Disney Gift Card Deals

[Lynn in MI]

Yeah, the Raise site is definitely down right now. Tried on multiple browsers.

 

[Lain]

I tried to do this, and raise crashed!

Raise crashed for me too, and cards in my cart kept getting bought up, so when I finally got a number of cards together totaling just over $100, I rushed through checkout and forgot to enter the code! Luckily, I bought Target cards at over 5% so that's better than the REDcard discount, plus Ebates and credit card rewards. It took me another ten minutes trying to get together a second order of $100, this time with the code applied. The site was working better, but still very slow.

 

[kleph]

not precisely gift card deals but i'm going to try a couple of things to max out my gift card rewards. i'm already buying disney gift cards with the target card with the 5% discount. to prepare for that i plan on socking away about $500 a month going forward to finance the fall trip.

welp. wells fargo is running a deal where they'll give you $250 if you open a checking account with them by Feb. 17. the requirement for the cash is a $500 deposit within 60 days. there is a $10 a month fee... unless you deposit $500 that month. and you can close the account anytime.

so that looks like the place to hold my cash till I'm ready to stock up on disney gift cards to pay for the trip. i feel a lot better about doing it this way since, obviously, once you buy the card it must go to disney. this means i've got the money available for unforseen circumstance.

add to that i just got the disney visa card offer where you'll get the $200 gift card if you spend $500 in the first three months. there a few other small rewards with that card when you are at the parks but i mostly want the signup deal. i'll just add that card to the pile of ones i've purchased for the trip and pay through the disney vacation account to get the $20 card for each $1000 worth of purchases through it.

anyone got suggestions of tweaking this plan a bit i'm welcome to hear it although i'm really nearing the point where it will become too much effort for the savings involved.

 

[ellie05]

Discover card is giving 5% back at wholesale clubs this quarter, which often sell discounted GC's. So I bought 3/$143 at Sam's club...which equates to about a 5% discount. then when my statement cut, I took the 5% cash back and applied it to my bill. basically got 10% off.

Yeah we knew this but did you check the price closely. I was at Sam's yesterday and the 3 pack was ringing at 144.92

 

[Jetku]

Raise flash sale
$10/$100
Code: FLASH10

Thanks!

Got a ~100 with this and a ~100 with the first time buyer code. Immediately put them into the app and went to target. GCs secured!

 

[TheDisneyDoll]

Snagged a Target card from raise and put it on my target account and voila I found another card for $57 on there that I didn't know i had.
Also snagged a couple michaels cards I am excited about, my inner craft nerd came out
thanks for the heads up or I would've missed that sale completely!

 

[Marionnette]

not precisely gift card deals but i'm going to try a couple of things to max out my gift card rewards. i'm already buying disney gift cards with the target card with the 5% discount. to prepare for that i plan on socking away about $500 a month going forward to finance the fall trip.

welp. wells fargo is running a deal where they'll give you $250 if you open a checking account with them by Feb. 17. the requirement for the cash is a $500 deposit within 60 days. there is a $10 a month fee... unless you deposit $500 that month. and you can close the account anytime.

so that looks like the place to hold my cash till I'm ready to stock up on disney gift cards to pay for the trip. i feel a lot better about doing it this way since, obviously, once you buy the card it must go to disney. this means i've got the money available for unforseen circumstance.

add to that i just got the disney visa card offer where you'll get the $200 gift card if you spend $500 in the first three months. there a few other small rewards with that card when you are at the parks but i mostly want the signup deal. i'll just add that card to the pile of ones i've purchased for the trip and pay through the disney vacation account to get the $20 card for each $1000 worth of purchases through it.

anyone got suggestions of tweaking this plan a bit i'm welcome to hear it although i'm really nearing the point where it will become too much effort for the savings involved.

The WF offer is good if you're making $500 direct deposits (i.e. not just transferring money in from another account). Make sure that you understand the fine print because banks tend to trip you up with those things. However, I agree with the idea of keeping your cash fluid until the time when you actually need to pay for your trip.

The Disney Premier Visa has an annual fee of $49. If it is not waived with the offer you received, make sure that you consider that.

Make sure that your DVA has been open for at least 120 days before you pay for your trip in order to qualify for the bonus. You don't have to fund it with a lot of money. Just open by putting the minimum in and leave it the or cancel the deposit immediately (it still keeps the account open).

 

[TheDisneyDoll]

Is there a way to pay in store at target with a gift card on the app?
I thought I seen something like that mentioned but I'm not sure that is what was actually being talked about.

 

[emdutto]

Saw the Raise sale and immediately bought $400 in Target gift cards. Now, I'm stuck! I'd never had an issue in the past buying from Target.com. No idea what to do.

 

[Moramoon]

Is there a way to pay in store at target with a gift card on the app?
I thought I seen something like that mentioned but I'm not sure that is what was actually being talked about.

