GIFT CARDS & FRAUDS

 

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Respected Sir/Madam:

I have a question pertaining to gift card policy. Our family usually buys ##### gift cards periodically, and we had an unusual situation where a couple of gift cards did not include a barcode when the recipient tried to use those cards, and it was brought to our attention. I reached out to both online and phone teams in this regard, and they were able to trace one of them, but not the other one, though I was informed that the gift cards do not expire. Moreover, though the two cards were bought in the same year,, I was informed that only one of them could be reissued.

I was wondering whether anything can be done in this regard to reissue this gift card. If yes, I can provide more details pertaining to this.

Sincerely,

Srikanth.

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What happened

I had gifted a set of gift cards to family member, which to my knowledge did not have an expiration date, but for some reasons those were not working. When I reached out to the vendor, after being sent around, finally, they were able to recover one of the gift cards, but not the other one. I have seen situations where successful class action lawsuits were filed in these situations. What am I supposed to do? How can I recover the value of the gift card, and would I be able to get compensation for the time wasted. Please let me know. If interested, I can provide supporting evidence for this purpose.

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