That means I can spend $1500 on each of the cards and just actually register 1 of them online. Great. How many cards do you think I can activate with my own SS# without raising a flag?
But if I'm not mistaken, you do need to register the card to actually use it. So, if you're going to load more than 1 then at some point you're going to want to activate it in order to get that money off of it. I say this because, when you register online they ask you to set a PIN#, which means it doesn't have one initially.
Not sure about how many you can intially load under just your SS#. Given the fact that I was able to load them under the same SS#, I would assume it's more of a Target pre-screening for the sale of Pre-paid cards in general, rather than a system to prevent more than 1 person from buying so many. I could be wrong, but that's the feeling I get from it.
BUT AS WITH ANYTHING DDF OR OTHERWISE USE DISCRETION/COMMON SENSE AND DON'T ABUSE/RUIN IT .
Also, both times I loaded the Target employees seemed like they knew what info the machine would ask and how exactly it should be filled it, so my guess is that all pre-paid cards go through that process. I note this because, I am in NY, where these redcards aren't sold, so for them to walk me through the steps without that Target carrying that specific redcard means they go through it all the time. Hope all that made sense and helps.
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