Comments on: AT&T Wireless Rebate Visa Gift Cards Are A Raw Deal

By: jim

jim — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:16:21 +0000

This is no rip off, we just got two more $50 cards, we applied them to our ATT bill.
Done – Simple – EZ.

By: Judith Melcher

Judith Melcher — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:10:15 +0000

Called my bank Wells Fargo and they will give me back total of Reward Card. Havent used it yet.
If its a visa card the bank will do it. I never have seen such a pain to get money…

By: Judith Melcher

Judith Melcher — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:00:42 +0000

Your rdight Phil. This is all a big joke….

By: Judith Melcher

Judith Melcher — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:58:45 +0000

it took me 2hrs to activate the att reward card! Then I have questions about using it. It looks like att makes this very difficult to use it !!! Charge gas? who knows. 10 hold on card after one purchase? This stinks.
What a joke these cards are. Now more than ever I am determined to get this card used up no matter what. We all need to go up the corporate ladder to complain about these “greatrewards” haha.

By: Judy

Judy — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:04:09 +0000

I tired to use two of my cards last night at a restaurant (which I activated one of them and checked the balance on the other right before I went out) – of course it was DECLINED twice. Why? I called the number on the back of the card this morning and was told that VISA holds 20 percent at restaurants for a “TIP”. Well, I always pay cash tips. Visa doesn’t care – they still hold 20% for tips. But, if I use them at TARGET, there supposedly is no problem. I don’t intend on letting these card expire. I HATE “promotion cards”. I bought four cell phones and got 4 $50 PROMOTION CARDS. I think this whole thing is a rip off – ATT just hopes people get frustrated and give up – then AT&T gets more money in their pockets. Next time, I will demand a check or ask to have AT&T take the rebate amount off of my very expensive bill.

By: Anna Knight

Anna Knight — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:30:05 +0000

DID you activate it before using it?? Cause I went to use it and the guy was like did you activate it and i was like no!!! So yea you have to call and activate it first!!

By: jim

jim — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:43:37 +0000

You can apply the gift card directly to your monthly ATT bill. Its easy. But I agree, it its the first time you are useing one of these its a pain. In the future you can cll into the number of the card and get the value of the card, then you can zero it out anywhere whith a smart cashier. Be advised that a cashier can not see the available value so they will not be able to zero it out without you knowing the cards exact value. PS, leftover Jc

By: Todd

Todd — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:03:11 +0000

Just got a visa prepaid rebate card from Nissan. In addition from the usual, gas/restaurants, they now hit the card with a $15 hold for telecommunication companies, going one step further than most. Normally, if you don’t use the card you can request a paper check however, Nissan in conjunction with Fidelity Information Services, also imposes a $15 processing fee. The solution, first complain to the # on the back of the card, get all company info including who the ee’s physically work for. Threaten to call your congressman, talk to a supervisor. Then go out and to the benefit from others above, buy a gift certificate for your favorite store for the complete rebate amount. You have the satisfaction that you used the entire card, don’t get embarrassed in a store with a decline or failed transactions, satisfaction that you wasted more time and money than the card is worth to the card issuer and if you feel so inclined voice your displeasure with the company that sent you the card in the first place. Follow up with your senators, elected officials, or attorney generals in your home state. Almost positive Senator Dodd and others have regulatory reform in the works. Take a page from Obama and call out the crooks by name. How far you choose to take it is up to you. For me, it’s principle. You don’t make your customer mad.

By: robert

robert — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:20:27 +0000

I was suspose to get a 50.00 dollar rebate from att back in august of 2009 and im still waiting.I call every week and im told call back in 5-7 business days and hopefully well have some good news. I have copies of everything and they are being looked at by a lawyer.

By: shawn

shawn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:41:34 +0000

You where misinformed, actually att promotion cards can be used anywhere visa is accepted icluding att cusomer service or at att store to pay yor bill, All money not used on att visa prpmotion is not going to att, its goes to your state revunue agency, as unclaimed money, of course the goverment isnt the fastest on doing things, usually letters and checks will go out in 2 yrs from that agency.