The amount of cash back or miles/points gained is not enough to offset the headache required to get 1 tampered Visa or MasterCard Gift Card issue resolved.
My dad went to Target to get my 2 brothers these gift cards, when we opened them they were all scratched off like this. What can we do? : r/Scams
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