Comments on: Gift Cards Sold at Safeway’s Gift Card Mall http://giftcardblogger.com/gift-cards-sold-at-safeways-gift-card-mall/2008/09/26/ Mon, 14 May 2012 20:51:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stan http://giftcardblogger.com/gift-cards-sold-at-safeways-gift-card-mall/2008/09/26/#comment-3428 Stan Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:47:08 +0000 http://www.giftcardblogger.com/?p=319#comment-3428 I bought a $100 Target gift card. The recipient just informed me that there's no $$$ on the card. Luckily, I saved the receipt. Hopefully, I am not going to experience what many folks have here. Wish me luck. I bought a $100 Target gift card. The recipient just informed me that there’s no $$$ on the card. Luckily, I saved the receipt. Hopefully, I am not going to experience what many folks have here. Wish me luck.

]]> By: Claire http://giftcardblogger.com/gift-cards-sold-at-safeways-gift-card-mall/2008/09/26/#comment-544 Claire Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:54:05 +0000 http://www.giftcardblogger.com/?p=319#comment-544 I had a similar problem with $100 Macys gift card I purchased from San Mateo, CA Safeway. It had zero balance when I tried to use it at Macys so I took it back to Safeway and they said they will investigate but never got back to me. Now I am out $100. There seems to be no way to get my money back! I had a similar problem with $100 Macys gift card I purchased from San Mateo, CA Safeway. It had zero balance when I tried to use it at Macys so I took it back to Safeway and they said they will investigate but never got back to me. Now I am out $100. There seems to be no way to get my money back!

]]> By: Helpful Helper http://giftcardblogger.com/gift-cards-sold-at-safeways-gift-card-mall/2008/09/26/#comment-543 Helpful Helper Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:33:29 +0000 http://www.giftcardblogger.com/?p=319#comment-543 To fix the macy's giftcard problem is quiet simple. Ask the cashieer when purchasing the giftcard to activate it. 90% of the time they forget to. it'll say on your recite if they were or not. i had this problem to with a $50 visa card. luckily my brother use to work at safeway and said they never activated it. that's how i found out. To fix the macy’s giftcard problem is quiet simple. Ask the cashieer when purchasing the giftcard to activate it. 90% of the time they forget to. it’ll say on your recite if they were or not.

i had this problem to with a $50 visa card. luckily my brother use to work at safeway and said they never activated it. that’s how i found out.

]]> By: renee http://giftcardblogger.com/gift-cards-sold-at-safeways-gift-card-mall/2008/09/26/#comment-542 renee Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:32:34 +0000 http://www.giftcardblogger.com/?p=319#comment-542 Beware! Safeway sells gift cards for stores that are not in that stores area. I was visiting Roseville CA and bought Applebee's and AMC cards. Applebees has closed down in Roseville and there are no AMC theaters in Roseville. Nice. I am out $50 and still need to replace the cards. I will not buys cards at Safeway again!! Beware! Safeway sells gift cards for stores that are not in that stores area. I was visiting Roseville CA and bought Applebee’s and AMC cards. Applebees has closed down in Roseville and there are no AMC theaters in Roseville. Nice. I am out $50 and still need to replace the cards. I will not buys cards at Safeway again!!

]]> By: CHERI http://giftcardblogger.com/gift-cards-sold-at-safeways-gift-card-mall/2008/09/26/#comment-541 CHERI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:46:03 +0000 http://www.giftcardblogger.com/?p=319#comment-541 CAN I BUY A VISA GIFT CARD WITH A SAFEWAY GIFT CARD? CAN I BUY A VISA GIFT CARD WITH
A SAFEWAY GIFT CARD?

]]> By: April http://giftcardblogger.com/gift-cards-sold-at-safeways-gift-card-mall/2008/09/26/#comment-540 April Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:40:53 +0000 http://www.giftcardblogger.com/?p=319#comment-540 I think that most of the problems are not caused by Safeway or Vons, but actually customers who have written down the numbers from the back of the gift card and have been waiting for someone to activate it. When you activate the card, they can spend all the money from it online. Cards that have the scratch-off areas in the back should be safe, because they shouldn't have access to the number. Also, if you want to purchase a gift card, don't grab the one in the front; it is the one most likely to have been recorded by a thief. I think that most of the problems are not caused by Safeway or Vons, but actually customers who have written down the numbers from the back of the gift card and have been waiting for someone to activate it. When you activate the card, they can spend all the money from it online. Cards that have the scratch-off areas in the back should be safe, because they shouldn’t have access to the number. Also, if you want to purchase a gift card, don’t grab the one in the front; it is the one most likely to have been recorded by a thief.

