Disney Gift Card Deals

[robinb]

Well, I tried it. I put $150 of BB cards into my cart and tried to log into PayPal to pay...

Sorry, this payment option isn’t available. Here are your options:

• Contact PayPal customer service to resolve this issue.

It doesn't have anything to do with paying with an eBay gift card because I couldn't even get to that screen. I can't even use my PayPal account to pay for it. This is about the dumbest thing I have ever seen and I can't believe how hard PayPal makes it to purchase items that they sell directly. I'm trying to give them money for their product and their security software automatically flags it as fraud...how stupid is that?

Call PayPal and they will unlock your account.

 

[twinmom2002]

I just tried card cash. It's only a small amount but 11.6% overall with target savings is not bad. How long does it usually take to get thee code?

 

[MinMou]

SOOOO, I took advantage of this today and was able to catch 6 big cards for a 9.5% discount, waited about an hour and wallla - CANCELED. Called Cardcash to find out what was going on and was told with a wink wink voice that I may want to change the payment method because the transaction was canceled by TARGET!!!! So im guessing that is the seller of the High $ High % off cards and if your Target.Com account is locked so is your ability to buy on CardCash. Will try a workaround.

I made 3 purchases today. My first one was cancelled - I am guessing because someone else got the high % cards into their baskets and checked out faster than me.
I later went back and got one, and it was processed with no problems. I just purchased 3 more cards, and am waiting to see what the future holds

 

[MinMou]

I just tried card cash. It's only a small amount but 11.6% overall with target savings is not bad. How long does it usually take to get thee code?

Mine came in about 4 hours

 

[havaneselover]

For any shopkickers out there--I got 1,200 kicks (and some dirty looks at Macy's) today.

 

[robinb]

Just tried the cardcash promo. It told me that the coupon is no longer valid

I just used the Card Cash promo code and it worked. There was a $99 Target card for 3.3% off, so I got it for $91.90 with the additional discount.

 

[mhartman09]

Just tried the Best Buy thing on BestBuy.com for store pickup and Best Buy immediately canceled the order, so it looks like that deal is a bust unless they are willing to take it in store!

My BB would not allow GC to GC in store, so I just ordered an ebay card online with some ink I needed anyway and had everything shipped. I received the ink and ebay card in three days. My plan is to try this again to be able to continue churning through ebay for a while. Just haven't done another order yet because I'm worried about ordering BB from PPDG.

 

[SBWB48]

I just tried card cash. It's only a small amount but 11.6% overall with target savings is not bad. How long does it usually take to get thee code?

I made 3 purchases today. My first one was cancelled - I am guessing because someone else got the high % cards into their baskets and checked out faster than me.
I later went back and got one, and it was processed with no problems. I just purchased 3 more cards, and am waiting to see what the future holds

I just used the Card Cash promo code and it worked. There was a $99 Target card for 3.3% off, so I got it for $91.90 with the additional discount.

I tried card cash in both small and large increments and have had all of my orders cancelled each and every time! I've never used the site before and have only purchased $600 in Disney GC from target.com this week. I can't seem to figure out why all my orders are getting canceled!

 

[twinmom2002]

I had my 1st order cancelled, but the second for $95 went through with the extra 4% coupon and I just recieved it and ordered a disney gc from target. Today was my first day to use it and I ws really worried about it.

 

[MrInfinity]

If their distribution for their gift cards is failing, that is certainly not my fault and not the result of any misconduct on my part.

This is basically saying it is not your responsibility to follow an agreement that is not enforced. So if the rule is that you cannot get 5% off paying with a Gift Card (and that is the rule) just because you know a way around it does not make it not your fault. Ditto with the Ebates glitch. I hope you know you are taking advantage of faulty systems to make a profit. Just because a company doesn't notice they're losing money due to an error does not mean it's right to exploit it. Note, I am not exempt, I exploit away right with you. I just don't look at it the same I guess. I knew from the onset of the churn rage that what we were doing would be short lived because Target would stop it once it got out of hand and people ran massive dollar amounts thru them. It had been suggested time and time again *not* to do that.

Target has very many easy solutions to this: put a hard daily, monthly, yearly, whatever limit per account and state it plainly; restrict GCM from selling on eBay (might have already happened), restrict the extra 5% on gift card purchases.

Or, put a stop on your account. Done. Easy as any of the others, but does not inconvenience guests who are using the system as they intend. it only stops you.

