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Jennifer
Citizen
Username: Jkohan
Post Number: 47
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 3:24 pm: | 
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Anyone know where I can purchase an Amex gift card? I would prefer the giftcard over the gift certificates.
Thanks! |
LibraryLady(ncjanow)
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Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 2976
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 3:25 pm: |
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CVS in West Orange carries a lot of different gift cards as does the Shoprite. |
maple
Citizen
Username: Maple
Post Number: 69
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 3:46 pm: |
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Kings in Maplewood Village also carries them |
composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn
Post Number: 684
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 3:52 pm: |
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Walgreens on Irvington Avenue (technically in Newark, although less than one mile from the center of South Orange) |
tom
Citizen
Username: Tom
Post Number: 4315
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 4:22 pm: |
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If it's specifically an Amex card you want, last time I got one you had to go to one of their offices in person. |
eliz
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Username: Eliz
Post Number: 1318
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 4:26 pm: |
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Short Hills Mall sells Amex gift cards (as well as Mall gift cards). You can buy them at the info desk in the center of the mall.
If you're not set on Amex you can by Visa cards at Livingston Mall that can be used anywhere Visa is accepted. |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 6705
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 4:45 pm: |
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You can order them from the Amex website. It always aggravates me to buy them because they charge $2.95 fee per card. It's the only gift card with a fee that I know of. |
Lou
Citizen
Username: Flf
Post Number: 49
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 5:43 pm: |
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The Barnes & Noble on 22 had them last week. |
Seagull
Citizen
Username: Seagull
Post Number: 68
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 6:40 pm: |
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Wachovia Bank in the village sells the visa cards, and has the AmEx gift checks (I don't think they have the AmEx cards- but could be wrong) |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3852
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 7:14 pm: |
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Jennifer
Many places do not take Amex. You can get a Visa card from any Commerce Bank. There are several within a few miles of South Orange / Maplewood. I gave them to some of my nieces and nephews for Christmaas. |
Jennifer
Citizen
Username: Jkohan
Post Number: 48
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 7:33 pm: |
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Thanks everyone--I think I will try for the Visa Check card. I KNEW I would get good advice from here! |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 12331
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 10:52 am: |
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greenetree, I had to pay a fee for a Walmart gift card, too.
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kevin
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Username: Kevin
Post Number: 610
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 12:07 pm: |
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Do any of these cards *NOT* charge inactivity fees or expire? I'm less worried about the upfront purchase fees since that is a onetime charge.
Another aggravating thing is the fact that you cannot combine payment (split payment) with many of these cards - Amex is one of them. You either have to use the exact amount or something under the amount that is on the card. I have an Amex card with $.16 on it. Do you think I will ever use it to purchase $.16 worth of anything? The fees will eventually take care of getting rid of the card for me. Amex will reclaim it.
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greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 6709
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 12:17 pm: |
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Kevin - if it annoys you that much (and it would me), I'd take the card to a friendly local merchant who is willing to sell you something (say a cup of coffee?) for .16 and pay extra for the bagel.
BTW - does Amex take a cut of sales from the gift cards the way they do when you use the Amex charge card? |
Lucy
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Username: Lucy
Post Number: 2766
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 12:46 pm: |
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Amex is ruthless to the business at large community. If your a small business their fee is the same as it is to say a Hilton. They make no adjustment for the little guy that's why so many of them refuse to take their cards. |
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