Author Topic: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?  (Read 3785 times)

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Hiya -

After reading all the posts and info on Vanilla Reloads -> bluebird, I started the process...
Got Bluebrid
found CVS which let me buy 5k in reloads

but then I emailed Chase to confirm that purchases at CVS qualify for the 5x points using my Ink Plus
i told them that I bought a whole bunch of holiday gifts for my office and waned to confirm etc.

they wrote back this,
"I am writing in response to your inquiry about the rewards
for a transaction with CVS Pharmacy on your Chase Ink Plus
business credit card account.

We sincerely regret to inform you that the merchant CVS
Pharmacy is a drugstore and is listed as a drugstore with
Visa due to which, the transaction will earn only 1 point
per dollar spent for your transactions with this merchant.
We are very sorry for all the inconvenience you may have
to experience due to this.

Please be informed that Visa and MasterCard systems assign
a category code to each merchant, based on the kinds of
products and services they sell. Sometimes the system
places merchants in a generalized category, like
"superstores" instead of "grocery stores" or "gas
stations."

Since the merchant in question was not assigned an
appropriate category, your purchases do not qualify for
the bonus reward."

Is there anything I can do?
Am I just out of luck?

Thanks for everything
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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2013, 06:38:57 AM »
What were you hoping it would be assigned at?

You have them confused with staples, office max, and office depot
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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2013, 04:07:15 PM »
Perhaps you were confusing it with buying prepaid visa or Mc gift cards at staples and using those to get the vr? That would work albeit with the added fee.
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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2013, 04:52:25 PM »
Nooooooooob

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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2013, 05:14:14 PM »
Finally, bout time someone started a bb/vr/cvs thread!
If you don't care why would you comment?
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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2013, 07:12:20 PM »
I don't get it. All my VR CVS purchases earn 5%. Some use to earn 10%.  ???
« Last Edit: December 23, 2013, 07:17:20 PM by CountValentine »
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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2013, 07:13:37 PM »
It's not the Nooob in me that was asking, it's the part if me that read dans posts which said that aside from reaching the spending threshold, purchasing VR via CVS can also procure the 5x rate... Guess I read wrong
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Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2013, 07:13:59 PM »
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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2013, 07:18:34 PM »
It's not the Nooob in me that was asking, it's the part if me that read dans posts which said that aside from reaching the spending threshold, purchasing VR via CVS can also procure the 5x rate... Guess I read wrong
Some cards earn 5x at CVS. Chase IP is not one of them.
Only on DDF does 24/6 mean 24/5/half/half

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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2013, 07:27:56 PM »
Some cards earn 5x at CVS. Chase IP is not one of them.
And what card would that be?

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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2013, 07:34:07 PM »
And what card would that be?
when freedom had drug stores

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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2013, 07:39:38 PM »
when freedom had drug stores

Yeah that was fun. Can't wait till next time :)

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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2013, 07:42:37 PM »
Yeah that was fun. Can't wait till next time :)
not for 2014

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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2013, 07:44:52 PM »
when freedom had drug stores
what was doesn't help me.
I asked what card currently does?

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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2013, 08:19:00 PM »
Grandfathered amex blue cash :) got to love it. No annual fee and no cap on earning.

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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #16 on: December 24, 2013, 12:28:32 AM »
I asked what card currently does?

Not currently, but will in Q1 2014.

Citi Dividend Platinum Select. $6000 spending limit if you go all in on drugstores.

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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #17 on: December 24, 2013, 07:10:42 AM »
Grandfathered amex blue cash :) got to love it. No annual fee and no cap on earning.


I had that card but they automatically closed it during a 3bm without asking. I had them reinstate it but it got the new benefits  >:(




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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #18 on: December 24, 2013, 07:35:51 AM »
I had that card but they automatically closed it during a 3bm without asking. I had them reinstate it but it got the new benefits  >:(
That has to hurt big time. No amount of Amex bonuses are worth losing that card.
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Re: Vanilla Reloads: VR cards purchased in CVS don't qualify for 5x points...?
« Reply #19 on: December 24, 2013, 08:42:54 AM »
That has to hurt big time. No amount of Amex bonuses are worth losing that card.

Agreed
Is there a way to check which benefits I get with my new card just to be sure I really don't have the old benefits?