Be warned! Do not fall in line to young men in the cashier. They are stealing from the gift cards that you'll buy. I bought 2 $25 gift card and a pack of 3 $10 cards. While at the counter, this young man scanned all 3 cards and handed me 2 and said " I will get you another $25 card" and left the counter. I thought there was something wrong with the card itself, with the barcode or something. When he came back he scanned the "new" card and handed it to me. On my way out i looked at my receipt and saw that i was charged 3 $25 gift card plus the 3 $10 pack. I walked back to him and asked him that i was charged extra for a $25 gift card, he then reached in under his counter the other $25 and told me he forgot to void it. (So nothing was wrong with it in the first place because he was able to scan it)He then told me to go to customer service and yelled at the swing/ shift manager to take care of it. I told him i only meant to buy 2 $25 and i want my money back. He said that gift cards are non refundable. I told him It was his staff's fault and i only have a budget for 2. So he then asked for all the cards and started scanning all of them. I asked him why is he scanning the $30 too when i was just trying to return the $25? He said " i know, i know , i'm trying to return this" he looked unhappy and anxious. When I attempted to tell him about the cashier's dishonesty, he just dismiss it. He then finally was able to give me my $25 refund back and I went home with the original number of gift cards i intended to buy.
So when I got home gave 1 of the $10 in a pack to my son. He didn't use it until 3 weeks later and found out that it was empty. I called apple service and they told me that the card was already empty / used. I said that is not possible because they are not even scratched yet. I went back to Target and I asked to speak with the manager and it was the same man that "helped" me 3 weeks ago ( which I won't mention the name ). He was asking for the receipt which I don't keep since you can see all my purchases being a card member. (Theres more to the story why I think he is well aware of the scam and might be a part of it but this is getting too long.) It was there on my previous purchases but the barcode isn't. So, lesson learned- ALWAYS, ALWAYS ask for the receipt of each specific cards. I didn't pay attention to it and they took that opportunity. They use to give you a print out of the gift card that you purchase but I guess not everybody is doing it. At Vons, I don't even have to ask, it automatically prints and given to you apart from the grocery receipt. I hope Target management will look into this. read more