Promotional gift cards Are Not Valid

I bought an iPad last year. It came with a $75 promotional gift card. The iPad was discounted $75 and I paid monthly installments to purchase the $75 gift card which I should be able to use towards a future purchase. I finished my payments and the gift card shows as "redeemed" on the iPad. So I literally paid $75 to get a $75 discount.

Posted on Jan 20, 2026 12:39 PM

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Posted on Jan 21, 2026 3:44 AM

Hi, your gift is showing redeemed, correct? Is it possible that you already redeemed the card to your Apple Account (Apple ID) and you forgot or already used the card’s value? You can check you balance following the instructions I linked below,


How to redeem your Apple Gift Card, App Store Card, or App Store & iTunes Gift Card - Apple Support


Check you balance and see if you redeemed it and forgot (it happens),


Check your Apple Account balance in Wallet on iPhone - Apple Support


If you’re still having issues please contact Apple Gift Card Support.


Contact Apple Gift Card Support


Good luck!


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Jan 21, 2026 3:44 AM in response to sgj31

Hi, your gift is showing redeemed, correct? Is it possible that you already redeemed the card to your Apple Account (Apple ID) and you forgot or already used the card’s value? You can check you balance following the instructions I linked below,


How to redeem your Apple Gift Card, App Store Card, or App Store & iTunes Gift Card - Apple Support


Check you balance and see if you redeemed it and forgot (it happens),


Check your Apple Account balance in Wallet on iPhone - Apple Support


If you’re still having issues please contact Apple Gift Card Support.


Contact Apple Gift Card Support


Good luck!


Jan 20, 2026 7:52 PM in response to sgj31

The Gift Card is available to you immediately after purchase of the promotional product. You do not have to finish the installments before the Gift Card is valid and it could have been redeemed immediately after you received the iPad.

  • Check your Purchase History to determine if the balance had already been applied or if you had made purchases to your Apple Account.

View your purchase history for the App Store and other Apple media services - Apple Support

or

  • Contact Apple directly and they may be able to tell you when it was redeemed.

Contact Apple Support - Apple Support


Promotional gift cards Are Not Valid

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