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$100 Apple Gift Card (Email Delivery) + $20 Target eGC

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Update: This very popular deal is still available.

Target has $100 Apple Gift Card (Email Delivery) + $20 Target eGift Card for $100. Thanks persian_mafia

Note, offer will be valid in stores and at Target.com. Limit one per guest.

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Price is valid 11/22 through 11/28 or while supplies last. Email delivery is usually sent within 4 hours and can be gifted to another recipient.

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Just to answer some common questions I keep seeing:
- Each card needs to be purchased as a separate Target transaction in order to get the Target card bonus for each Apple card.
- You can use the same Target account, no need to make separate accounts (unless you are trying to circumvent the new limit that seems to have been added today).
- You will get an order confirmation email immediately.
- Apple cards will arrive via email several hours to a day later. The email has a link to Target's fulfillment site which will then take you to the actual gift card code. From there you can either manually copy/paste the code or simply click the link and it should open up the proper program on your computer or phone in order to load the card to your Apple account.
- You will receive another email at some point that informs you that the email with the Apple gift card was sent. This email doesn't have any value.
- Target bonus cards will arrive a day or so later via email. I've found that they generally arrive a few hours after you receive the email I mentioned in the previous point above. Sometimes the cards will already be loaded into your Target wallet in the Target app, but the majority of mine have not been preloaded. The email will contain a link that will load them into your Target account. The Target app also has a button that will allow you to combine all the cards into a single balance for easier use.
- The Apple gift cards will trigger the bonus offers on the Apple site (for instance, buy an Apple TV with the Apple gift cards you bought from Target and Apple will send you a $50 Apple gift card).
- You can use the Target gift cards to buy other items at Target that have a gift card bonus offer, but you can't use them to actually buy more gift cards. For instance, you can buy two packs of laundry detergent which has a $5 Target gift card bonus offer and you'll get the $5 bonus gift card, but you can't use the Target gift cards to buy more Apple gift cards.
- You can load up to $2000 in total balance to your Apple account. Additionally you are only allowed to load $2000 total per day. So even if you buy something using your Apple balance you'll still need to wait a day before you can load more gift cards into your balance.
- You can apply up to 8 gift card codes during checkout at Apple.
Apparently, Best Buy will offer the same deal (BB GC) during BF.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/blac...8908893088

Edit: some idiots have been replying to me on how they like this deal better than BB's since GC is more useful to them. I couldn't care less about your situation. I'm just letting people know about BB's deal.
Assuming you're treating the $20 like cash, you're getting 16.67% off, not 20%.

20% would be if they were only charging you $80 for a $100 gift card. You're paying $100 for $120.

Edit: Unless you're including the Red Card 5% off, in which case it's more like 21%

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Nov 24, 2020
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akriitis
Nov 24, 2020
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Got 21 cards in store and redeemed all successfully. Was reading the issues with buying in store, so did the following:
1. Purchase $100 apple gift card
2. Once purchased, redeem then and there in the store
3. Rinse and repeat
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Quote from el31415 :
What are you talking about ?
That the apple.com offer "up to a $150 Apple Store gift card with the purchase of select products" only applied to very limited products and most of them are the previous versions such as the Homepod and Intel-based macbooks.
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Quote from ewacky :
That the apple.com offer "up to a $150 Apple Store gift card with the purchase of select products" only applied to very limited products and most of them are the previous versions such as the Homepod and Intel-based macbooks.
Not really
$150 for 21.5-inch iMac
$50 for 13-inch MacBook Pro
$50 for MacBook Air
$50 for iPhone SE, iPhone 11, or iPhone XR
$100 for iPad Pro
$50 for iPad mini
$100 for HomePod
$50 for Apple TV 4K
$50 for Apple TV HD
$50 for Beats headphones or earphones
$25 for Apple Watch Series 3
$25 for AirPods Pro or AirPods (with or without Wireless Charging Case)
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Quote from FabulousFlower712 :
How do I buy multiple cards online?
Multiple orders, $100 each order.
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Quote from dudezz :
why specifically the target red card? or all debit cards in general?
Looks like Apple gift cards are fraudulently redeemed as soon as they are activated. With a credit card you can dispute the charges, when a target debit card you going have to pull teeth to get your money back.
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Quote from el31415 :
Not really
$150 for 21.5-inch iMac
$50 for 13-inch MacBook Pro
$50 for MacBook Air
$50 for iPhone SE, iPhone 11, or iPhone XR
$100 for iPad Pro
$50 for iPad mini
$100 for HomePod
$50 for Apple TV 4K
$50 for Apple TV HD
$50 for Beats headphones or earphones
$25 for Apple Watch Series 3
$25 for AirPods Pro or AirPods (with or without Wireless Charging Case)
It means no newly released devices are eligible. Everyone should buy from other retail site if they are looking for a discount than apple gift card. It would have been worth if it is only Iphone 12 series or apple watch series 6

