rachel123 - 1:15 am on Aug 22, 2010 (gmt 0)

When I discussed my procedure with my CC processing company, I was told that I didn't need PCI compliance with the way I'm doing things.

Well what your processor says is ultimately what matters.

FWIW, my impression (from both my processor and the PCI-DSS documentation) is that any storage, no matter how short, qualifies for PCI compliance.