
I put the card in the drawer and it stayed there for six months before I had the time it would take to try again. After trying again and again, punching in the very exact redemption code, I still got the red box error.

Maybe it was me. Maybe my "0" should have been an "O." Maybe I inverted numbers. And yet, any time I punched in the redemption code and zip code like it asked, it produced an error message.Īfter sitting in the drawer for a few weeks, I had the patience to try it again, chalking it up to user error. I had the receipt from the local market that said it was an activated $30 card.

I know that because I had just purchased it as a gift for someone in my house.