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Is the scam only with physical gift card or online ones as well?
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david.anto
Nov 24, 2020
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Sucks to see that so many SD'ers got unlucky with physical gift cards. Hopefully everything will be sorted out. Also there is a similar deal starting from 11/26 at BestBuy, so I would avoid physical cards just to be safe.
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FYI, for anyone who's trying to use these cards to pay for something in store, be a repair, or product. Don't redeem the cards to your account. I just learned this the hard way and am now trying to figure out how I can get one of my $100 cards unlinked from my Apple ID. I took my MacBook Pro in tonight for a battery replacement that costs $200. I bought two of these gift cards for this reason. When I got the email I immediately went to the link to view the card number and figure out how to add it to my wallet app. Clicking the hyper link redirects you to the iTunes Store and automatically adds the card to your Apple ID balance after a Face ID scan. I wasn't quick enough to turn my phone away. You cannot use an Apple ID balance to pay for in store items. This was confirmed by the store manager and multiple people in the store. So while I'm waiting for my repair to be completed I have to figure out how I can get this resolved. I've also possibly learned target didn't send me an everything Apple gift card but potentially a iTunes / App Store gift card as the number starts with an X, these cards cannot be used in store. So I'm gonna contact apples gift card department tomorrow and then possibly target next if this is the case. Very frustrated with all this. And now reading the comments looks like I might have to worry about fraud next. Should've just paid the $200 been done.
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BUYER BEWARE
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Long time lurker - one of my times posting, but this has gotten me so mad....MadMadMadMadMad

I bought over 10pcs of the $100 apple gift cards and only 1 of them worked. The rest were already redeemed before I returned home to use them. Some data points:
- Similar to Yong0644, I purchased them in a Target store in the greater San Diego area. Others were scammed in NJ and San Jose based off what I can tell
- I called Apple. The rep was able to check the value of other cards without ripping the seal. Same situation as others. Money is gone so Apple can't do anything or provide additional info due to legal reasons. A case was created for investigation.
- I called Target Relations (1-800-275-2273 --> Option 4 then 3 then 2. Was told I needed to speak to a "gift card specialist" but they're closed for the night. Will call again tomorrow
- As far as I could tell, the normal shopper will not be able to tell the difference between the ones that have been tampered with. Looking back at them, they all look geniune.
- Planning on filing a police report at the store if they cannot refund tomorrow
- Tried finding all the other mentions of this scam/fraud in the thread and quoted them below as additional data points. I'm sure I'm missing people though.

Honestly, I fully blame Target. My suspicion is a group of people at Target are accessing the codes and re-sealing the gift cards.

Question for the community:
1) I saw some posts about the online codes as well. Does anyone have trouble redeeming the $100 Apple gift card if sent electronically?
2) Any help from those affected would be greatly appreciated. This is only the surface and I'm sure many more are affected who don't even realize they've been robbed.

Thanks in advance,
Quote from rawsushiii :
Very dangerous scam going on right now involving Target Gift Cards. It just happened to me and now I'm out $700. Please exercise EXTREME caution if you're going to go into the store to purchase physical gift cards.

For all 7 of the $100 cards I purchased, I checked the balance to make sure they were active before I left the parking lot. When I got home to redeem them, they've already been redeemed. I spoke to Apple for hours and they found out it was very clear that it had been redeemed under fraudulent apple ID accounts and used to make purchases ALREADY. My belief is that a scammer, either internal to Target or external, has recorded down the PIN numbers on these UNACTIVATED gift cards, purchased tamper proof stickers to put back on the gift card, put these gift cards back on the retail shelves, then wait for the customers to purchase them & do the activation for them. Then they can easily redeem them to an account. It only took a few hours between when I purchased the gift cards and when I was at home trying to redeem them to have these balances liquidated.

