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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 12:29:33 GMT -5
I rarely go there, but every time I do, it's a bad experience. Every. Single. Time. My brother (knowing me so well) gave my son a Walmart gift card for Christmas and last night we stopped in because he needed a cheap second pair of boots bad...and where else to get something cheap than Walmart! Plus we had the gift card to use. So, after making the 8 mile trek from the parking lot to the back of the store where the boots were then back up to the express line where I waited FOREVER for a woman in front of me that cleared out the entire Christmas clearance section (she seriously had well over 100 things at the 12 items and under line), I get up there with my one pair of boots and scan my card. It doesn't work. Cashier scans the card. Doesn't work. Calls the manager over and he scans the card. Doesn't work. They tell me the card has never been activated. I ask if I'm supposed to do something to activate it and they say no. When the card was bought the person buying it is supposed to activate it by putting money on it. Now, I'm assuming this means they tell the cashier and the cashier puts that amount on? So, how is my brother supposed to know there is money on it? I think the freaking cashier pocketed the good card and gave him this one. Probably was doing it all day! Anyways, they basically treated me like I stole the card and there was nothing they could do about it. Now I get to decide if I contact my brother about this. He'll probably feel bad it didn't work and try to give me a new one, but I don't want him spending double on a gift, it wasn't his fault. I doubt he still has the receipt, he's not really the kind of guy to save one beyond the parking lot. Just another reason for me to hate Walmart I guess. I get Target gift cards all the time and have never had an issue.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Dec 31, 2015 12:30:44 GMT -5
walmart is the worst.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 31, 2015 12:33:48 GMT -5
I always put the receipt with the gift card just in case. DD's grandmother was notorious for giving gift cards with nothing on them. Then it was the stores "mistake" and she got credit for a gift. She stopped when everyone wised up and asked her for the receipts. I have never had a bad Walmart experience or shopped at a nasty one so hearing these stories always floor me.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Dec 31, 2015 12:34:25 GMT -5
I rarely go there, but every time I do, it's a bad experience. Every. Single. Time. My brother (knowing me so well) gave my son a Walmart gift card for Christmas and last night we stopped in because he needed a cheap second pair of boots bad...and where else to get something cheap than Walmart! Plus we had the gift card to use. So, after making the 8 mile trek from the parking lot to the back of the store where the boots were then back up to the express line where I waited FOREVER for a woman in front of me that cleared out the entire Christmas clearance section (she seriously had well over 100 things at the 12 items and under line), I get up there with my one pair of boots and scan my card. It doesn't work. Cashier scans the card. Doesn't work. Calls the manager over and he scans the card. Doesn't work. They tell me the card has never been activated. I ask if I'm supposed to do something to activate it and they say no. When the card was bought the person buying it is supposed to activate it by putting money on it. Now, I'm assuming this means they tell the cashier and the cashier puts that amount on? So, how is my brother supposed to know there is money on it? I think the freaking cashier pocketed the good card and gave him this one. Probably was doing it all day! Anyways, they basically treated me like I stole the card and there was nothing they could do about it. Now I get to decide if I contact my brother about this. He'll probably feel bad it didn't work and try to give me a new one, but I don't want him spending double on a gift, it wasn't his fault. I doubt he still has the receipt, he's not really the kind of guy to save one beyond the parking lot. Just another reason for me to hate Walmart I guess. I get Target gift cards all the time and have never had an issue. either that or your brother was giving you a donation to the human fund in your honor.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 12:42:49 GMT -5
I always put the receipt with the gift card just in case. DD's grandmother was notorious for giving gift cards with nothing on them. Then it was the stores "mistake" and she got credit for a gift. She stopped when everyone wised up and asked her for the receipts. I have never had a bad Walmart experience or shopped at a nasty one so hearing these stories always floor me. I'm going to do that from now on if I ever buy a gift card for anyone. I'm certain he didn't do it on purpose.
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Post by midjd on Dec 31, 2015 12:52:41 GMT -5
That is horrible! I still have one of my mom's Christmas presents (photo calendar) waiting at the Walmart 1-hr photo. I ordered it on 12/21, then stopped in to pick it up on 12/23 and 12/28. Both times, the single photo associate was at lunch (for an hour) and the electronics associates were unable to find it. I know it's not their fault/job so I was very polite, but I'm afraid if I have to brave that hellhole a third time and still wind up leaving without my damn calendar I will snap and drive my car into the building.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Dec 31, 2015 12:54:27 GMT -5
Walmart employee charged with stealing gift cards
February 11, 2014 2:56 pm • Daily Sun staff reports(2) Comments
A Beatrice Walmart employee was arrested Friday on a warrant for allegedly stealing gift cards from the store.