]]> By: Unhappy Ex-Macy's Customer http://giftcardblogger.com/gift-cards-sold-at-safeways-gift-card-mall/2008/09/26/#comment-539 Unhappy Ex-Macy's Customer Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:36:31 +0000 http://www.giftcardblogger.com/?p=319#comment-539 I received a Macy's gift card purchased from Safeway. It was never activated, as I found out as I was trying to purchase apparel at Macy's. The customer service at Macy's is LOUSY at best. After hours of phone calls and several weeks later, I still do not have a valid gift card. I had emailed the gift receipt, gift card and gift card covering as requested. Upon emailing all requested info to a supervisor at Macys, I received a follow up call stating a new gift card was being mailed to me and I would receive it within two weeks, if not earlier. 2 1/2 weeks later and an hour and a half longer in phone calls to Macy's customer service, I still do not have an activated gift card. I was informed by a total of five call center agents that I need to speak to the store it was purchased from to resolve the matter. I was finally able to speak to another supervisor who said this is an ongoing problem with Macy's gift cards as the wrong card was deposited in the wrong cover. It's been going on since at least early this year. Therefore, I need to wait. Macy's is only able to process a certain number of replacement gift cards per month pertaining to this problem, therefore I was unable to receive mine in a timely manner. Unhappy ex-Macy's customer. I received a Macy’s gift card purchased from Safeway. It was never activated, as I found out as I was trying to purchase apparel at Macy’s. The customer service at Macy’s is LOUSY at best. After hours of phone calls and several weeks later, I still do not have a valid gift card. I had emailed the gift receipt, gift card and gift card covering as requested. Upon emailing all requested info to a supervisor at Macys, I received a follow up call stating a new gift card was being mailed to me and I would receive it within two weeks, if not earlier. 2 1/2 weeks later and an hour and a half longer in phone calls to Macy’s customer service, I still do not have an activated gift card. I was informed by a total of five call center agents that I need to speak to the store it was purchased from to resolve the matter. I was finally able to speak to another supervisor who said this is an ongoing problem with Macy’s gift cards as the wrong card was deposited in the wrong cover. It’s been going on since at least early this year. Therefore, I need to wait. Macy’s is only able to process a certain number of replacement gift cards per month pertaining to this problem, therefore I was unable to receive mine in a timely manner. Unhappy ex-Macy’s customer.

]]> By: Janet http://giftcardblogger.com/gift-cards-sold-at-safeways-gift-card-mall/2008/09/26/#comment-538 Janet Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:20:54 +0000 http://www.giftcardblogger.com/?p=319#comment-538 we manufacture monetary greeting cards for gift card and think your followers would like a better way to give or send their favorite gift cards we manufacture monetary greeting cards for gift card and think your followers would like a better way to give or send their favorite gift cards

]]> By: Lisa http://giftcardblogger.com/gift-cards-sold-at-safeways-gift-card-mall/2008/09/26/#comment-537 Lisa Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:48:28 +0000 http://www.giftcardblogger.com/?p=319#comment-537 I agree that something fishy is going on here and that Safeway may be stealing money from its customers. My husband and I received not one but two $100 Macys gift cards purchased at Safeway for our wedding in April and neither one of them worked at the store! What are the chances of that? I cannot begin to express how embarrassed I was when I tried to make a purchase with these cards and was denied because the cards had never been activated! When we went to Safeway to get this resolved the customer service agent on location told us to call customer service, but they were closed over the weekend and so now I have to make time to call sometime today. What a hassle! Please please do not buy gift cards at Safeway. Chances are the recipient will not get to make use of the gift and you will be throwing away your money. I agree that something fishy is going on here and that Safeway may be stealing money from its customers. My husband and I received not one but two $100 Macys gift cards purchased at Safeway for our wedding in April and neither one of them worked at the store! What are the chances of that? I cannot begin to express how embarrassed I was when I tried to make a purchase with these cards and was denied because the cards had never been activated! When we went to Safeway to get this resolved the customer service agent on location told us to call customer service, but they were closed over the weekend and so now I have to make time to call sometime today. What a hassle! Please please do not buy gift cards at Safeway. Chances are the recipient will not get to make use of the gift and you will be throwing away your money.

]]> By: Mary http://giftcardblogger.com/gift-cards-sold-at-safeways-gift-card-mall/2008/09/26/#comment-536 Mary Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:27:53 +0000 http://www.giftcardblogger.com/?p=319#comment-536 BEWARE! I purchased a $100 American Express at Pavillion's for my nephew's graduation in May 2009. It did not work. The store told me to call a customer service number that kept disconnecting me. After 1 1/2 hours of calling various numbers I was given, I reached someone who told me it will be a couple of weeks while they "research" the issue. It sounds like the activation of cards purchased happens quite often. This was embarrassing for me, giving my nephew a card that did not work, and embarrassing for him trying to pay with a card that did not work. BEWARE! I purchased a $100 American Express at Pavillion’s for my nephew’s graduation in May 2009. It did not work. The store told me to call a customer service number that kept disconnecting me. After 1 1/2 hours of calling various numbers I was given, I reached someone who told me it will be a couple of weeks while they “research” the issue. It sounds like the activation of cards purchased happens quite often. This was embarrassing for me, giving my nephew a card that did not work, and embarrassing for him trying to pay with a card that did not work.

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