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PROBLEMS W/ WAL MART GIFT CARDS?
Dec 27, 2007 | 3:33 AM
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Did anyone try to redeem a Wal Mart Gift card in the St. Louis area the day after Christmas?  Apparantly their computer system that reads the cards crashed and wouldn't allow shoppers to redeem them.  Wal-Mart is not specifying how many stores were affected.  So help us out.  Any stores locally turn you away when you tried to use it?  We wanna know.

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suzseeq read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 4:27 AM

Randi, The WalMart in Litchfield would not let us redeem the Gift Card we recieved from Fireman's mom. They too said the computer was down. The lady at the check out said it was the 4th one she had that would not go thru.
Cutter read my blog
Dec 27, 2007 | 5:35 AM

My wife had no problem at the Arnold store . I know she came out with a cart load of marked down stuff , we don't neeed . LOL
mr_wildflower read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 5:41 AM

What happened to cash....??
harp read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 5:52 AM

Well here in Farmington ours worked we had no trouble at all with them..
gotzgame2 read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 6:29 AM

not only your gift card wuz mezzed up but we tried to exchange some pantz dat we paid15$ a pair and they rung them up az 8$ and said that iz da price of them right now and wouldnt not honor our reciept that showed we paid 15$....and then when we tried to buy a x-maz balloon that cozt 50$ it rung up az 49.96....wouldnt even honor the 50% off either...i really believe they are running a scam there and should be addressed by the law
litchfield walmart stinkz and i spend alot of money there
cobalt
Dec 27, 2007 | 7:03 AM

I tried to use my gift card at Highland, Illinois Wal-mart testerday, she said it wouldn't work, my daughter also tried hers at the Glen Carbon , Illinois wal-mart and had the same problem. They weren't very nice about it, the lady said "some have worked today, some haven't, there's nothing we can do" I will be shopping more at Target from now on....
suzseeq read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 7:40 AM

Randi, how many gift cards from WalMart have you heard of not working?? I will try to use mine later today, and if no luck, I will ask for a refund.
Cuteypops read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 8:25 AM

My daughter in law took hers to the Woodriver Walmart and had no problem.
luvthykids read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 9:10 AM

last night when I returned my daughters game they said that they couldn't give out gift cards due to their machine down for them, so they gave her cash but I was able to redeem mine at the register when I did a purchase. That was in O'Fallon, mo
lsmlp read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 9:23 AM

Desloge WalMart wouldn't let us load more money, but you could redeem them. My husband returned an item and got a gift card for it. So apparently THEY can load them.

Also, the gas station just outside wouldn't let us use it for "pay at the pump", but we could take it to the register.
Speedy62269 read my blog
Dec 27, 2007 | 9:26 AM

BEWARE of all gift cards. You need to contact the toll free number on the back or online to verify it's balance. Scammers will stand in line and take cell pictures of the back of the gift cards. On a rotational basis they will check their balance either via toll free number or online. If it's been activated (which most are immediately) then it's "live" and they can shop online using your gift card number. So, when you get your gift cards for Christmas or your birthday - use it immediately.

When grabbing a brand new gift card to give to someone take one in the middle of the stack on a lower shelf. These perps are proving to be lazy and checking numbers on the first 5 and last 5 cards at/near eye level.

Have a Safe and Happy New Year!
stinkabinka read my blog
Dec 27, 2007 | 9:30 AM

i quit going to walmart a long time ago. i had a few withdrawl symptoms at first but i do not miss it at all. i like target. the difference in the employees and the people that shop there is huge. i know that is a nasty little statement but it is so true
mandm829 read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 10:25 AM

Ahhh Wal-mart what can I say....Why on earth would anyone shop there, much less give a gift card there?? They have issue upon issue.

There are either Target shoppers or Wal-mart shoppers and I am a Target shopper. While all you "high ranking" Wal-mart shoppers are trying to redeem your sorry *** gift cards, I will have redeemed mine , oh wait I already have, and be enjoying my gift card merchandise.
Speedy62269 read my blog
Dec 27, 2007 | 10:25 AM

stinka: It's all gift cards that this happens with. Computers go down and the consumer is shafted temporarily.

The gift card scams happen with most companies and these scammers could care less what the retail stores are just as long as they get their FREE merchandise.
slcpdexplorer read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 10:33 AM

My mom and I went to the Town & Country store, card did NOT work. She then went to the Fenton store in Gravois Bluffs and it worked fine.
Stony_Hill read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 10:52 AM

Wow mandm829...wanna explain why the Target in Washington had a backup and finally announced they could not accept gift cards due to computer problems yesterday? Ever heard of system overload?

I shop both as do most people I know and yesterday, in Washington, the Wal Mart had no problems I was aware of and redeemed the cards from Wal Mart with no problems after the target across the street announced their problem!
mlb1276 read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 11:04 AM

I had 4 gift card the i attempted to use last night and the checker had trouble at first then she eventually got the machines to take the cards, after about 15 minutes.
mlb1276 read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 11:05 AM

on another note, Never attempt to go to walmart the day after christmas.......LOL.
mlb1276 read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 11:13 AM

BTW, I was shopping at the Mehlville Walmart on Tepegraph
harp read my blog view my photos
Dec 27, 2007 | 11:51 AM

My mom and me was at wal-marts this morning and my mom asked one her friends who is one the mangers there...She said they sold so many gift cards this year that the companys computers are jammed with them and not excepting all of them..The bigger the town/city the worst it is..

But here in Farmington they are not having trouble she said...
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