No more Lowe's Gift Card Loophole/Discounts

[Tariq B.]

Hello all, So some of you may or may not be aware of the practice of buying second hand Lowe's/HD gift cards online in return for a little discount. 

It was something I started to do every now and again. Didn't see much problem with the practice since Loews had already received their money when the gift card was purchased, i was just other person using it. It was a good way to save 8-10% off the purchase.

However, I went to use one yesterday and was told they can no longer accept E-gift cards, so apparently you need to have the physical card now (mine was on paper, since that's how they come). The answer, they couldn't help me with the balance and they received a email from corporate telling them not to take them. Apparently it is linked to fraud. Which kinda threw me off and made me feel guilty, then I remembered I did absolutely nothing wrong I was just the consumer stuck in the middle.

I'll have to see if I get my money back from the 3rd party, I filed a claim yesterday.

Oh well, it was good while it lasted. I'm sure other companies will probably take the same action soon, so beware.