Updated Disney Gift Card Deals and More

[jennab]

I checked the Chase bonus a few days ago and I had it on my Disney Visa - 5% off for gas, restaurants, and grocery stores for the quarter.

I bet I’m just not getting anything this quarter. I had the gas, grocery, and him improvement last quarter on Disney visa.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I would like to think the best of people too but I never hand over a GC with $$$ on it. It just takes that one person . Were you staying on property? I always just charge back to my room and then pay down the room balance with my GCs. Glad you were able to get your GC back and transfer the funds to a new card.

I like this method, too, and use it wherever it's accepted. Nice not to have to worry about handing over GCs at restaurants. Just keep your receipts to make sure everything adds up.

 

[dward1961]

I like this method, too, and use it wherever it's accepted. Nice not to have to worry about handing over GCs at restaurants. Just keep your receipts to make sure everything adds up.

We've never done this but are planning on using gift cards this trip.

Do you have to go to the front desk daily?

TY

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

We've never done this but are planning on using gift cards this trip.

Do you have to go to the front desk daily?

TY

No, just at the end of your stay before you check out. Then you use your GCs all at once to pay for everything (the hotel cost and the room charges). Note that what you charge on your magic band on check out day may take a while to appear on your hotel folio so I just don't charge to my magic band on checkout day (which is really just breakfast and/or a last minute souvenir).

 

[VGCgroupie]

We've never done this but are planning on using gift cards this trip.

Do you have to go to the front desk daily?

TY

The night before your checkout day since they tend to charge everything in the AM before you wake up.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

The night before your checkout day since they tend to charge everything in the AM before you wake up.

Oh, yeah, good tip. I always forget/am too tired, and then they have to refund the CC and use my GCs, lol. But FYI, they can do that in the morning in case you forget.

 

[FoxC63]

D&W Fresh Market (Michigan)

• Buy $50 Select Gift Cards for $40
  • Includes: Applebee's, Barnes & Noble, Bath & Body, BP Gas Station, Dick's Sporting Goods, Kohl's, Starbucks and Ulta Beauty
  • Limit 2 per household
  • Weekly ad
  • Offer valid 7/21/24 - 7/27/24.

 

[pix13dust]

Now I'm worried. I bought tickets on Thursday and they still haven't tracked...

So strange??? I needed tickets for one more person, so I tried again yesterday and it credited almost instantly. Also, I downloaded and added my tickets to my Disney Experience immediately. Maybe that had something to do with it?

 

[FoxC63]

We've never done this but are planning on using gift cards this trip.

Do you have to go to the front desk daily?

TY

After you combine your DGC up to $1,000 you can call to have the funds applied to your resort balance until it's paid in full. For me, this option works best.

 

[afan]

No, just at the end of your stay before you check out. Then you use your GCs all at once to pay for everything (the hotel cost and the room charges). Note that what you charge on your magic band on check out day may take a while to appear on your hotel folio so I just don't charge to my magic band on checkout day (which is really just breakfast and/or a last minute souvenir).

This totally depends on the resort level you are staying at and how much you charge to your room. Once you go over the hold amount on your cc they will start charging you card. They can reverse it but it's an added step.

I stay value so the hold is lower, I think it's 500. Mod and deluxe are more. When I use my mb I will stop more often because I don't want them doing the added work of refunding the card. I'll pass through the lobby when I have time to/from the bus and if the line is short I'll stop and pay. This is also why I started using the gc for most stuff, it saves time in the end.

 

[FoxC63]

I checked the Chase bonus a few days ago and I had it on my Disney Visa - 5% off for gas, restaurants, and grocery stores for the quarter.

That's the same offer I received via email back in June. Thanks for posting, it is that time again to check for cc Bonuses Post #3 Hopefully more peeps will get an offer.

Chase Bonus:

• Chase Bonus Offers, link for all cards: Chase.com/mybonus
  • Check for Off Quarterly Bonuses on the 15th of each month.

