Steven: I believe so. Amex will only see that the purchase was made at Walmart, not what you bought, so I can’t imagine that they’d be able to deny this. I also didn’t see anything stating that you can’t do this after clicking the link.
If you read the terms and conditions on the page where you enter your card info, under section D it says offer not good on gift cards:
D. Merchant Offer Terms and Conditions
THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY TO EVERY MERCHANT OFFER, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFED IN THE TEXT OF THE OFFER OR AT THE POINT OF PURCHASE: SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY; OFFER CAN ONLY BE REDEEMED BY FOLLOWING THE REDEMPTION INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED WITH THE OFFER (EITHER VIA EMAIL OR DIRECT MAIL) OR ON THE PROGRAM SITE; OFFER CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH OTHER PROMOTIONS OR OFFERS; OFFER NOT VALID ON GIFT CARDS, GIFT CERTIFICATES, OR PRIOR PURCHASES. OTHER RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. NO SUBSTITUTIONS OR TRANSFERS WILL BE ALLOWED.
Patty – I didn’t notice that wording. Aparently Amex’s system didn’t either, since I checked my on-line account and saw the $20 cash back already applied
Steven,
That’s great. Think I’ll go tomorrow and try it. There is somethng I ‘m planning to buy for $125 so I’ll buy a couple of gift cards and use them to pay for it.
Worth a try. Thanks.
Patty: Good catch, though I’m not surprised that they can’t enforce it. The only info that gets sent to Amex is the amount of the purchase and where it took place, so they can’t tell what you spent it on. Thanks for confirming, Steven.
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Woah awesome. Thanks for the heads up. I haven’t done my holiday shopping yet…shhh.
Comment by Eric N. — Dec 5th 2008 @ 1:36 amWould this work if I bought 2 gift cards of $50 each?
Comment by Steven — Dec 5th 2008 @ 2:50 pmI couldn’t tell from any of the websites…
Steven: I believe so. Amex will only see that the purchase was made at Walmart, not what you bought, so I can’t imagine that they’d be able to deny this. I also didn’t see anything stating that you can’t do this after clicking the link.
Comment by admin — Dec 9th 2008 @ 10:48 amIf you read the terms and conditions on the page where you enter your card info, under section D it says offer not good on gift cards:
D. Merchant Offer Terms and Conditions
Comment by Patty — Dec 15th 2008 @ 10:14 pmTHE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY TO EVERY MERCHANT OFFER, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFED IN THE TEXT OF THE OFFER OR AT THE POINT OF PURCHASE: SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY; OFFER CAN ONLY BE REDEEMED BY FOLLOWING THE REDEMPTION INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED WITH THE OFFER (EITHER VIA EMAIL OR DIRECT MAIL) OR ON THE PROGRAM SITE; OFFER CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH OTHER PROMOTIONS OR OFFERS; OFFER NOT VALID ON GIFT CARDS, GIFT CERTIFICATES, OR PRIOR PURCHASES. OTHER RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. NO SUBSTITUTIONS OR TRANSFERS WILL BE ALLOWED.
Patty – I didn’t notice that wording. Aparently Amex’s system didn’t either, since I checked my on-line account and saw the $20 cash back already applied
Comment by Steven — Dec 15th 2008 @ 10:18 pmSteven,
Comment by Patty — Dec 15th 2008 @ 11:04 pmThat’s great. Think I’ll go tomorrow and try it. There is somethng I ‘m planning to buy for $125 so I’ll buy a couple of gift cards and use them to pay for it.
Worth a try. Thanks.
Patty: Good catch, though I’m not surprised that they can’t enforce it. The only info that gets sent to Amex is the amount of the purchase and where it took place, so they can’t tell what you spent it on. Thanks for confirming, Steven.
Comment by admin — Dec 16th 2008 @ 7:21 am