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I bought these Apple gc at Target so many times without problem although I heard people's story all over. Finally today it's happened to me and I'm out of $200 that I can't get back.
I opened 1 of them right in the store to load them to Apple account. Doesn't work. Go to Customer Service. They told me to fk off and call apple basically. Because of their "policy". No refund no support. No matter what I say
I opened the other 3 in front of them (all $50). All does not work. They see it. And keep saying the same thing, even rude to me, like nothing's gonna happen. Basically they're fine with selling you shit they know doesn't work (they see it with their eyes - its not like i went home and redeem them - I opened in front of them). And they said without flinching it's not their responsibility and tell me to call Apple - which I'm 100% sure Apple will tell me to call Target.
I knew their was a scam going on, but I expected Target to stand behind what they sell, especially if I open the gc right in front of them. Kayla from Target, I hope you will get what coming to you for what you said to me today. See how you like when you bought $200 of product from a store that is broken right after the register and the store refuse to do anything about it. Gotta warn people that Target won't support you. Apple will be even less likely.
*Update: called apple, provided them the serial of both the sleeves and the inside cards. A customer service agent confirmed that the sleeve was indeed loaded money and the card inside was different and does not match. The money was also still there. She blocked the card associated with the sleeve so the scammer can't get the money. Then her supervisor take over, tell me to send receipts and photos and such, thought i was going to get a refund but then he said nope, this is target fault, go back to target, they have the money we don't have the money, although i already told him target won't help. He told me to contact Target Corporate (WTF ? how ?). I told him the money is in the gc that I purchased and activated, they just have to load that to my apple account. He said i dont' get it, then the call disconnected.
So 2 big corporation stiffled $200 out of me today, in the USA. unbelievable.
So people need to be aware that you're taking a gamble with this: If you got scammed, they WON"T support you. YOU WILL LOSE the money.
Haha! I purchased mine for Mac Mini, too. I added the GC to my Apple Account Balance so I could use all 10 towards it, rather than be limited to 8.
Big mistake—kept throwing an error at checkout. Chat rep and 2 phone agents couldn't get it to checkout with Apple Account Balance either.
I had the same issue on Apple's website. Pay part of the order using credit card and it should go thru. I put $10 on CC and rest on account balance and it worked that way.
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I had the same issue on Apple's website. Pay part of the order using credit card and it should go thru. I put $10 on CC and rest on account balance and it worked that way.
That was a great idea. Same issue. "Your payment authorization failed. Please verify your information and try again, or try another payment method."
$1 to credit card, $10 to credit card, $10 to bank account…nothing worked. At this point I wonder if my account was flagged for adding 10 gift cards to it.
Can some provide guidance as I dont do a lot with Apple services? Is this the cheapest way to pay for cloud storage costs say for a family account? Meaning if we just want cloud storage to backup pictures and such, are there more cost effective ways? Teach me, o great and wise slickdealers!
I had the same issue on Apple's website. Pay part of the order using credit card and it should go thru. I put $10 on CC and rest on account balance and it worked that way.
Mine applied without incident but I did pay the tax on credit card all the rest on apple balance.
I bought the target gift cards and within 15 minutes had the redemption links email to me.
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It's not free* as the deal says. It's $50 for $55. Why not just write the actual deal instead of b.s.
If that is a comment directed at me, you're telling the wrong person. FYI once a deal gets popular enough, SD mods update it with their template format. My original post was written accurately.
If that is a comment directed at me, you're telling the wrong person. FYI once a deal gets popular enough, SD mods update it with their template format. My original post was written accurately.
Here is the current info from the checkout page on apple.com
"You can use up to 8 Apple Gift Cards. Apple Gift Cards can't be used with PayPal or split credit card payments."
The Apple Store app checkout says, "You can use up to 4 Apple Gift Cards on the Apple Store app. Your Apple Gift Cards can be used with an Apple Account Balance. Where is the PIN located? Learn more"
So apparently Apple isn't being consistent on what's allowed. The app used to be 8 and now it's 4, but for whatever reason the website is still 8 according to your findings. That's interesting.