Apple could not reverse this balance being redeemed because the scammers already used it to make purchases. Target cannot help and says I need to work with Apple. So now I am out $700.

There were several mentions of this happening in a similar thread on slickdeals, found here. Buyers BEWARE. Please be careful. Give this a like if you can so others can see that this is a serious issue.

https://slickdeals.net/f/14352539-100-apple-gift-card-email-delivery-10-target-gift-card-100?p=14268...
Quote from OrangeMice9682 :
Bought some Apple gift cards from Target Store in New York on 22nd November. When I tried to redeem them on apple, it gave me the error "Already REDEEMED." Even though I unsealed them myself and used the camera to scan the code, I tried 3 more and both of them the same result, already redeemed. I called apple to ask what is going on. They told me it has already been redeemed on someone else account, but they can't give me more information. I asked him to check the other remaining cards that are still sealed. He told me all of them are redeemed. I called the store, and they said it could not be returned and can't do anything. I called target guest relations; they also said they couldn't do anything and can not refund. So Target sold me already redeemed apple cards. I made a video of one of the gift card I tried to redeem. I have video proof but I don't know if that could help. What is my best option? Police Report? Credit Card chargeback?
Quote from yong0644 :
I Bought 20 gift cards and 6 of them shows already redeemed. It was all from Kearny Mesa, San Diego store.
Other 14 gift cards was able to redeem in my account which I got from Mission Valley store. 800-544-2943 is target gift card department number.
Quote from CoralApple7323 :
I already submitted a case to both Apple and Target for fraudulent activity. They are both aware are investigating it further. I bought 12 $100 Apple Gift Cards and only opened 1 $100 Apple Gift Card only to find out that it's already redeemed. I didn't open the rest of them in hopes that the Target store will refund me; unfortunately, they only refunded me the one that was open.

They looked at all my "sealed" Apple Gift Cards and they said that they look tampered with, and I told them where in the store I got them from. They pulled all Apple Gift Cards from that wall and checked a few and said they also look tampered with.

I'll be following up with Apple and Target with both of my cases. What a real pain. Worst experience ever!
Last edited by anangryasian November 24, 2020 at 12:18 AM.
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Once loaded to your account, you will be able to only make ONLINE purchases as opposed to in-store purchases. I have successfully been able to purchase something and upon walking into the store to return an item, the store employee was able to refund the balance to an Apple gift card. Definitely YMMV


Quote from SharpScent873 :
FYI, for anyone who's trying to use these cards to pay for something in store, be a repair, or product. Don't redeem the cards to your account. I just learned this the hard way and am now trying to figure out how I can get one of my $100 cards unlinked from my Apple ID. I took my MacBook Pro in tonight for a battery replacement that costs $200. I bought two of these gift cards for this reason. When I got the email I immediately went to the link to view the card number and figure out how to add it to my wallet app. Clicking the hyper link redirects you to the iTunes Store and automatically adds the card to your Apple ID balance after a Face ID scan. I wasn't quick enough to turn my phone away. You cannot use an Apple ID balance to pay for in store items. This was confirmed by the store manager and multiple people in the store. So while I'm waiting for my repair to be completed I have to figure out how I can get this resolved. I've also possibly learned target didn't send me an everything Apple gift card but potentially a iTunes / App Store gift card as the number starts with an X, these cards cannot be used in store. So I'm gonna contact apples gift card department tomorrow and then possibly target next if this is the case. Very frustrated with all this. And now reading the comments looks like I might have to worry about fraud next. Should've just paid the $200 been done.
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Passions
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I never understood why stores leave real gift cards out in the open for people to tamper with. Lock the real ones up and put paper dummies out on the shelves. It's 2020, scams like this shouldn't exist.
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Quote from shogun23 :
Looks like Apple gift cards are fraudulently redeemed as soon as they are activated. With a credit card you can dispute the charges, when a target debit card you going have to pull teeth to get your money back.
I have the Target Redcard MasterCard not debit. Can you dispute those cards

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Quote from el31415 :
What's worth buying at Target with the GC, I rarely shop there ?
Apple MagSafe charger, maybe Apple Pencil, whatever

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