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noturbizniss Jul 19, 2016 1:10 pm


Originally Posted by shitrus (Post 26938440)
Minor in the sense that I get 10 cards a day from them and need to manually input 16 digits each time, yeah.

Also, every single card from my last batch the app said a balance of $0.00, then it failed to activate, then I had to back out and re-enter it, and then it would show up as the amount with no indication that it was activated.

Then I could change the PIN and just hoped it worked.

Also 10 sealed envelopes inside a single rate envelope, with no tracking number.

Ugh, support went downhill.

I have same issues.
My conclusions are:
Even when It says unable to activate it is activated, as when I add to wallet after it shows a balance. I wanna double check tomorrow though.

Confirmed that default pin is last 4.i activated a card today and did not change pin and used last 4 with success. Will try again tomorrow with a couple more.

noturbizniss Jul 19, 2016 1:52 pm


Originally Posted by shitrus (Post 26938440)
Minor in the sense that I get 10 cards a day from them and need to manually input 16 digits each time, yeah.

Also, every single card from my last batch the app said a balance of $0.00, then it failed to activate, then I had to back out and re-enter it, and then it would show up as the amount with no indication that it was activated.

Then I could change the PIN and just hoped it worked.

Also 10 sealed envelopes inside a single rate envelope, with no tracking number.

Ugh, support went downhill.

How do you get 10 cards? Are you getting less than $500 each?

shitrus Jul 19, 2016 2:05 pm

Yeah, I cleared all of them at WalMart last night, but its still one of those "did it just work that one time?"

edit:


Originally Posted by noturbizniss (Post 26939500)
How do you get 10 cards? Are you getting less than $500 each?

$500 x4, one for $457.80

$6.95 per card plus $7.45 shipping = $2500, which is the max per order.

I do that twice a day to hit the max per day.

ricohitman Jul 19, 2016 3:54 pm

Has anyone received orders from July 12th? Looking at another stupid delay.

missing_link Jul 19, 2016 6:05 pm

Still waiting on an order from 7/11. Things have gone downhill, fast.

LearninghowtoMS Jul 19, 2016 6:52 pm


Originally Posted by missing_link (Post 26940509)
Still waiting on an order from 7/11. Things have gone downhill, fast.

Guess I'm not the only one. ordered on 7/11 from giftcards.com and 7/13 from gift card mall. the GCM cards came in already...

shitrus Jul 20, 2016 7:47 am

I am currently on the phone with GC support.

The CSR said "sometimes USPS doesn't share with us the tracking number, for security purposes."

Me: "I don't think you understand, the tracking number is so you have a reference of what is happening for a specific package, if it gets lost and you call USPS to investigate, what are you going to say? 'Hey you lost a specific package of mine, but I'm not sure what package it is?' Your system is just no longer sending out the emails. I need you to pass that up the chain so that I don't have to call in to get my tracking numbers for every order."

Him: "Yeah that makes sense, I'm going to escalate this"

Me: "Thanks"

So he escalated it, and said they should be emailing me back with tracking numbers.

So, we'll see what happens.

DjRocket Jul 20, 2016 8:24 am

@shitrus I had a similar conversation. I have a feeling they're going to do something about it, as more and more people call them and complain about this stupid change they made of not providing tracking numbers. Sounds like they're more concerned with security of providing tracking # in e-mail or under your account on the site than leaving packages full of gift cards on somebody's porch.

ricohitman Jul 20, 2016 9:34 am


Originally Posted by DjRocket (Post 26942712)
@shitrus I had a similar conversation. I have a feeling they're going to do something about it, as more and more people call them and complain about this stupid change they made of not providing tracking numbers. Sounds like they're more concerned with security of providing tracking # in e-mail or under your account on the site than leaving packages full of gift cards on somebody's porch.

I called when this change first happened and .....ed pretty loud and clear about it. We NEED tracking numbers. At least provide a tracking number under accounts at giftcards.com or something...jesus. It's not that hard.

booyaa Jul 20, 2016 11:38 am

Sign up for email notifications at USPS.com. Even if GC.com don't give you tracking, you'll be notified when shipment is initiated to your address. My last tracked order came from Nevada. First tracking email for that shipment came a few days after GC.com's shipment email.

Btw, sucks can't pay Citi with these anymore...

noturbizniss Jul 20, 2016 11:47 am


Originally Posted by shitrus (Post 26939581)
Yeah, I cleared all of them at WalMart last night, but its still one of those "did it just work that one time?"

edit:



$500 x4, one for $457.80

$6.95 per card plus $7.45 shipping = $2500, which is the max per order.

I do that twice a day to hit the max per day.

That's what I thought. but a PITA having to get an MO for a smaller random amount then, is it not?

shitrus Jul 20, 2016 12:08 pm


Originally Posted by noturbizniss (Post 26943732)
That's what I thought. but a PITA having to get an MO for a smaller random amount then, is it not?

Depends on your definition of PITA.

I go to WM twice daily, once for 2x999.30 MO in the morning, and once in the evening after the shift change (it is on my to and from work). If I get to 4x of the smaller amounts, I will just have two smaller MOs for the day. So it really isn't that big of a deal. Just every now and then have a smaller MO.

Plus it gives me that extra little bit of profit per day, which adds up since I do 10k every day.

shitrus Jul 20, 2016 12:10 pm


Originally Posted by booyaa (Post 26943681)
Sign up for email notifications at USPS.com. Even if GC.com don't give you tracking, you'll be notified when shipment is initiated to your address. My last tracked order came from Nevada. First tracking email for that shipment came a few days after GC.com's shipment email.

Btw, sucks can't pay Citi with these anymore...

Mine from GC.com don't show up on the tracking website for myUSPS.

Orochimaru Jul 20, 2016 12:30 pm

My orders from 7/12 and 7/13 did not arrive either
 
And then I found that you guys have similar issues, please let me know if any of you who ordered around 7/12 have received your gift cards yet

ricohitman Jul 20, 2016 12:32 pm


Originally Posted by Orochimaru (Post 26943952)
And then I found that you guys have similar issues, please let me know if any of you who ordered around 7/12 have received your gift cards yet

There are delays going on. I'm not too mad about it as long as I get the cards, but the no tracking is just horrible.


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