All of those solutions are much more reasonable than costing themselves a valuable client that shops online pretty frequently who, until this happened, was a happy Target customer.

You're over-estimating your value to Target. Your value to them was actually in the negative. The longer you'd do this, the more they'd lose.

If they're not making money off my orders, then they have a serious problem in their supply chain well beyond me that needs to be resolved ASAP and certainly should not have been allowed to continue for, what, at minimum four years now looking back to the start date of this thread?

Oh I'm with you there they had a serious problem! It was only in the last 6 months (say when GCM came along) that a small problem became a gusher costing them what I calculate as millions. Within a few months they've shut down the prime offenders and are tweaking the systems to prevent further abuse.

It's certainly not the customer's fault that they can't control their distribution.

I can't relate to this logic of how it's not a person's fault if they don't follow a rule if the imposing body doesn't enforce it. I think it is our fault. But I guess that's subjective! If I speed and don't get a ticket, it's still speeding. If someone cuts in line because no one will notice, he's still cut.

You didn't mention your volume. May I ask? When you said you did 5-digits worth at once... was this $20k? $50k? I think I only ran about $5k/mo thru Target, for a good 6 months... spreading it out, and mixing in lots of regular orders.

 

[wolfies30]

Just tried the cardcash promo. It told me that the coupon is no longer valid

I actually got to submit two purchases. The first was cancelled after 5 minutes. The second gave me an orde confirmation, but as of yet, no cancellation and no gift card.

 

[marsh0013]

My first order with cardcash was also cancelled, but I think it's because my credit card thought it was fraudulent. I got an email from my credit card saying so, I clicked "everything is fine" and then went and made the exact purchase a second time. The second purchase I got a text message from cardcash asking me to confirm I was making the purchase, but that text came almost an hour after I placed it. I confirmed and it went through. Then later in the day I placed another order with cardcash and it went through no issues. So maybe check if you're getting a text asking to confirm? I had never purchased from them before today.

 

[CCCDVC]

I can't relate to this logic of how it's not a person's fault if they don't follow a rule if the imposing body doesn't enforce it. I think it is our fault.

That's my problem right now: if they want it a certain way, say it instead of arbitrarily shutting down my entire account so I can never order anything on their website. There is absolutely no rule on EITHER WEBSITE that I can't buy Target gift cards from eBay and use them to buy Disney gift cards on Target.com. It's not in the terms and conditions so why should I have to hide it? Furthermore, eBay's promotion doesn't technically affect Target. eBay might take a "hit" by throwing 6-8% at you (but probably not considering their total fees usually amount to about 12% of a purchase if you count Paypal--blah blah separate company they still own it effectively), but I'm still getting Target's deal for 5% as intended. That eBay took it upon themselves to throw an extra X% in the pot is irrelevant.

But I'm done with this silly conversation. Everyone these days is sorry to be a capitalist. See you never, thanks to the one person who gave me useful information.

 

[MrInfinity]

That's my problem right now: if they want it a certain way, say it instead of arbitrarily shutting down my entire account so I can never order anything on their website. There is absolutely no rule on EITHER WEBSITE that I can't buy Target gift cards from eBay and use them to buy Disney gift cards on Target.com. It's not in the terms and conditions so why should I have to hide it? Furthermore, eBay's promotion doesn't technically affect Target. eBay might take a "hit" by throwing 6-8% at you (but probably not considering their total fees usually amount to about 12% of a purchase if you count Paypal--blah blah separate company they still own it effectively), but I'm still getting Target's deal for 5% as intended. That eBay took it upon themselves to throw an extra X% in the pot is irrelevant.

But I'm done with this silly conversation. Everyone these days is sorry to be a capitalist. See you never, thanks to the one person who gave me useful information.

I never apologized for being a capitalist. I'm all for it. All I asked is what volume you churned in a short time so we can learn from it. You seem to want to disguise cutthroat capitalism with how you're doing right by them or something. Capitalism definitely involves exploiting the weak for personal gain. In this case the weak was Target. Some people you'll never know running a site with some flaws. But when they get smart to it, you can't be too annoyed that they stop you from exploiting them and claim you were entitled to it and they should appreciate you. They were being capitalist in blocking you. :-/

 

[CMNJ]

That's my problem right now: if they want it a certain way, say it instead of arbitrarily shutting down my entire account so I can never order anything on their website. There is absolutely no rule on EITHER WEBSITE that I can't buy Target gift cards from eBay and use them to buy Disney gift cards on Target.com. It's not in the terms and conditions so why should I have to hide it? Furthermore, eBay's promotion doesn't technically affect Target. eBay might take a "hit" by throwing 6-8% at you (but probably not considering their total fees usually amount to about 12% of a purchase if you count Paypal--blah blah separate company they still own it effectively), but I'm still getting Target's deal for 5% as intended. That eBay took it upon themselves to throw an extra X% in the pot is irrelevant.

