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I can’t redeem my apple gift card

It says the card is not valid, I tried using the ways shown to fix it, but it still doesn’t work

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 15

Posted on Apr 13, 2022 1:25 PM

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Posted on Apr 13, 2022 2:40 PM

..Anyss:


Perhaps try & contact Apple support directly ~ as that may yield different level of response.

"If you need more help, Contact Apple Support." (blue-link is directly related to this request)


For a different angle on Get Support @ Apple support: This general link, would go to portal

Get Support page/response inquiry. Then may redirect that back; where article went, first.

[And possibly without human interaction; until the cycle gets back, to 'first link' above!]


• Contact Apple Support. [from within reference article]

You might need to provide:

  • An image of the full front and back of your card.
  • A sales receipt showing when your card was purchased.
  • The serial number from your card. 

(Serial numbers are located on the Back of your card.)


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Apr 13, 2022 2:40 PM in response to AnyssTheStupid

..Anyss:


Perhaps try & contact Apple support directly ~ as that may yield different level of response.

"If you need more help, Contact Apple Support." (blue-link is directly related to this request)


For a different angle on Get Support @ Apple support: This general link, would go to portal

Get Support page/response inquiry. Then may redirect that back; where article went, first.

[And possibly without human interaction; until the cycle gets back, to 'first link' above!]


• Contact Apple Support. [from within reference article]

You might need to provide:

  • An image of the full front and back of your card.
  • A sales receipt showing when your card was purchased.
  • The serial number from your card. 

(Serial numbers are located on the Back of your card.)


Apr 13, 2022 3:58 PM in response to K Shaffer


PS:

Could you have mis-identified the card ~ as another type of gift card??


• What type of gift card do I have? - Apple Support

//support.apple.com/en-us/HT204199


Should this have occurred, no wonder this is troublesome.


Otherwise, there'd be additional links for more info, such as:

• How to redeem your Apple Gift Card or App Store & iTunes gift card - Apple Support

//support.apple.com/en-us/HT201209


Apr 13, 2022 4:14 PM in response to AnyssTheStupid

Do any of these links refer to a different redemption path than your previous one required?

The second link above has buttons and more links, too.


Wonder, if you were able to take the gift card to official Apple retail location;

~if then someone there, could figure out what went wrong; in this instance..


Store List - Apple Store - Apple

//www.apple.com/retail/storelist/


..Additional details may have been on separate paper; if so, maybe it was lost.?

A separate paper may have included 'new changes' to how a card could be used.


I can’t redeem my apple gift card

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