Walmart gift cards now available -Gyft Cards using Bitcoins

el_darwin

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Quote from: solarion on April 30, 2014, 01:10:52 PM

Quote from: durrrr on April 30, 2014, 12:59:07 PM

im glad to see walmart card is in now i can buy one before i go grocery shopping and feed myself with bitcoin!

WOW. If you ever needed proof that people don't read beyond the thread title before posting...

Quote from: counter on April 30, 2014, 12:57:02 PM

Wow what a sudden change of events. So are there still some cards available for purchase at the is time?

Nope, the option to buy is gone. I grabbed one card while the window was briefly open.

Hi, actually YesToBitcoins.com just launched Walmart gift cards, (you can get them here http://yestobitcoins.com/e-gift-card-for-walmart-com/) . Although YesToBitcoins uses the same processing engine as Gyft (bitpay), it is not integrated to Walmart's system like Gyft (YesToBitcoins purchases directly from Walmart as a private agent for the bitcoin client). So it is Walmart itself that emails the gift card.

oceans

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It's a shame they stopped doing these. These were really ideal and were great for those who would rather use bitcoins. I am really hoping to see them come back at some point.

jourcards

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Well jour-cards is offering exchanging wallmart gift cards to bitcoins and other currencies with reliable prices

TrailingComet

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Walmart will be back, don't you worry
Matter of time till they wake up to its potential]
Mass adoption will drive them back

solarion

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Used the walmart gyft card I bought while the window was briefly open. It was about what I'd expected. I even printed it out for them so they didn't have to be freaked out when I handed the cashier my phone to scan. It was still like they'd never heard of such a thing. It took 10-15 mins to get the right person to approve the purchase.

To be fair kmart's staff behaves similarly every single time I try them. I think I've even gotten the same cashier a couple times and it's like they've never heard of such a thing every time. Kmart even let me swap a kmart gyft card for an amex gift card once, but they've since claimed I cannot do that. Weirdest of all is that sears owns kmart and sears is bar none the most accommodating b&m shop I've used a gyft card. Walk in with a $500 sears gyft card and walk out with 4 $100 amex or mastercards and change.

C.Steven

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Glad they added this. All they are doing is expanding which is great for BTC users. The more companies that sign on the better

Walmart has already withdrawn from the program.

Quote from: solarion on April 30, 2014, 12:28:59 AM

The email I received from gyft:

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Hi there,

First, thanks for being such a loyal Gyft customer. I cannot emphasize enough that we truly value your support. Without you, we could not bring on new and exciting retailers like Walmart.

Second, although we were so excited to bring Walmart on board, due to circumstances beyond our control, we need to remove Walmart from our list of participating retailers, effective April 13, 2014. Rest assured that we are doing everything in our power to bring them back up as soon as possible. Your existing Walmart gift cards will work as they should. If you are as disappointed as we are about this decision by Walmart, please email them at [email protected] and let then know how you feel about it.

In the meantime, we have added other exciting retailers that you can still purchase from here. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected]

Thanks again,

The Gyft Team

No explanation, but it was obviously walmart's decision to withdraw. We should all email [email protected] and express our displeasure.

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Quote from: MegaHustlr on May 01, 2014, 11:10:12 AM

Quote from: Crossbow376 on May 01, 2014, 08:19:33 AM

Quote from: solarion on April 30, 2014, 01:10:52 PM

Quote from: durrrr on April 30, 2014, 12:59:07 PM

im glad to see walmart card is in now i can buy one before i go grocery shopping and feed myself with bitcoin!

WOW. If you ever needed proof that people don't read beyond the thread title before posting...

And that's one of the problem with pay per post sig program...(though there is a conflict of interest as I am also in a sig program)

Except you just need 50, everyone else who do that ^^^ aim for as many as their computer can handle.. Cheesy

I think his point is not on the signature part, but mainly on people making the reply solely to boost their post account, and never read the posts at all. I am sure my computer can make hundreds of posts a seconds, but my brain can't do that.

