I bought a gift card for $100 yesterday and tried to load it, got a message saying not Activated yet, waited till this morning, and it tells me the code is not valid

I tried to activate this when I left the store and got a message saying it had not been activated yet, try it again that evening, and again this morning and get a message saying code is not valid

iPad Pro

Posted on Sep 3, 2023 6:05 AM

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Posted on Sep 3, 2023 9:31 PM

Take the gift card back to the retailer who sold it to you to get the card activated. Loss prevention policies require that the card is activated by the merchant at the time of sale. You will need to also take the receipt to prove that you purchased the gift card.


M1 Mac mini, macOS 13.5.1;  Watch, series 7 GPS/cellular, watchOS 9.6.1; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 16.6; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 16.6; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 16.6; HomePods, audioOS 16.5 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

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Sep 3, 2023 9:31 PM in response to Harvey9999

Take the gift card back to the retailer who sold it to you to get the card activated. Loss prevention policies require that the card is activated by the merchant at the time of sale. You will need to also take the receipt to prove that you purchased the gift card.


M1 Mac mini, macOS 13.5.1;  Watch, series 7 GPS/cellular, watchOS 9.6.1; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 16.6; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 16.6; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 16.6; HomePods, audioOS 16.5 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

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I bought a gift card for $100 yesterday and tried to load it, got a message saying not Activated yet, waited till this morning, and it tells me the code is not valid

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