The Target Prepaid REDcard

[benjie1305]

I do not think you can ask to put a specific amount on the RC when paying, but i have left very small amounts on cards, and when paying, it took 5% off.

U mean when paying for something that didn't cost more then what was on the card? They have told me that I can't leave a dollar on the card and buy a 5 dollar item with the card. (Which makes sense)

[rileywiles23]

U mean when paying for something that didn't cost more then what was on the card? They have told me that I can't leave a dollar on the card and buy a 5 dollar item with the card. (Which makes sense)

i think upthread It has been reported that if you pay only part of your order it will still get the %5 off. Personally I've tried a while back and it worked.

[avromie7]

i think upthread It has been reported that if you pay only part of your order it will still get the %5 off. Personally I've tried a while back and it worked.

From the discussions in this thread it seems like that works in store but not online

[zalman2bis]

From my experience:
I only use targets official debit redcard (not the amex one) that's linked to my bank account.
It automatically deducts %5 by checkout in store and online, and gives free shipping.
The catch is, that online, if I pay for a portion of the total with target gift cards, and pay the remaining portion (whatever it may be) with the redcard, it will deduct %5 from the entire order.
In store however, it only deducts %5 from the portion paid by the redcard.

[beeweegee]

From the discussions in this thread it seems like that works in store but not online

I'm pretty sure I've had it work online too.

[skylite]

I was chatting with a rep on Friday trying to get my 5% + free shipping I wasted half an hour fighting with him! He saud that only Red cards get those benifits and I was using a "third party gift card" so I told him he was wrong and in fact I was using a target red card. back and forth he wasn't giving in in the end he said he'll manually apply it because of all the hassle, even though he wasn't giving in.
I was mad!

It happened to me on Friday.  I was told the 5% discount and free shipping only apply to Redcard Debit/Credit cards.   He said the Redcard Prepaid offered by AMEX is considered a third party gift card, so it will not qualify for the 5% discount and free shipping.  I called back and spoke with a different rep, who told me that the Prepaid RedCard does qualify for the 5% discount and free shipping.  He told me to place my order and then gave him the order number so he could apply the discount manually.  I should get the adjusted amount back within 10 days. 

[MosheD]

whats the deal with splitting across multiple cards (for gc)?
When I went to load last week the machine automatically asked "Do you want entire amount on this card?" If I click no how many cards can I do in one purchase?

P.S. sorry if gthis was asked and answered before- as mentioned before I did not read thru entire thread

[etech0]

It happened to me on Friday.  I was told the 5% discount and free shipping only apply to Redcard Debit/Credit cards.   He said the Redcard Prepaid offered by AMEX is considered a third party gift card, so it will not qualify for the 5% discount and free shipping.  I called back and spoke with a different rep, who told me that the Prepaid RedCard does qualify for the 5% discount and free shipping.  He told me to place my order and then gave him the order number so he could apply the discount manually.  I should get the adjusted amount back within 10 days.

Please keep us posted.

[clear thinker]

It happened to me on Friday.  I was told the 5% discount and free shipping only apply to Redcard Debit/Credit cards.   He said the Redcard Prepaid offered by AMEX is considered a third party gift card, so it will not qualify for the 5% discount and free shipping.  I called back and spoke with a different rep, who told me that the Prepaid RedCard does qualify for the 5% discount and free shipping.  He told me to place my order and then gave him the order number so he could apply the discount manually.  I should get the adjusted amount back within 10 days.

I told the rep then that it's not fair that I have to go through this to access a simple card benifit, he really isn't fair.

[etech0]

I told the rep then that it's not fair that I have to go through this to access a simple card benifit, he really isn't fair.

I agree with you - that's why I haven't ordered from target online since that one time I tried. I'm hoping maybe they'll fix the system at some point.
Was this a target rep or a RC rep? From my experience the target reps don't know anything about prepaid RC.

[clear thinker]

I agree with you - that's why I haven't ordered from target online since that one time I tried. I'm hoping maybe they'll fix the system at some point.
Was this a target rep or a RC rep? From my experience the target reps don't know anything about prepaid RC.

Target rep and indeed he didn't know what I was talking about

[Marco Polo]

i think upthread It has been reported that if you pay only part of your order it will still get the %5 off. Personally I've tried a while back and it worked.

That.

[lunatic]

That.

My experience as well

[etech0]

My experience as well

Online or in store?

[lunatic]

Online or in store?

In store

[etech0]

In store

TY

[Welder]

Although I called both Amex and Chase before charging my cards for $1000 each to clear it, they were still declined and I still got fraud-protection emails! Any advice please? If I can't get past this I wont be able to keep this up!

Don't use even numbers. Use odd numbers.

Thanks! Worked like a charm.

[pixi]

Thanks! Worked like a charm.

Worked for me as well

[CS1]

Worked for me as well

what? Entering in an even vs. odd number to load onto the RC?

[rs242]

what? Entering in an even vs. odd number to load onto the RC?

odd as in 898 instead of 900 or 1000 as most ppl use to do. It help with fraud alerts