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how long does it take to get gift card activated when bought from tesco ?

Bought a £50 gift card from Tesco and still not activated yet ?



Posted on Aug 1, 2023 8:43 AM

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Posted on Aug 1, 2023 9:29 AM

Receipt states could take up to 24 hours for card to get activated , went to apple store in Newcastle city centre and they checked card and there was no balance on card but card hasn't been redeemed by anyone ?

Will i be able to get full refund if card is not redeemable from store that i bought card from ?

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Aug 1, 2023 9:29 AM in response to Geordierobert50

Receipt states could take up to 24 hours for card to get activated , went to apple store in Newcastle city centre and they checked card and there was no balance on card but card hasn't been redeemed by anyone ?

Will i be able to get full refund if card is not redeemable from store that i bought card from ?

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Sep 24, 2024 3:29 PM in response to peterson53

peterson53 wrote:

My brother got me Apple Card of £125 today around 12:03 afternoon at tesco shop and the card is bad Do I have to wait until after 24hours before I can use the card

Review the information provided here. There is no error message that says your card is bad, but there are several that you may see and the actions you should take.

If you can't redeem your Apple Gift Card or App Store & iTunes Gift Card - Apple Support

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Aug 2, 2023 4:38 AM in response to Geordierobert50

Contacted apple.com to ask them how long it takes for card to be activated and they checked card on their system and informed me the card was activated immediately - then when i sent code to my nephew someone intercepted the code and redeemed it into their own account

Meaning i lost £50 and my nephew is furious i didn't him nothing for his 18th birthday ?

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how long does it take to get gift card activated when bought from tesco ?

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