A question about Raise gift card purchases???

[mikesteffen]

I am thinking about giving Raise a try. Looking to order an Egift card. I am wanting to use the card quickly after it is handed over to me. How long after purchase until I can use it?

 

[Narnia_girl]

It might take longer your first time if you have to be verified--or if it's a really large amount.
Otherwise, I have ordered gift cards from Raise and used them to place an order (Bath and Body Works) within the hour.

 

[kj2mom]

I believe they say to allow 24 hours but my experience is similar to Narnia's where I have used them within an hour (Dunkin Donuts).

 

[*WDW*Groupie*]

My raise e-gift cards usually arrive within a few minutes. I use them almost every time I go shopping!

 

[CalDisneyMomof2]

I, too, sometimes use them almost immediately.

 

[Madteaparty001]

It might take longer your first time if you have to be verified--or if it's a really large amount.
Otherwise, I have ordered gift cards from Raise and used them to place an order (Bath and Body Works) within the hour.

This. After my first purchase I only had it take more then a few minutes to get an egift card once. It was on some homedepot e-cards, after a couple of hours I needed to use them so I called them up and they pushed it through for me so that I could use them by the time I hung up. Great customer service!

 

[figmentedfollies]

Normally they (usually Target or Walmart/Sam's Club) arrive in my inbox within a few minutes. The last round I ordered I needed to be verified. They said it was because it was because I was on a new computer.

 

[mikesteffen]

I decided to give it a try. Ordered one egift for target just to get my feet wet and see how it goes. Ordered about an hour ago, may have to wait till daytime for them to verify since it is my first order. Got a $190 card for Target to use for Southwest. Hoping it works out and I can save some $$$

 

[mikesteffen]

Where do these Target egift cards come from? Just curious how people can make money selling them at a discount.

 

[kj2mom]

Where do these Target egift cards come from? Just curious how people can make money selling them at a discount.

Not sure about Target specifically but this time last year I really needed some cash. I had been saving my Disney gift cards I had gotten with my Chase points for years but I decided I needed the money more than the cards. I ended up selling the cards to a gift card company for less than face value (I believe I got $85 for a $100 card) which may appear to be a loss but since I got the cards for free that $85 was actually all profit for me.

 

[mikesteffen]

Things went pretty well, time consuming, and a bit of hassle but saved $120 on $1,100 dollars worth of airfare. I placed 3 different orders with Raise. Wanted to try it out and do it a little at a time in case of problems. Had to call them and verify myself when buying the first one. And I spent the money quickly on Target's website for the Southwest gift cards. Had to purchase 6 different Southwest gift cards and wait for them to come. So a bit of hassle. Also a bit of hassle with my bank. Seems that they have Raise marked down as a target for fraud because after the first two transactions my card got locked out. Then used my wife's card for the 3rd and hers got locked out. Then got call from bank and had to verify that we were the ones who made the transaction. They said if I was going to buy again there that I would need to call them.