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Why are the stores in my area not selling Apple Gift Cards anymore?

I went in my local Walmart to get an apple gift card and I saw in all the areas in the store where the cards would be, were empty. so I asked an employee where they are and they said they don’t sell them anymore, is this a new thing? I even went to the gas station bc normally they sell them too but they also didn’t have them stocked


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Posted on Apr 26, 2024 7:06 AM

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Posted on Jul 13, 2024 12:17 PM

I went to buy an Apple Gift card the other day and no one has them in my area. I heard that Apple is going through some kind of lawsuit but I don’t know. Anyway, I guess they don’t want my business cause if they did we would have them stocked in the stores. I am not driving for hours just to find an Apple Store to get one nor am I using my bank account to buy them online. So, if they want my business, they will keep our local stores stocked. Also those selling the cards ought to be able to reimburse those who got faulty codes and ripped off. Just putting this out there.

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Jul 14, 2024 5:56 AM in response to Evxiou

Evxiou wrote:

July 13 I went my local Walmart to buy a card but found out there is none. There was an apple gift card add for school graduations but no gift cards.

Walmart only sells them in their app and on their website for email delivery. The same is true for the Google Play Gift Cards. There had been a large number of complaints on this site about Gift Cards purchased at Walmart that were tampered with and the stores would not refund their money.

Aug 8, 2024 1:43 PM in response to Sam8000

Sam8000 wrote:

I live in southern California and I have checked 4 different stores and none of them have Apple Gift Cards. These being Walgreens, Albertsons, Walmart (Neighborhood), and Save Mart. Mind you, you can go to the gift cards section and see the apple sticker where the cards are supposed to be and when you ask an employee they say they don’t have them. I plan on checking Rite Aid or Vons soon.

Don't purchase from any location where the Gift Cards are displayed on a rack where they can be easily tampered with. That appears to be the case for the retail locations you have listed. Purchase them only where they are secured behind a counter. The retailers that care about their customers will either remove them or secure them. The one's that don't will have them on a rack, where the Gift Card will likely be redeemed before you even get a chance to get home.

Why are the stores in my area not selling Apple Gift Cards anymore?

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