Originally Posted by
onthego15
This is not always true. I was able to get egift cards twice from Wal-Mart before it became a hassle and I had to get two physical cards for my other cards. Also, I do recall other people getting egift cards with some of the previous AMEX offers. Not often for sure, but sometimes.
The reason egift cards are spotty is that often they are sold by a third party (usually giftcardmall). So you're not actually buying from the merchant with the Sync deal. If the Sync merchant sells the egift cards themselves, they will qualify for the deal.