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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 4:58 pm
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Originally Posted by paterwdb
You can also buy physical gift cards in many retail locations (Target, etc.) which are activated immediately.
No, they're not. At least in my experience.

They say on them you have to wait up to 24 hours. With me, it's always just meant overnight. So, buy at 8PM, use the next morning.
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