According to Gage County Court documents, on Jan. 9 Beatrice Police were notified Eric D. Smith, a Walmart employee, had stolen multiple gift cards while working as a cashier.
According to court documents, Smith estimated the total value to be $170.
Police found evidence of Smith loading gift cards for customers on eight occasions between December 18-23.
On each occasion, Smith, 23, allegedly replaced the loaded gift cards with empty gift cards, providing the customer with an empty card while concealing the one with value.
Documents state a surveillance video from Dec. 30 depicts Smith loading a ninth card with no customer present and concealing the card.
The total value of the nine gift cards was $161.25. Video surveillance shows Smith using the cards 33 times for a total of $155.93 at the Beatrice Walmart.
Smith faces charges of criminal possession of a financial transaction device, a class 3 felony, theft by unlawful taking, a class 2 misdemeanor and unauthorized use of a financial transaction device, a class 2 misdemeanor.
Bond was set at $3,000. A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 14.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 12:58:22 GMT -5
ArchietheDragon - That's the first thing I thought might have happened. I want to just not say anything to my brother about it so he doesn't feel bad, but on the other hand, if he DOES have the receipt maybe it will catch a crooked cashier.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 12:59:16 GMT -5
That is horrible! I still have one of my mom's Christmas presents (photo calendar) waiting at the Walmart 1-hr photo. I ordered it on 12/21, then stopped in to pick it up on 12/23 and 12/28. Both times, the single photo associate was at lunch (for an hour) and the electronics associates were unable to find it. I know it's not their fault/job so I was very polite, but I'm afraid if I have to brave that hellhole a third time and still wind up leaving without my damn calendar I will snap and drive my car into the building. Do it! That would be so awesome! I could say, "I know her! She's my hero!" LOL
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Post by Opti on Dec 31, 2015 13:00:03 GMT -5
Sorry MPL. I'd ask if he had the receipt. If he has it, he won't hold on to it long given what you posted.
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Post by souldoubt on Dec 31, 2015 13:03:31 GMT -5
Every time I go to walmart even though it's in a nice area I feel like I've stepped into the people of walmart website.
As to the possibility of a worker stealing the card that happened to my fiancee at her previous job where a customer gave a bunch of the workers gift cards. This customer had been doing this for years during the holidays and one year none of the cards worked. I don't think anyone said anything because they didn't want to embarrass the customer but they should have because I'm sure the customer paid for them.
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Post by Tiny on Dec 31, 2015 13:33:19 GMT -5
MPL, how much was the gift card for? $25 or $100?? I might be willing to just suck up the $25.00 and not say anything to the gift giver (or even Walmart) not worth the time/effort and most of all the "bad feelings" etc.
I'd HATE to have a relative loose a bigger amount...
Do you know if your Brother used a credit card to buy the gift card? He might be able to verify if he was even charged for the "gift card".
If he's like me - he may have only purchased giftcards - so he'll be able to identify the transaction on his account. There may be some way to dispute the charge via the Credit Card.
Do you still have the Gift Card - the identification number on it should be helpful in tracking down the money with WalMart. I suspect even without a receipt there's some link to the Credit Card used.
If your brother used cash - you may be out of luck... but I would still try to go up the corporate ranks of WalMart - I'd try to have on hand: the gift card id number, The date/time (even if it's approximate) it was purchased, the store (location) and if it was a credit card/debit card/ or cash purchase.
Believe me - WalMart has a database filled with transaction history - you just need to pressure them into looking for your brother's money...
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Post by Tiny on Dec 31, 2015 13:37:40 GMT -5
Meant to add... I, too, despise WalMart (even though I shop there occasionally). If I was confident the Gift Card I had received was legitimately purchased - I'd go after WalMart for the money... It would be my opportunity to inconvenience WalMart (as a kind of payback for all the inconvenience they've caused me over the years).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 13:38:02 GMT -5
The gift card was for $25...which is why I'm kind of hesitant to stir up anything. If my brother actually bought it, it was probably with cash. He's just recently back from spending several years in a remote cabin in Alaska and the stores he dealt with took cash, hides or geese. LOL But, he's living with a girlfriend now and she might have done the actual buying.
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Post by gregintenn on Dec 31, 2015 13:38:09 GMT -5
I wouldn't go in WalMart if everything there was free!
My life is much better since I no longer go there. You should try it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 13:40:24 GMT -5
I wouldn't go in WalMart if everything there was free! My life is much better since I no longer go there. You should try it. Trust me, that is my normal policy. But I was completely broke, the kid needed boots and I had a Walmart gift card! I went to three stores prior to that, but nowhere else could I find a pair of boots for $17.