But I'm done with this silly conversation. Everyone these days is sorry to be a capitalist. See you never, thanks to the one person who gave me useful information.

I don't think anyone on this thread is sorry they are saving money. People are pointing out that nobody here is an "innocent victim" when target bans them yourself included.
And for the record target does not intend for us to get the 5% off when paying with gift cards (at least not officially)
From their website.....

5% REDcard™ Discount Program Rules

When you use your Target Debit Card™, Target Credit Card™ or Target™ MasterCard® (each, a "REDcard™") at Target stores or Target.com, you will receive 5% off your purchases. If you use a REDcard in the same purchase transaction with another form of payment, the 5% discount will apply only to the purchase amount tendered to your REDcard. 5% discount applies to eligible purchases minus any other discounts and the value of any promotional Target gift cards received in the transaction. Target reserves the right to discontinue or alter the terms of this program at any time. 5% discount does not apply to the following:

• Prescriptions, clinic services at Target and Target Optical™ eye exams
• Target gift cards and prepaid cards
• Previous purchases
• Target credit account payments, Target Debit Card cash back and cash advances on the Target MasterCard
• Gift wrap and shipping and handling charges on Target.com purchases
• Wireless protection program purchases and deposits required by a mobile carrier
• Where otherwise prohibited by law

Hope you find a way to save money on your Disney trip. That's all we all want!

 

[Lain]

For any shopkickers out there--I got 1,200 kicks (and some dirty looks at Macy's) today.

Were all 1,200 kicks from Macy's? I logged about 1,100 from several stores by running all my errands during today's Blue Friday promo.

 

[robinb]

Everyone these days is sorry to be a capitalist.

You are not a capitalist. You are an opportunist who knew how to work the system.

 

[Zhoen]

Well, after two fails on the higher-discount cards, my third cardcash order (for 2.6% plus the 4%) finally went through... but it was only for $25ish and turns out Target sells their Disney cards for $50 and $100... oops. So I did ANOTHER card cash purchase and it went through as well...

When all is said and done, I will be getting a $100 Disney card in the mail for which I paid 88.91 and will receive $.89 back from my Discover card. I know that compared to some of the deals you guys pull off that's small potatoes, but I'm happy with it.

Thanks for the insight!!!

 

[Minniekins]

I don't understand how Target can possibly not know that people who place orders and pay with target gc's are getting the 5% disc. I mean you can see it right in your invoice with the details of the purchase. One would think that when target seemed to be fixing things recently, maybe about two months ago now, that would have been fixed if they wanted to. But the disc continued to work after that. We all know better than to call and ask questions about that disc but there are likely many target customers who do call and ask where their disc is when it doesn't work. We know the ways to get it to work, but plenty of others may not and get upset and will call target and hey this is what I do to get a disc, why won't it work? How does that not trigger someone somewhere to say hey better look into this, that shouldn't be happening? Plus all the chatter across the Internet about this disc that we take advantage of. But, should guests not order with gc's because they know they'll get an unintended disc? We are responsible for placing our orders, but shouldn't they be responsible for how they accept and process those orders? They certainly should bear their due responsibilities for their own business.
Again, I'm not any kind of business person, and I'm happy enough to take the disc and hope it continues. But I definitely don't understand.

 

[J.Casto79]

I spent forever on the phone with Target today and somebody backed up the whole notion that the account triggered the "resale" algorithm. After getting bounced around to a million people and departments, I finally got an email address to write to corporate. I will see what comes of that, but I am not optimistic. This is very frustrating because this is by far the best deal on the market. If they're going to offer a fantastic deal, expect everyone to avail themselves of it, even their high dollar clients. I'd be astounded if this gift card deal was a loss leader with this many people ordering. It seems suicidally stupid of them to offer such a deal and lose money on every order for years.

Great, so you are going to alert corporate to this and possibly mess it up for everyone else. They're not going to reverse it based on how much you said you've ran through. Don't mess it up for everyone else.