$210 Sephora store credit... (edit: succesfully purchased/traded)

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Tomato

Originally posted by: Kalbi

Originally posted by: Tomato

Originally posted by: Kalbi

Originally posted by: Tomato
...would you buy it for $140 cash?

Trying to decide right now, it'd make a good belated birthday present for my sisters... 🙂

EDIT:

Just got back... the remaining balance in the account is $206.76, and I gave her $142 cash.

I checked with the Sephora store, and it's legit... good stuff. I think the girl who I bought it from might be some kind of drug addict, though... she was really anxious to get the cash and looked a little strung out. 🙁

Tomato,

You should use it/sell it ASAP. My friend bought a Saks gift card $700 for $600 and when he received it the balance was valid. 4 months later he went to use it only to find out it hand been cancelled. The card was either purchased with a stolen CC or the guy found out it hadn't been used and reported the card stolen. Either way, if he had used it as soon as he got it, he wouldn't be out $600. Just my five dollars.

Yikes!! Thank you for sharing that story, Kalbi... did he ever find out what happened?! How scary... 🙁 Maybe I should buy $206.76 worth of stuff and then return it for a store credit of my own... do you think that might work?

He used his AMEX and it was too late to do chargeback. 🙁

It's sounds like a plan but then there is a trail. Are you allowed to return something for store credit WITHOUT the receipt? If so sounds like a plan to me.

That's a good question. Higher end stores usually let you do that, and Sephora has its own brand of makeup... perhaps if I bought the Sephora brand and returned it soon afterwards. I'll call and ask about their return policy, just to make sure. Thanks so much for the info/suggestions!

4 months is the key here, many 'credits' expire if not used. Like checks...however most courts will honor them if you take it that far.

 

[Noirish]

Originally posted by: Tomato
...would you buy it for $140 cash?

Trying to decide right now, it'd make a good belated birthday present for my sisters... 🙂

EDIT:

Just got back... the remaining balance in the account is $206.76, and I gave her $142 cash.

I checked with the Sephora store, and it's legit... good stuff. I think the girl who I bought it from might be some kind of drug addict, though... she was really anxious to get the cash and looked a little strung out. 🙁

You just successfully supported drug abuse IF she was a drug addict. :beer:

 

[Rufio]

awesome. i would totally get it!