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my sister bought me a gift card I redeemed it but to buy stuff I have to verify her card I tried but it said I can’t.

Posted on Jul 19, 2021 8:33 PM

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Posted on Jul 19, 2021 9:28 PM

IS the credit from the redeemed gift card enough to cover the cost of the item that you wish to buy and any local sales taxes added in the final steps of the sale? If not, the system will ask for an additional payment method, such as a credit card, to cover the shortfall.


M1 Mac mini, macOS 11.4; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 7.5; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 14.6; iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14.6; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14.6; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 14.6  HomePods, audioOS 14.6 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

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Jul 19, 2021 9:28 PM in response to SashaN11

IS the credit from the redeemed gift card enough to cover the cost of the item that you wish to buy and any local sales taxes added in the final steps of the sale? If not, the system will ask for an additional payment method, such as a credit card, to cover the shortfall.


M1 Mac mini, macOS 11.4; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 7.5; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 14.6; iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14.6; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14.6; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 14.6  HomePods, audioOS 14.6 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

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