Okay this is fricking ridiculous... I have been using Van City Gift Cards for ages WITHOUT PROBLEMS. But, I couldn't buy them on a Sunday, so I purchased the VANILLA MASTERCARD PRE-PAID at 7-11 and have had nothing but problems.
1 transaction over charged me $7.50 on Visa's end (not the store's end)
1 transaction over charged me $1.00 on Visa's end (I still need to double check why)
I tried to call them with the number on the card AND THEIR ANSWERING SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK!!!!!
Are you fricking serious? You have billions of dollars and a costumer can't even call you? That's stupid.
Needless to say, I doubt I'll ever get my money back... but I do know one thing, I AM ONLY BUYING VAN CITY Pre-Paid Visa Gift Card's!
Okay this is fricking ridiculous... I have been using Van City Gift Cards for ages WITHOUT PROBLEMS. But, I couldn't buy them on a Sunday, so I purchased the VANILLA MASTERCARD PRE-PAID at 7-11 and have had nothing but problems.
1 transaction over charged me $7.50 on Visa's end (not the store's end)
1 transaction over charged me $1.00 on Visa's end (I still need to double check why)
I tried to call them with the number on the card AND THEIR ANSWERING SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK!!!!!
Are you fricking serious? You have billions of dollars and a costumer can't even call you? That's stupid.
Needless to say, I doubt I'll ever get my money back... but I do know one thing, I AM ONLY BUYING VAN CITY Pre-Paid Visa Gift Card's!
I am also not shopping at 7-11 again until 2012!
Yeah, these prepaid Visas are well known for these charges.. They will charge you for everything they can including to use it.... I have only heard bad things about them.
Okay this is fricking ridiculous... I have been using Van City Gift Cards for ages WITHOUT PROBLEMS. But, I couldn't buy them on a Sunday, so I purchased the VANILLA MASTERCARD PRE-PAID at 7-11 and have had nothing but problems.
1 transaction over charged me $7.50 on Visa's end (not the store's end)
1 transaction over charged me $1.00 on Visa's end (I still need to double check why)
I tried to call them with the number on the card AND THEIR ANSWERING SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK!!!!!
Are you fricking serious? You have billions of dollars and a costumer can't even call you? That's stupid.
Needless to say, I doubt I'll ever get my money back... but I do know one thing, I AM ONLY BUYING VAN CITY Pre-Paid Visa Gift Card's!
I am also not shopping at 7-11 again until 2012!
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On December 20th 2011 I bought a Visa Prepaid Gift Card for my husband for a Christmas gift. This was a $75.00 Gift Card which I also paid $5.50 for an activation fee. The card in total cost me $80.50. When my husband went to use the card he was unable to do so. Apparently the company packaged the cards wrong and we did not receive a working card. We call them immediately and were unable to fix this issue over the phone. The request that we fax the front and back of the card, the package and the store receipt of the purchased card. We did this beginning of January and a week later we were told they could not read the numbers on the front of the card. So I went back to staples and re-faxed it again on 20 Jan. One month later and no calls or new card I call them again. Apparently they still can’t read the front of the card and can’t give us our money back or a new card. So as of right now Vanilla Visa has stolen our money and wont do anything to fix. I am going to be trying a new method of getting my money back by scanning the stupid card in color. Maybe now they can read it and stop stealing our money. If any of you out there were affected by this leave a post.
Also to those out there that bought these cards from Shoppers Drug Mart and did not retain a receipt and lost their money because they will not reimburse you or send you a new card without one, Please leave a post with your story. Maybe we can get enough followers on this group that we will get their attention and everyone can get their money back. My advice never again by a Visa Prepaid Gift Card!
I'll never understand why somebody would pay VISA to use what is essentially a giftcard. Hell, giftcards in general pretty much suck, but to pay a fee and have to jump through hoops to use my money makes little sense.
I can list a bunch of examples of why they are better than other ways of paying.
One is if you play poker online you can fund your account without any connection to your bank.
Banks have been known to shut accounts for this reason and from personal experience,I dont like the intruding questions from the tellers.
Of course you get the money out a different way but thats just a clue as to why people use them.
btw, there is also a monthly maintenance fees on the gc, once it's activated. I think it's $2.50 per month.
The fees usually kicks in around 7th or 12th months after activation, depending on the product.
And no, I have not had problems using the cards for the past 1.5 years either. However, because the lack of address registration for the mastercard, it was declined when I tried to pay my mobile phone bill online (but I just use it elsewhere)
I'll never understand why somebody would pay VISA to use what is essentially a giftcard. Hell, giftcards in general pretty much suck, but to pay a fee and have to jump through hoops to use my money makes little sense.
Cash rules.
There are many reasons people use these cards.
a) They got them as a promotion or rebate from a company (IE NCIX Amex Rebate)
b) An idiot relative gave them to them as a gift when they should have given cash or a cheque
c) They are under 18 and thus can not get a credit cards, and want to shop online
d) They are under 18 and moving away to college and mommy / daddy want easy ways to send them funds (they just re-load their card)
e) They are under 18 and their parents would rather give them their allowance this way because a) if it is stolen or lost you can get it cancelled and replaced, b) You can spy on your kid's purchases
f) They are a member of the tinfoil-hat crowd and don't want "the man" knowing what they buy online
g) They have horrible credit and want to shop online or don't want members of the opposite sex to know they have no credit.
Originally Posted by Trace
One is if you play poker online you can fund your account without any connection to your bank.
Banks have been known to shut accounts for this reason and from personal experience,I dont like the intruding questions from the tellers.
Er, what? Of all the reasons I listed - this one makes no sense, unless it is another category of (f). Online gambling is LEGAL in Canada so the bank can't
"shut down your account", you are getting confused with the USA. At worst they could reject the transaction, but all Canadian banks I know of work with online gaming. They charge the funding as a cash advance, but that is expected since it's good as cash so what else would you expect.
And if a bank teller ever snooped in my credit card transactions for any reason whatsoever I would complain to the bank manager that they should be reprimanded or else I am taking all of my assets elsewhere.
Last edited by brunes; Oct 21st, 2012 at 07:07 PM.
That's another strange thing: Why are girls attracted to vampires? (But not other monsters). Is it the stay young forever vanity aspect? Or just very effective PR?
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