You can load your card into your payment method on the app. It will give you a bar code that you can scan at checkout. I've done it at the self scan several times.

 

[CalDisneyMomof2]

Is there a way to pay in store at target with a gift card on the app?
I thought I seen something like that mentioned but I'm not sure that is what was actually being talked about.

In the Target APP, click the menu button, click on Account, click on My Gift Cards, click on the Plus sign "+" in the upper right corner, input your gift card number and access code. Your card will show up when complete.

 

[wendow]

Saw the Raise sale and immediately bought $400 in Target gift cards. Now, I'm stuck! I'd never had an issue in the past buying from Target.com. No idea what to do.

You can no longer buy Disney GC's from Target.com and pay with a Target GC. Most stores do still allow you to use a GC to purchase GC's. I would use self check-out if that is available to you.

 

[emdutto]

You can no longer buy Disney GC's from Target.com and pay with a Target GC. Most stores do still allow you to use a GC to purchase GC's. I would use self check-out if that is available to you.

Going to head down to my local Target tonight--fingers crossed!!

 

[NHLFAN]

Thanks for the head up yesterday about the Raise sale! I was able to score some discounted Target cards, load them into Target App, visited our local Target this morning and used the self check to convert them to Disney Gift Cards!

 

[Texans_loyal]

Samsung Pay offers 20% Off Select eGift Cards when you follow the directions below. Thanks lonelysoul

Instructions:

install and register the 'Samsung Pay' app on a compatible Samsung mobile device
Supported phones:

1. • • Galaxy S7 / S7 Active / S7 Edge
     • Galaxy S6 / S6 Active / S6 Edge / S6 Edge+
     • Galaxy Note5
2. Add/Register a supported payment method (credit, debit, or gift card).
3. From the homepage of the 'Samsung Pay' app, tap the 'Promotions' tab
4. Tap the 'Celebrate Valentines Day - 20% Off Gift Cards for Valentine's Day' banner to access offer

Discounted Gcs:
AMC
Bow Tie
Buca di Beppo
Dominos
eBay
GameStop
Gap
Legal Sea Foods
Regal
rue21
Spafinder
TGI Fridays
Under Armour

I know we can no longer purchase GCs with ebay GCs but i use them to purchase park tickets.

 

[Lain]

You can load your card into your payment method on the app. It will give you a bar code that you can scan at checkout. I've done it at the self scan several times.

In the Target APP, click the menu button, click on Account, click on My Gift Cards, click on the Plus sign "+" in the upper right corner, input your gift card number and access code. Your card will show up when complete.

You can no longer buy Disney GC's from Target.com and pay with a Target GC. Most stores do still allow you to use a GC to purchase GC's. I would use self check-out if that is available to you.

I'd also suggest that when you're at self checkout, use the scanner gun to scan the barcode on the Disney Gift Card (the large one on the actual card) and the barcodes in the Target app on your smart phone (and maybe turn up the screen brightness for better contrast). Using the scanner gun makes it a lot easier to read the barcodes than using the built-in table scanner.

 

[wendow]

I'd also suggest that when you're at self checkout, use the scanner gun to scan the barcode on the Disney Gift Card (the large one on the actual card) and the barcodes in the Target app on your smart phone (and maybe turn up the screen brightness for better contrast). Using the scanner gun makes it a lot easier to read the barcodes than using the built-in table scanner.

Agree with this. Scanner gun works well. Helps also to completely act like you know what you are doing. Otherwise the Target cashier is immediately in your personal space.

 

[kleph]

The WF offer is good if you're making $500 direct deposits (i.e. not just transferring money in from another account). Make sure that you understand the fine print because banks tend to trip you up with those things. However, I agree with the idea of keeping your cash fluid until the time when you actually need to pay for your trip.

The Disney Premier Visa has an annual fee of $49. If it is not waived with the offer you received, make sure that you consider that.

Make sure that your DVA has been open for at least 120 days before you pay for your trip in order to qualify for the bonus. You don't have to fund it with a lot of money. Just open by putting the minimum in and leave it the or cancel the deposit immediately (it still keeps the account open).

good tips. i've considered pretty much all of them. the direct deposits won't be a problem and i'll get that $49 back through the DVA gift cards. and i'm already set on the 120 days.

 

[havaneselover]

Agree with this. Scanner gun works well. Helps also to completely act like you know what you are doing. Otherwise the Target cashier is immediately in your personal space.

So true! Love the scanner gun. Hate the hovering employees.

 

[TheDisneyDoll]

I'd also suggest that when you're at self checkout, use the scanner gun to scan the barcode on the Disney Gift Card (the large one on the actual card) and the barcodes in the Target app on your smart phone (and maybe turn up the screen brightness for better contrast). Using the scanner gun makes it a lot easier to read the barcodes than using the built-in table scanner.

Our Targets around here don't have self checkouts, I didn't know targets anywhere did that