The Target Prepaid REDcard

[sruli1234]

No issue. Used PRG, SPG, Everyday Preferred.  Wish Target was on the Dept. store list for 3% or better yet the 6% on Blue

I just went w my plat, got declined for $2500, i called them, they started asking all kinds of q's about what im buying, ETC.

[AnonymousUser]

Im still amazed that someone upthread justified taking a $5 unactivated card without paying. If its $5 how do you take it??? Activated or not they want you to pay for it. It may not ring when you leave the store but its theft IMHO. Am I missing something?

You pay the $5 when you activate it. It doesn't matter which store you do it in. They don't lose any money.

[whacked1]

You pay the $5 when you activate it. It doesn't matter which store you do it in. They don't lose any money.

This is really for the ethical thread. However, I asked my LOR about taking VR from CVS and I was told that I cant. Its causing someone else to re-order and re-stack when I'm not making the purchase in that store. To each his own I guess.

[hvaces42]

You pay the $5 when you activate it. It doesn't matter which store you do it in. They don't lose any money.

Idk but in the stores I've been to where they sell them for $5 they wouldnt let you walk out with it. And if that is a justified answer rather than the real answer the current cards we are talking about are fried and they did lose money. So is it theft?

[hvaces42]

This is really for the ethical thread. However, I asked my LOR about taking VR from CVS and I was told that I cant. Its causing someone else to re-order and re-stack when I'm not making the purchase in that store. To each his own I guess.

Its not for the ethical thread. Its a very practical question. Are you aiding and abetting theft or in possession of stolen property when you know that it wasnt paid for and cant be activated in other stores?

[Yehoshua]

Anyone know if you can activate  at City Targets or does it have to be a regular Target?

[LifesGood]

T&C says the accounts have to match. FWIW I have personal going into business account.

How does one recoup their $ from other RB.
(N00b here)

[noturbizniss]

How does one recoup their $ from other RB.
(N00b here)

What do you mean by that

[AnonymousUser]

Idk but in the stores I've been to where they sell them for $5 they wouldnt let you walk out with it. And if that is a justified answer rather than the real answer the current cards we are talking about are fried and they did lose money. So is it theft?

I've been to stores where there's no fee and they didn't let me take. It has nothing to do with the fee.
No one would take if they knew that those are going to get fried. You can't call it theft if no one else had any problems activating them (and paying the fee). You're blaming them for something they couldn't have known.

[hvaces42]

How does one recoup their $ from other RB.
(N00b here)

read the wiki

[JosephM]

Is it a problem activating in any location that doesn't sell them or only specific stores?  Has anyone been able to activate in a store that doesn't sell them lately?

[hvaces42]

I've been to stores where there's no fee and they didn't let me take. It has nothing to do with the fee.
No one would take if they knew that those are going to get fried. You can't call it theft if no one else had any problems activating them (and paying the fee). You're blaming them for something they couldn't have known.

i'm just trying to wrap my head around how one would take something that is marked $5 out of a store and say "oh, I'll pay for it when i activate it elsewhere". If any item has a price marked on it, why would it even dawn on me to take it without paying? Can i take anything else out of the store thats marked with a price and say I'll pay for it elsewhere? It just doesnt make sense. The card costs $5, not the activation. Try to take a chocolate bar right under the RedCard display and see if they let you pay for it when you activate it.  Can you take an Amex GC, MC or VGC without activating it?

[NYHeel]

So I switched to T-Mobile and got a Visa Debit card for the ETF reimbursement from Verizon for $900. It's a T-mobile Visa debit card that has my name on it. I can create a PIN for it but since it's a promotional card (it says promotional on it) I can't access the funds via an ATM. Per the Wiki, do you think this would count as a bank issued debit card that I could load online and that wouldn't count against my $5,000 monthly limit?

[rileywiles23]

If I use my credit limit of 1,000 dollars in serve

[Don Will]

if i use my 1000 dollar credit card loading limit for serve in the beginning of the month can i then close my serve account and then activate my red card and still load 5000 dollars or will amex make me wait till next month ?

[kangarruu]

if i use my 1000 dollar credit card loading limit for serve in the beginning of the month can i then close my serve account and then activate my red card and still load 5000 dollars or will amex make me wait till next month ?

You can double-dip.

[Yehoshua]

I'm in Target now and they can't activate my unopened unactivated cards. Any ideas what I can do? They haven't loaded them or anything like that.

[ShlockDoc]

I'm in Target now and they can't activate my unopened unactivated cards. Any ideas what I can do? They haven't loaded them or anything like that.

This is happening more and more on this board and others. I think Target may have limited activating cards in non-participating stores. I can't find a store to activate the cards that my mother in law sent me as a Chanuka present.

[Yehoshua]

This is happening more and more on this board and others. I think Target may have limited activating cards in non-participating stores. I can't find a store to activate the cards that my mother in law sent me as a Chanuka present.

Thanks, but I know can see that. What can I do about it?

[Mech]

I was in target in la on friday. I didn't see any redcards on the shelf but there were signs saying to sign up for the card. So.. I did. Not sure if It was the right thing or not. My temp card is a receipt. They said I'm gonna get a permanent one in the mail. Anyone have any experience with this? Is this the same thing?