Simon Mall (Pathward/Metabank) $1k Visa Giftcards No Longer Working With PIN At Grocery Stores

Reports surfaced yesterday on Reddit that the $1,000 Simon Mall Visa gift cards are no longer working with a PIN at many grocery stores where they used to work, such as Kroger, Food Lion, etc. The block is not from the grocery store, rather from the gift card issuer, Metabank.