Sorry I am confused how I can only use 4 gift card (in this case, each gift card has a balance of $50) in one transaction and still use 20 of gift card to buy an iphone. Would you please elaborate?
Shall I first buy 20 gift card, load it to Apple Account Balance, and then use Apple Account Balance to complete the transaction? Appreciate your input.
Thanks
You can add gift cards to your Apple Account Balance, or you could physically take them to checkout with at an Apple store.
FYI as of an update in iOS 15, you can go into the wallet app, and tap + to add a card for your Apple Account Balance for easy redemption/checkout.
Last edited by Te54321 February 5, 2023 at 10:56 AM.
I had the same issue on Apple's website. Pay part of the order using credit card and it should go thru. I put $10 on CC and rest on account balance and it worked that way.
Do you have your Apple Account Balance added as a card in the wallet app? It was a feature released in iOS 15.
If you don't, add it by tapping on the +. This might solve your issue. Let me know if it does.
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I bought these Apple gc at Target so many times without problem although I heard people's story all over. Finally today it's happened to me and I'm out of $200 that I can't get back.
I opened 1 of them right in the store to load them to Apple account. Doesn't work. Go to Customer Service. They told me to fk off and call apple basically. Because of their "policy". No refund no support. No matter what I say
I opened the other 3 in front of them (all $50). All does not work. They see it. And keep saying the same thing, even rude to me, like nothing's gonna happen. Basically they're fine with selling you shit they know doesn't work (they see it with their eyes - its not like i went home and redeem them - I opened in front of them). And they said without flinching it's not their responsibility and tell me to call Apple - which I'm 100% sure Apple will tell me to call Target.
I knew their was a scam going on, but I expected Target to stand behind what they sell, especially if I open the gc right in front of them. Kayla from Target, I hope you will get what coming to you for what you said to me today. See how you like when you bought $200 of product from a store that is broken right after the register and the store refuse to do anything about it. Gotta warn people that Target won't support you. Apple will be even less likely.
*Update: called apple, provided them the serial of both the sleeves and the inside cards. A customer service agent confirmed that the sleeve was indeed loaded money and the card inside was different and does not match. The money was also still there. She blocked the card associated with the sleeve so the scammer can't get the money. Then her supervisor take over, tell me to send receipts and photos and such, thought i was going to get a refund but then he said nope, this is target fault, go back to target, they have the money we don't have the money, although i already told him target won't help. He told me to contact Target Corporate (WTF ? how ?). I told him the money is in the gc that I purchased and activated, they just have to load that to my apple account. He said i dont' get it, then the call disconnected.
So 2 big corporation stiffled $200 out of me today, in the USA. unbelievable.
So people need to be aware that you're taking a gamble with this: If you got scammed, they WON"T support you. YOU WILL LOSE the money.
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Big mistake—kept throwing an error at checkout. Chat rep and 2 phone agents couldn't get it to checkout with Apple Account Balance either.
$1 to credit card, $10 to credit card, $10 to bank account…nothing worked. At this point I wonder if my account was flagged for adding 10 gift cards to it.
I bought the target gift cards and within 15 minutes had the redemption links email to me.
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"You can use up to 8 Apple Gift Cards. Apple Gift Cards can't be used with PayPal or split credit card payments."
So apparently Apple isn't being consistent on what's allowed. The app used to be 8 and now it's 4, but for whatever reason the website is still 8 according to your findings. That's interesting.
Shall I first buy 20 gift card, load it to Apple Account Balance, and then use Apple Account Balance to complete the transaction? Appreciate your input.
Thanks
FYI as of an update in iOS 15, you can go into the wallet app, and tap + to add a card for your Apple Account Balance for easy redemption/checkout.
Big mistake—kept throwing an error at checkout. Chat rep and 2 phone agents couldn't get it to checkout with Apple Account Balance either.
If you don't, add it by tapping on the +. This might solve your issue. Let me know if it does.
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