Disney Gift Card Deals
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CMNJ
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SUSIEQ
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Thanks for the link. Looks like I'm definitely a victim of this fiasco.
My BB gift cards were bought with Ebay gift cards earlier in the month of August.
Now, I'm wondering if questioning this with PayPal will get my PayPal account locked.
Everyone, be sure to check your gift card balances if you bought them from PPDGC.
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lorijohnhill
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I would think so. I was banned while trying to purchase a gift card with my credit card. They looked at my history when I called because the order wouldn't go through and that was the end of that.
angelbaby129
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I swear I've read the whole thread, I just never post because I don't have anything helpful to add. However, I appreciate all the knowledge that I've gained here. That said, I have one question. When you cash out to the target ebay store to return something, is there something special you have to do when you return it? I promise I'm only doing it once to cash out, not keep churning this way. I went to return my item on Saturday and it scanned "item not found" When I said I had purchased it from the target ebay store, they had no idea what I was talking about. The manager said I could call the 800 Target customer service number and if they could tell him how to return it, he'd be happy to do it. They directed me to an ebay target store customer service, but it's just an answering machine and no one has gotten back to me yet. I'm so worried, I didn't know if anyone here knew if there was something special the employees needed to facilitate the return. Thanks for all your help!
Deirdres
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I just did this yesterday, did you have the Target packing/shipping receipt? I used this when I made my return and had no problem.
MinMou
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Maybe try again, but bring a copy of your transaction, showing it was purchased at the Target store.
JKalai
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I don't remember seeing this posted yet, but I just received a $5 birthday coupon from Ebay as it's my birthday on the 10th. Tried it on a Best Buy gift card and it took the $5 off no problem.
Hopefully its' a good sign that our ebay bucks from this quarter will work for gift cards.
Hopefully its' a good sign that our ebay bucks from this quarter will work for gift cards.
I've read many pages of this thread but seen there's been some issues with buying Walgreen gift cards for Disney gift cards. Last month I bought a lot of Target gift cards at a discounted price through Raise.com and Cardpool but people are saying its not working anymore..?
Our trip is coming up in 2 weeks and I'd like to get more discounted gift cards. Is Walgreens still good?
I'd like to buy Walgreens gift cards but i'm running out of time. Since they will be mailed to me, i'd like to get about $400-$500 worth and then go to the store and purchase Disney cards.
Is Walgreens a for sure thing? Using a gift card to buy a gift card? Or is it risky, different stores have different policies?
I'm not doing it if its too risky. TIA!
Our trip is coming up in 2 weeks and I'd like to get more discounted gift cards. Is Walgreens still good?
I'd like to buy Walgreens gift cards but i'm running out of time. Since they will be mailed to me, i'd like to get about $400-$500 worth and then go to the store and purchase Disney cards.
Is Walgreens a for sure thing? Using a gift card to buy a gift card? Or is it risky, different stores have different policies?
I'm not doing it if its too risky. TIA!
LadyD
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You can still buy Disney GC using Target GC in store, even at self-checkout. You just cannot buy Disney GC with Target GC online.
PerfessorZ
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@LadyD is correct re: Target purchases.
Re: Walgreen's GCS, most, but not all people have reported success in purchasing other gift cards with WG GCs. The POS system will allow it, but you are still at the mercy of the cashier and/or manager, should they decide they don't wish to allow it. Also, there have been a few cases where the gift card shows a credit, but the POS system wouldn't recognize the card. I don't know how those individual cases were ultimately resolved.
Additionally, if you purchase Walgreen's GCs online, you must be sure you're getting a regular gift card and not a "store credit" on a card. The POS systems won't allow a GC to be purchased with store credit. Lots of cards offered for sale on the 3rd party reseller sites like Raise are store credit.
Lain
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With 2 weeks left, your options are increasingly limited.
1. Target GCs bought at a discount from Raise, Cardpool, et al., received from rewards programs or Target promotions can still be used to pay for Disney GCs in store. You cannot use Target GCs to pay for any portion of an order containing GCs on target .com. Your order will be cancelled within minutes. This means you can no longer stack discounts by using discounted Target GCs to pay but with your REDcard set as the default to get an additional 5% discount on GCs.
ETA: In stores, you cannot and have never been able to get an additional 5% off on purchases or that portion of a purchase paid for with GCs just because you have a REDcard. Your REDcard is not a 5% off coupon that you can wave and apply to your entire purchase. In stores, a GC and your REDcard do not stack; they are two different forms of payment. You only get 5% off that amount from your purchase that actually gets charged on your REDcard. If you use a GC in conjunction with your REDcard in stores, the GC will apply first and any excess balance not covered by the GC will be charged to the REDcard, and you only get 5% off that remaining balance.
2. As you've read, it takes about a week (or possibly more) for SVM to ship a Walgreens GC order to you. Buying Walgreens GCs from SVM on eBay only makes sense if eBay is running a 10% eBay Bucks offer because SVM charges $1.99 shipping per GC, and it looks like Ebates stopped giving 1% cash back for GC purchases on eBay. So even during eBay's best promotional offer, you're only getting about an 8% rebate (delayed savings) on Walgreen's GCs, which you'll have wait about a week to receive, then drive to Walgreens to convert to Disney.
Walgreens' POS system allows it. You slide the Walgreens GCs through the credit card machine at each register (be sure of where the magnetic stripe is on the card to speed up your swipe). Wait for the green lights prompting you to swipe! I didn't have any problems converting Walgreens GCs to third-party GCs, but it seems the three issues people have reported are: (1) some of their Walgreens GCs couldn't be read even though checking with the 1-800 number showed a balance; (2) people seemed to run into problems when purchasing more than $400 worth of GCs on one or more GCs; and (3) some store managers say it is against store policy to allow GC>GC purchases, so YMMV.
3. For a better return, you might want to just buy a bunch of $50 Best Buy eGCs from PPDG on eBay, as they're running a $5 off $50 or more in GCs sale (10% in upfront savings) right now. But, as you may be aware, PPDG has its own issues with high value/high frequency/repeat purchases, and YMMV as to whether your BB store will allow GC>GC purchases.
4. The least risky approach would be to just input the Target GCs you already bought from Raise et al. into your target .com account or Target app so you can pull them up as barcodes under My GiftCards on the mobile app, go to a Target store, and use them to buy Disney GCs.
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bbsearchlight
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I just checked and 2 of my Best Buy gift cards have a $0 balance. I am really angry, paypal/ebay didn't even bother contacting us even though they clearly know their system was hacked. It is almost as if they hope as many people as possible don't realize until a few months down the road when it is too late to get their money back. Just Disgraceful.
SUSIEQ
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And like I said earlier, I'm afraid to contact PPDGC because I bought the BB gift cards with eBay gift cards. I might just take the loss and not risk my PP account being shut down.
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bbsearchlight
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I can't imagine they will shut down your account over that. They are going to have so much bad publicity over this, possibly costing them millions of dollars. The only thing shutting down accounts will get them is even more bad publicity and possible lawsuits.
SUSIEQ
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How did you pay for your BB gift cards?
lorijohnhill
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They have shut down accounts for less. There is no telling what they will do. It would depend on your history of GC to GC purchases.
bbsearchlight
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I paid with ebay gift cards, just like everyone else. But they still have no right to shut down my account over that.
bbsearchlight
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What I am saying is, in this case they are already going to come out of this mess looking very bad. They are clearly liable for what may be millions of dollars they will have to reimburse people and if they start shutting down peoples accounts, that is only going to make things a lot worse for them.
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