Aug 1, 2013, 4:54 pm
Last edit by: WhateverDude
Please report any successful debit transactions after 8/1/2013 on the wiki. Currently majority of reports indicate failure after 4PM EST on 8/1/13.
Cannot unload at Walmart as of 4PM EST on 8/1/13.
Retailers listed
Home Depot Sears Ace True Value Lowes Orchard Supply Menards Northern Tool & Equipment Restoration Hardware Tractor Supply Stores Lumber Liquidators Do It Best 84 Lumber United Hardware Aubuchon Hardware Handy Hardware Harbor Freight Sherwin Williams Kelly Moore Dunn Edwards Benjamin Moore ToolUp.Com
List of retailers that accept HIGC to buy other Gift cards
Home Depot, Lowes, Sears
Cannot unload at Walmart as of 4PM EST on 8/1/13.
Retailers listed
Home Depot Sears Ace True Value Lowes Orchard Supply Menards Northern Tool & Equipment Restoration Hardware Tractor Supply Stores Lumber Liquidators Do It Best 84 Lumber United Hardware Aubuchon Hardware Handy Hardware Harbor Freight Sherwin Williams Kelly Moore Dunn Edwards Benjamin Moore ToolUp.Com
List of retailers that accept HIGC to buy other Gift cards
Home Depot, Lowes, Sears
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Mar 24, 2014, 8:03 am
#2131
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Mar 24, 2014, 8:27 am
#2132
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Since asking for a refund is not against the law or even the terms of service, I fail to see how it could in any way be considered fraud. The business can of course choose not to deal with someone anymore, but there can be no legal repercussions. Even if you consider it unethical, unethical does not equal fraud. RFDMinnesota is using the wrong word.
Mar 24, 2014, 8:37 am
#2133
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Since asking for a refund is not against the law or even the terms of service, I fail to see how it could in any way be considered fraud. The business can of course choose not to deal with someone anymore, but there can be no legal repercussions. Even if you consider it unethical, unethical does not equal fraud. RFDMinnesota is using the wrong word.
However I would NEVER accuse a customer of fraud except in a serious matter. Instead they could have said something like they feel the purchases are not in the spirit of the HIGC program.
Mar 24, 2014, 6:03 pm
#2134
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Since asking for a refund is not against the law or even the terms of service, I fail to see how it could in any way be considered fraud. The business can of course choose not to deal with someone anymore, but there can be no legal repercussions. Even if you consider it unethical, unethical does not equal fraud. RFDMinnesota is using the wrong word.
http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=785
and if you're still confused, try looking it up on findlaw.com or spend a whole bunch of time reading this article: http://www.jstor.org/stable/192004
Mar 25, 2014, 5:04 am
#2135
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The fraud is buying a gift card with no intent to use it. That would be practically impossible to prove, but I can see them making that argument.
However I would NEVER accuse a customer of fraud except in a serious matter. Instead they could have said something like they feel the purchases are not in the spirit of the HIGC program.
However I would NEVER accuse a customer of fraud except in a serious matter. Instead they could have said something like they feel the purchases are not in the spirit of the HIGC program.
May 20, 2014, 9:23 am
#2138
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA
Posts: 2,983
Best way to liquidate HIGC?
My local grocery chain is having a sale on the HIGC: $15 off $100 gift card. Do Lowes/Home Depot sell Visa gift cards and can they split tender?
Last edited by michael_v; May 20, 2014 at 9:33 am
Jul 10, 2014, 7:02 pm
#2142
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Are these things still available at OD? I actually have some modest purchases coming up at Home Depot/Lowes (we're fixing up the basement, and the wife wants a new BBQ!) and the OD where I used to find the HIGC doesn't seem to stock them anymore. Before I drive all over the place looking for 'em, I figured I'd check to see if they've been seen in the wild recently.
Jul 10, 2014, 9:45 pm
#2145
Join Date: Jun 2013
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