!
Does she have sisters? Maybe we can make some shidduchim here...
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Re: Buying Vanilla Reload and/or Visa Vanilla Reload with a CC in the NY area
« Reply #1759 on: March 11, 2014, 01:51:18 PM »
Quote from: ShlockDoc on March 11, 2014, 01:40:49 PM
My wife is awesome:

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Didn't even need to instruct her on which CC to use? Simply remarkable!
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