Disney gift cards at Costco in Michigan?

[sheboz]

I live in Windsor ON Canada. I do not have Sams Club card or a target card. I do have a Costco card. Do the Costco stores in southern Michigan offer Disney gift cards? TIA

 

[gottalovepluto]

No Costcos have been reported to sell Disney gift cards. Target does and if you have a Target Red Card you can buy Disney GCs at 5% off using the Red Card. Oh, from Canada- missed that part at first Another route people are using is buying discounted Target gift cards online and then buying Disney gift cards with the discounted Target gift cards in store. This is working right now but could get shut down at anytime so you have to be willing to be "stuck" with Target gift cards.

 

[sheboz]

I'm going to have to get a red card. Can I purchase a large amount of cards and get 5% off the total?

 

[gottalovepluto]

I'm going to have to get a red card. Can I purchase a large amount of cards and get 5% off the total?

Yep! Our biggest barrier was the shockingly low credit limit placed on our Red Card and we have almost perfect credit. So pay attention to the credit limit. (I've seen people report limits as low as $800 with Target!) If you ask the cashier they will say no, you don't get 5% off but when you get your receipt you will see you got 5% off if you paid with your Red Card. Disney gift cards are classified as "entertainment" so apparently that's why they qualify. I was still nervous about this so I made one purchase of a $50 gift card just to test this out and then looked at my receipt and I saw I got 5% off. Without assurance in my own hand I wasn't comfortable purchasing a few thousand dollars worth so I encourage you to buy just one and look at your receipt so you can have that peace of mind before investing a lot of trip money. You may also want to try doing it online. The 5% should come off after you input your Red Card and then you wouldn't have to go to the physical Target store, admittedly I don't know the costs associated with shipping to Canada.

Also, take the time to check the balance of each card you get on disneygiftcard.com to assure each card was properly activated. There have been incidents (probably <1%) where cards have not been properly activated in store/shipping warehouse. On the website you'll be able to combine up to $1,000 on one card, 5 cards per account. I've found it very handy. I check the balance on gift cards bought online immediately upon receipt and I check gift cards bought in store 1 day after purchase (the system can take a few hours to fully activate them).

Edit to add: don't try to purchase Disney gift cards with a Target gift card online, your purchase will be cancelled.

 

[sheboz]

Thank you for tips and help!

 

[SharonZ]

You might want to check into the Target "Debit" card, same benefits, but not a credit card. The "Debit" card is connected to your checking account.

 

[Albort]

You might want to check into the Target "Debit" card, same benefits, but not a credit card. The "Debit" card is connected to your checking account.

there is also a prepaid card that works just like a debit card as well.