Business & Tech
More Trouble for Target: Gift Card May Not Work
The gift card snafu comes less than two weeks after Target announced it was hit with a massive data security breach that affected 40 million debit and credit card holders.
By Susan Petroni
Target, the nation's second-largest discount retailer, said Tuesday an unidentified number of gift cards sold over the holidays were not properly activated, reported USA Today.
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The company issued an apology Tuesday and promised to honor the defective cards without a receipt.
Customers can bring faulty cards to any Target service desk or call 800-544-2943 for help.
"We are aware that some Target gift cards were not fully activated and apologize for the inconvenience," company spokeswoman Molly Snyder said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press.
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There is a Target located in our Lawrenceville Patch at 875 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road. For other locations in Gwinnett County and Georgia, see here.
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