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Comment on Don’t trust iTunes gift cards by Barbara Fafard

Barbara Fafard — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:28:14 +0000

We are having a problem with $50 in I-Tunes Gift card that we were given a couple years ago. Of course we do not have the paper receipt because it was a gift.

I would love to see a class action law suit on this.

Comment on A platform too many by martin

martin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:59:36 +0000

David,

The problem here is that one company isn’t covering its different platforms consistently and you call for third parties to do that instead? Just like they do with, um, exactly what? Nobody else has a similar setup, not because they’re not allowed to, but because they either didn’t think of it, or couldn’t be bothered. DRM has nothing to do with that.

Comment on A platform too many by David

David — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:10:16 +0000

While it may be a developer’s heaven and a dream to use, this highlights the danger of one company having a vertical monopoly over the platform as a whole.

Is there an architectural opening for FOSS to come along and make the Mac an alternate for iPads to use these books? Not unless Apple decides to tolerate it.

It’s not the OS, it’s the DRM!

Comment on Don’t trust iTunes gift cards by Brittney Franklin

Brittney Franklin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:54:43 +0000

I’m having the same problem with a gift card that was given to me as a gift last Christmas. Of course, I don’t have a receipt, and Apple is saying it’s been cancelled!!! If anyone figures out how to correct this without a receipt, please email me at priceba2011@gmail.com. Thanks!

Comment on Don’t trust iTunes gift cards by nan

nan — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:45:12 +0000

This scam is apparently still going on. My son just tried to redeem his Itunes christmas gift card and was told it was cancelled. This really is bogus and it’s especially sad that it’s gone on this long with nothing being done about it.

Comment on Don’t trust iTunes gift cards by Steve Tyson

Steve Tyson — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:41:18 +0000

I am trying to figure out what the scam is. Give me a call if you want to help. 610-876-1482. Thanks.

Comment on Don’t trust iTunes gift cards by john

john — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:54:24 +0000

i stole mine, they dont work, not happy

Comment on Don’t trust iTunes gift cards by Chris

Chris — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:10:52 +0000

Will chime in here – same thing happened to me with a $25 gift card. Apple let me know when the card was purchased and when it was cancelled/refunded, but tells me to talk to Best Buy. Best Buy tells me to talk to Apple.

$25 isn’t really worth the time and effort, but figuring out what the scam is and why these companies just don’t care may be worth it.

Comment on Don’t trust iTunes gift cards by Randy

Randy — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:11:43 +0000

I found that a good way to get results when a large company tries to scam you is by reporting it to BBB.

I had an instance where I paid for an extended warranty and then they had never passed it on to the extended warranty company. So in actuality, I had paid for an extended warranty but did not have it. Through a fluke I found out about it and then requested my money back since I did not have what they sold me but had proof that I paid for it. After some intense conversations on the phone I simply sent a letter to BBB and within a week I had someone calling me from the company more than happy to give me a full refund.

While the situation is slightly different, the principle is the same.

Comment on Don’t trust iTunes gift cards by Steve Tyson

Steve Tyson — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:54:03 +0000

This just happened to me also. I was given a $15 I-tunes gift card a few years ago and finally got around to registering on Apple I tunes in order to redeem this card. And so today when I punched in the code, I got a message from Apple that said: “the gift certificate or prepaid card code you entered has been cancelled [sic].” I am a class action lawyer, so I’d be happy to look into this for anyone interested. If you want, give me a call or email, let me know your details, and we’ll see what we can do. My number is 610-876-1482 and my email is steve@e-squire.net. Thanks,