 

[FoxC63]

I just ran into the same challenge this evening with my Macy's score from earlier this month. Should have opened the card as soon as I got home, but life has just been busy and hadn't had time to place my order yet. Opened 2 cards tonight and the $100 one had the pin scratched off and was missing about $8. Honestly if I can get Macy's to reissue even for the balance shown I'll be okay, but it's the extra effort right now that's annoying.

Did you get this resolved? Where and when did you buy your Macy's gc? Being presumptuous here, I don't think Macy's is beholding to you but the store where you purchased the gc from should be. And if they don't help you, I would do a chargeback like @gottalovepluto recommends.

 

[wilckepedia]

Did you get this resolved? Where and when did you buy your Macy's gc? Being presumptuous here, I don't think Macy's is beholding to you but the store where you purchased the gc from should be. And if they don't help you, I would do a chargeback like @gottalovepluto recommends.

Not resolved yet, but going at it from all angles. Purchased from Safeway when they had their big 10x points offer. In a fun little twist, I ended up with 2 cards from different Safeways. The one that had that I had to purchase from the Customer Service counter was the one that got scammed.

Logged it with Macy's as soon as I saw it since the majority of the value was still there and if I could get them to transfer the balance to a different number I would have just let it go since the deal was killer and I still would have come out ahead. Now the card has been fully drained. Haven't gotten an approval/denial yet.

Reaching out to Safeway, actually got to Customer Service pretty quickly and they were kind and issued a ticket number. But they won't do anything until I have proof of a denial from Macy's.

 

[CoP Luv]

I bought a Petsmart GC on Target’s website this morning the email with the card came through but when clicking the link to access it, I kept getting a Target error. Talking to chat, they said they are aware of the a problem with all 3rd party GCs not being accessible on Target’s site. Just be cautious today.

 

[CarolynFH]

I bought a Petsmart GC on Target’s website this morning the email with the card came through but when clicking the link to access it, I kept getting a Target error. Talking to chat, they said they are aware of the a problem with all 3rd party GCs not being accessible on Target’s site. Just be cautious today.

Thank you for this! I bought some DGCs from Target about an hour ago and got an error message when I tried to open them. I'll try again tomorrow.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Now I'm worried. I bought tickets on Thursday and they still haven't tracked...

Same day, took about 12-14 hours. I bought them early in the morning

Did you use a coupon code? If so which one?

Maybe we can get more DP from those who have done Viator and if they use certain coupon if the transactions track or not.

 

[dpswift]

We've never done this but are planning on using gift cards this trip.

Do you have to go to the front desk daily?

TY

I like to go daily. It keeps the hold on my credit card from getting too high. Also I use smaller gift cards for quick service food and drinks in the parks.

 

[Swimgirly]

I bought a Petsmart GC on Target’s website this morning the email with the card came through but when clicking the link to access it, I kept getting a Target error. Talking to chat, they said they are aware of the a problem with all 3rd party GCs not being accessible on Target’s site. Just be cautious today.

Might go back to the CrowdStrike thing on Friday. Stopped in BJ’s to use $20 off $150 coupon. Lady at the register said some transactions with gift cards go through and then 2 people later, it won’t work. Apparently it’s been like that since Friday.

 

[Twilghtsprkle]

Might go back to the CrowdStrike thing on Friday. Stopped in BJ’s to use $20 off $150 coupon. Lady at the register said some transactions with gift cards go through and then 2 people later, it won’t work. Apparently it’s been like that since Friday.

Absolutely. Companies are still trying to fix it. 1000 flights were canceled today because of ongoing issues. My husband’s flight home on Friday was canceled and they were told to just leave the airport. He was on hold for 90 minutes to reschedule. He luckily got a flight back for Saturday but it had an awful layover - based on what he heard at the airports he flew through, he was lucky to get home.

 

[Disney mac]

I bet I’m just not getting anything this quarter. I had the gas, grocery, and him improvement last quarter on Disney visa.

This is why I have 2-3 gift cards with my money on them in $500 with me when I go to Disney. I take pictures of the #s on the back. Then I have 3 empty gift cards which the physical ones are on my disney gift card site. Then if anything happens, I can transfer the money instantly to the ones safe at home. Then buy a $10 one in the store on property and transfer later. Just my 2 cents on a tip that works for me.