MegaHustlr

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Vote 4fryn :)

Quote from: Crossbow376 on May 01, 2014, 08:19:33 AM

Quote from: solarion on April 30, 2014, 01:10:52 PM

Quote from: durrrr on April 30, 2014, 12:59:07 PM

im glad to see walmart card is in now i can buy one before i go grocery shopping and feed myself with bitcoin!

WOW. If you ever needed proof that people don't read beyond the thread title before posting...

And that's one of the problem with pay per post sig program...(though there is a conflict of interest as I am also in a sig program)

Except you just need 50, everyone else who do that ^^^ aim for as many as their computer can handle.. Cheesy

gagalady

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Really cool that you can actually get gift card for bitcoins. Really cool feature.

DeboraMeeks

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I wish they would bring them back :!!!!

Crossbow376

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Quote from: solarion on April 30, 2014, 01:10:52 PM

Quote from: durrrr on April 30, 2014, 12:59:07 PM

im glad to see walmart card is in now i can buy one before i go grocery shopping and feed myself with bitcoin!

WOW. If you ever needed proof that people don't read beyond the thread title before posting...

And that's one of the problem with pay per post sig program...(though there is a conflict of interest as I am also in a sig program)

Gyfts

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Glad they added this. All they are doing is expanding which is great for BTC users.

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Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending

I knew there was a reason why I literally shit in the aisles of Walmart last night. When the manager ask what he could do for me, I offered up to him to wipe my ass.

The above is a true story. Simply ask if you want the complete account.

acs267

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Quote from: solarion on April 30, 2014, 01:10:52 PM

Quote from: durrrr on April 30, 2014, 12:59:07 PM

im glad to see walmart card is in now i can buy one before i go grocery shopping and feed myself with bitcoin!

WOW. If you ever needed proof that people don't read beyond the thread title before posting...

Quote from: counter on April 30, 2014, 12:57:02 PM

Wow what a sudden change of events. So are there still some cards available for purchase at the is time?

Nope, the option to buy is gone. I grabbed one card while the window was briefly open.

The same thing happened with Marriott. It's such a shame.

counter

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Time is on our side, yes it is!

Quote from: solarion on April 30, 2014, 01:10:52 PM

Quote from: durrrr on April 30, 2014, 12:59:07 PM

im glad to see walmart card is in now i can buy one before i go grocery shopping and feed myself with bitcoin!

WOW. If you ever needed proof that people don't read beyond the thread title before posting...

Quote from: counter on April 30, 2014, 12:57:02 PM

Wow what a sudden change of events. So are there still some cards available for purchase at the is time?

Nope, the option to buy is gone. I grabbed one card while the window was briefly open.

Dang it would have been nice to try it out for fun. Thanks for letting me know!

solarion

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Quote from: durrrr on April 30, 2014, 12:59:07 PM

im glad to see walmart card is in now i can buy one before i go grocery shopping and feed myself with bitcoin!

WOW. If you ever needed proof that people don't read beyond the thread title before posting...

Quote from: counter on April 30, 2014, 12:57:02 PM

Wow what a sudden change of events. So are there still some cards available for purchase at the is time?

Nope, the option to buy is gone. I grabbed one card while the window was briefly open.

durrrr

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im glad to see walmart card is in now i can buy one before i go grocery shopping and feed myself with bitcoin!

counter

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Time is on our side, yes it is!

Wow what a sudden change of events. So are there still some cards available for purchase at the is time?

solarion

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In response to my request for a timetable for re-instatement, I received this response from Walmart:

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At this time we are unable to provide you a timetable available to restoration of this service at gyft.com.

To purchase gift Walmart gift cards please check the link listed below:

http://www.walmart.com/cp/Gift-Cards/96894?povid=cat14503-env172199-module101210-lLink1_SGC

If you have additional questions, please reply to this email and we'll be happy to assist.

Sincerely,
Walmart.com Customer Care

Dannie

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Quote from: zoinky on April 30, 2014, 12:33:40 AM

Quote from: Dannie on April 30, 2014, 12:32:43 AM

Awww that is short-lived Sad

Kind of curious why walmart withdrew from the program...

From what I've read there were issues with scanning barcodes.

If it is just a simple technical problem (scanning barcodes), it should be easy to fix and restart the program, unless walmart lost interest and confidence in Gyft.

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