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Post by gregintenn on Dec 31, 2015 13:45:13 GMT -5
I wouldn't go in WalMart if everything there was free! My life is much better since I no longer go there. You should try it. Trust me, that is my normal policy. But I was completely broke, the kid needed boots and I had a Walmart gift card! I went to three stores prior to that, but nowhere else could I find a pair of boots for $17. If all else fails, order on-line.
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Post by andi9899 on Dec 31, 2015 13:57:33 GMT -5
I always put the receipt with the gift card just in case. DD's grandmother was notorious for giving gift cards with nothing on them. Then it was the stores "mistake" and she got credit for a gift. She stopped when everyone wised up and asked her for the receipts. I have never had a bad Walmart experience or shopped at a nasty one so hearing these stories always floor me. I do this too.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 13:58:53 GMT -5
I wouldn't go in WalMart if everything there was free! My life is much better since I no longer go there. You should try it.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 31, 2015 14:00:20 GMT -5
I actually did the five 20 dollar gift cards from Starbucks and worried whether they would all be good or not because I only got one receipt so couldn't put each one with the gift card. It was a cute set but if I gift that again, I won't do it that way.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 14:10:44 GMT -5
Trust me, that is my normal policy. But I was completely broke, the kid needed boots and I had a Walmart gift card! I went to three stores prior to that, but nowhere else could I find a pair of boots for $17. If all else fails, order on-line. That's where I do all 90% of my shopping except groceries, but I needed the boots immediately...or at least the next morning. Kid left his at school over winter break, we got a blizzard on Tuesday and the YMCA takes the kids outside every day.
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Post by Regis on Dec 31, 2015 14:20:15 GMT -5
That is horrible! I still have one of my mom's Christmas presents (photo calendar) waiting at the Walmart 1-hr photo. I ordered it on 12/21, then stopped in to pick it up on 12/23 and 12/28. Both times, the single photo associate was at lunch (for an hour) and the electronics associates were unable to find it. I know it's not their fault/job so I was very polite, but I'm afraid if I have to brave that hellhole a third time and still wind up leaving without my damn calendar I will snap and drive my car into the building. Just sent this post to my nephew. You know, the one who's a sheriff's deputy in your county. Told him if this ever happens, I know who it is!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Dec 31, 2015 14:32:57 GMT -5
I have never had Walmart problems like everyone else here seems to. Do I live in the land of awesome Walmarts?
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Post by gregintenn on Dec 31, 2015 14:36:46 GMT -5
I have never had Walmart problems like everyone else here seems to. Do I live in the land of awesome Walmarts? www.peopleofwalmart.com/This is every WalMart I've ever had the misfortune to visit. Where is your magical store so that we might see? It isn't the store so much as it is the type clientele they attract, and the people they hire.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 14:36:54 GMT -5
I have never had Walmart problems like everyone else here seems to. Do I live in the land of awesome Walmarts? You must live near Zib. Ours SUCKS.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 31, 2015 14:39:33 GMT -5
Yup, I've never been to a bad one. They actually were the only store that had cherry flavored candy canes. I had to go back twice.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Dec 31, 2015 14:39:34 GMT -5
I have never had Walmart problems like everyone else here seems to. Do I live in the land of awesome Walmarts? www.peopleofwalmart.com/This is every WalMart I've ever had the misfortune to visit. Where is your magical store so that we might see? It isn't the store so much as it is the type clientele they attract, and the people they hire. I've seen the site, never actually seen the people. Didn't I already give you directions?!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Dec 31, 2015 14:40:13 GMT -5
I have never had Walmart problems like everyone else here seems to. Do I live in the land of awesome Walmarts? You must live near Zib. Ours SUCKS. If she's gone south like I think she did, then closer than you are.
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Post by gregintenn on Dec 31, 2015 14:43:20 GMT -5
www.peopleofwalmart.com/This is every WalMart I've ever had the misfortune to visit. Where is your magical store so that we might see? It isn't the store so much as it is the type clientele they attract, and the people they hire. I've seen the site, never actually seen the people. Didn't I already give you directions?! That's right! Sorry. I forgot it was you. I don't recall going to your WalMart. I'll have to check it out next time I'm there.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 14:45:15 GMT -5
My biggest hangup is it's just SO BIG and nobody (if you can even find someone) is very helpful. I hate shopping anyhow, so I want to be able to get in and get out with the least hassle possible. Between all the walking, to the long lines, to the disorganized mess on the shelves...I always seem to leave Walmart pissed off. Target is so much easier for me.
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