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Gift Cards at Supermarkets
« on: February 08, 2013, 10:33:22 AM »
Im trying to use gift cards i have at my local queens supermarkets and they wont take it. They take regular credit cards is there a trick to this.

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Re: Gift Cards at Supermarkets
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2013, 10:42:33 AM »
Im trying to use gift cards i have at my local queens supermarkets and they wont take it. They take regular credit cards is there a trick to this.

What type of gift cards?
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Re: Gift Cards at Supermarkets
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2013, 11:23:31 AM »
There visa vanilla gift cards

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Re: Gift Cards at Supermarkets
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2013, 11:26:21 AM »
There visa vanilla gift cards

Should have no problem.

Did you simply try swiping it?
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Re: Gift Cards at Supermarkets
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2013, 11:33:15 AM »
I am having trouble with  visa vanilla gift cards as well.

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Re: Gift Cards at Supermarkets
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2013, 11:34:26 AM »
HAHHAHA yes and they didnt work by seasons or aarons could they be not accepting it, or is it under credit/debit card

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Re: Gift Cards at Supermarkets
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2013, 04:45:36 PM »
HAHHAHA yes and they didnt work by seasons or aarons could they be not accepting it, or is it under credit/debit card

Hey I had the same problem, spoke to seasons manager, some places can't accept GC that have expiration dates way out in the future.

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Re: Gift Cards at Supermarkets
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2013, 07:29:22 PM »
Hey I had the same problem, spoke to seasons manager, some places can't accept GC that have expiration dates way out in the future.
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The same happened in my local supermarket,

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Re: Gift Cards at Supermarkets
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2013, 07:34:58 PM »
+1
The same happened in my local supermarket,
My kids school couldn't accept it for that reason.
Btw, which ny supermarkets are the best to buy 500$ visa cards from?

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Re: Gift Cards at Supermarkets
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2013, 08:30:39 PM »
ask them to enter the card manuallyand put in an earlier expire date. it should work (unless they r to lazy to do it) it world that way in npgs lakwd