sainsburys gift cards warning

joanna1984

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Thanks to everyone who has responded. I will certainly look at gift cards in future. I was telling one of my friends about it tonight and she was telling me that she already knew about the 2 year rule as someone she worked beside has also had cards invalidated..

I am just glad that a few other people are now checking their gift cards. I accept the fact that Sainsburys can't store the details indefinitely, but they still shouldn't be able to just keep the money. I believe that you should be able to return the gift card to them and get a new one issued.

I was lucky in that I could afford to pay for the goods and that I wasn't totally dependent on the gift cards to pay at the checkout.

Thank you to everyone who responded... I'm off to watch the tv..

Cheers

The giftcards are redeemable if they are expired you just need to write into sainsburys and they will reissue a new card with the funds, the same thing happened to me last year, the lady I spoke to was able to tell me the exact balance, what date it expired and what address to write into. Not meaning to sound doubtful of your experience but every time I have spoken to sainsburys whether in store or over the telephone they've been more than helpful, different people have different experiences I guess. I'd try again

Jo
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