Originally Posted by
lobo411
All the OP most likely needed to do was call Chase and clear the transaction. If he/she didn't know that, then it might be premature to start MSing until he/she has a better grasp of how credit cards work.
So go to the store, buy the GC, if it gets declined, call chase to clear the transaction, then it should work and be crediting for points? Will I have to do this all the time or only the first time since it will be my first purchase?