The other big gift card exchange site in Canada is http://www.cardswap.ca/. I submitted my cards to these folks and within a few weeks, I had my cheque for payment for the gift cards.
Not only that - cardswap.ca paid me the cost of shipping the cards and tracking the shipment. On top of all this, they even sent me free movie passes, and a coupon for an additional $10 the next time I use Cardswap. Great experience - I'll use them again.
Gift card exchange is a big business here in Canada. As a money-saving tip, the next time you're going to make a big purchase, ask yourself: 'does the store I'm purchasing this product at offer gift cards?'. If the answer is 'yes', check out cardswap to see if you can get a big discount!
Giftah is a SCAM!! Use Card Swap Instead!
Attention Canadians! Thank you for visiting this blog. Let me tell you why I've created this blog. Months ago, I submitted several valuable gift cards to the online gift card exchange website 'giftah'. I won't even link to them here because I don't want anyone to lose their money to these crooks. Several months later, I still have no money for my cards, and have not been offered an explanation.
Well, you might say: what steps have you taken to allow Giftah to rectify this situation? The first step I did was to sent them an email. After several days, they did not respond so I sent them another requesting an update on the status of my payment (these emails were sent to info@giftah.ca). Again, I received no reply. By this time, I started to realize that I had been scammed.
I went on the website and searched for a phone number to call a customer service rep. Guess what? No phone number. Don't believe me? Check for yourself. Google it, and try to find a customer service number for Giftah - it doesn't exist. So, I thought to myself, this is the digital age. Perhaps they only communicate via website. I posted a comment in their forum asking a representative to contact me. This was weeks and weeks ago. Again, still no reply. I also noted that Giftah has a Facebook page on which comments are allowed. I thought: here's my chance. I'll contact them through facebook. Well, I left a few comments and it turns out that other people have had the same problem (surprise, surprise).
Well, you might say: what steps have you taken to allow Giftah to rectify this situation? The first step I did was to sent them an email. After several days, they did not respond so I sent them another requesting an update on the status of my payment (these emails were sent to info@giftah.ca). Again, I received no reply. By this time, I started to realize that I had been scammed.
I went on the website and searched for a phone number to call a customer service rep. Guess what? No phone number. Don't believe me? Check for yourself. Google it, and try to find a customer service number for Giftah - it doesn't exist. So, I thought to myself, this is the digital age. Perhaps they only communicate via website. I posted a comment in their forum asking a representative to contact me. This was weeks and weeks ago. Again, still no reply. I also noted that Giftah has a Facebook page on which comments are allowed. I thought: here's my chance. I'll contact them through facebook. Well, I left a few comments and it turns out that other people have had the same problem (surprise, surprise).
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