Author Topic: The Target Prepaid REDcard (Read 1914410 times)

benjie1305 · « **Reply #5580 on:** February 18, 2015, 02:12:07 PM »

Quote from: etech0 on February 18, 2015, 01:30:26 PM

Transfer from another RC / Serve / BB. Instant.

Cool. Will try and do that now. So it sounds like u can make any size purchase + 5% off as long as something is in the account. Thanks

etech0 · « **Reply #5581 on:** February 18, 2015, 02:14:23 PM »

Quote from: benjie1305 on February 18, 2015, 02:12:07 PM

Cool. Will try and do that now. So it sounds like u can make any size purchase + 5% off as long as something is in the account. Thanks

Please let us know if you get the 5% off - I had trouble with an online purchase a couple of weeks ago, and had to call them.

benjie1305 · « **Reply #5582 on:** February 18, 2015, 02:15:54 PM »

Quote from: etech0 on February 18, 2015, 02:14:23 PM

Please let us know if you get the 5% off - I had trouble with an online purchase a couple of weeks ago, and had to call them.

Resulting in you getting it?

etech0 · « **Reply #5583 on:** February 18, 2015, 02:34:37 PM »

Quote from: benjie1305 on February 18, 2015, 02:15:54 PM

Resulting in you getting it?

It's actually a weird story. I was using my RC more for the free shipping than the 5% off. For some reason I wasn't seeing either, so I chatted with target. The rep had no clue what I was talking about. At some point the order went through without me pressing submit, and she said that on her end she sees that I used my amex card to pay, and she's very sorry but because I didn't use my Redcard she can't help. (She actually offered to give me a $5 credit to compensate, because it's my first time ordering online...).

Anyways, I called redcard and they told me that first the purchase goes through regularly, and when it changes from pending to posted, they'll refund the shipping and 5%, and it can take 10 days. Well 10 days later, the pending transaction disappeared from my redcard account, and I haven't seen it since! I haven't done a balance analysis (it was a small purchase so it's hard to tell), but I have a feeling that they messed up and just removed the whole purchase from the account.

Who knows?

benjie1305 · « **Reply #5584 on:** February 18, 2015, 02:36:52 PM »

Quote from: etech0 on February 18, 2015, 02:34:37 PM

It's actually a weird story. I was using my RC more for the free shipping than the 5% off. For some reason I wasn't seeing either, so I chatted with target. The rep had no clue what I was talking about. At some point the order went through without me pressing submit, and she said that on her end she sees that I used my amex card to pay, and she's very sorry but because I didn't use my Redcard she can't help. (She actually offered to give me a $5 credit to compensate, because it's my first time ordering online...).

Anyways, I called redcard and they told me that first the purchase goes through regularly, and when it changes from pending to posted, they'll refund the shipping and 5%, and it can take 10 days. Well 10 days later, the pending transaction disappeared from my redcard account, and I haven't seen it since! I haven't done a balance analysis (it was a small purchase so it's hard to tell), but I have a feeling that they messed up and just removed the whole purchase from the account.

Who knows?

Sounds like they were explaining how it works to me. Anyone else try this yet? You pay shipping and full price and only once it posts do they "refund" / take off the charged? Is that the way the RC operates on those benefits?

dealfinder85 · « **Reply #5585 on:** February 18, 2015, 02:37:50 PM »

so you get the benefits even if you dont pay with your RC?

killamatic12 · « **Reply #5586 on:** February 18, 2015, 02:48:48 PM »

which gift cards should one buy to load a RC in stead of using CC's?

etech0 · « **Reply #5587 on:** February 18, 2015, 02:49:37 PM »

Quote from: dealfinder85 on February 18, 2015, 02:37:50 PM

so you get the benefits even if you dont pay with your RC?

Not as far as I know.

Marco Polo · « **Reply #5588 on:** February 18, 2015, 02:52:00 PM »

Quote from: killamatic12 on February 18, 2015, 02:48:48 PM

which gift cards should one buy to load a RC in stead of using CC's?

Any with a pin should be fine.

rs242 · « **Reply #5589 on:** February 18, 2015, 03:02:05 PM »

Quote from: dealfinder85 on February 18, 2015, 02:37:50 PM

so you get the benefits even if you dont pay with your RC?

I don't think so when shopping in store paid some of my bill with a gc the rest redbird only got 5% on what I paid with the red card but maybe online different don't know why it would be

Barryg · « **Reply #5590 on:** February 18, 2015, 03:03:27 PM »

Quote from: rs242 on February 18, 2015, 03:02:05 PM

I don't think so when shopping in store paid some of my bill with a gc the rest redbird only got 5% on what I paid with the red card but maybe online different don't know why it would be

This is the experience I had, though I never tried other cc + Redcard.