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10% off TCN The KIDS Gift Cards @ Target

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10% off TCN The KIDS Gift Cards @ Target
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bajirao on 12/12/2020 - 14:07 files.ozbargain.com.au (259 clicks)
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Target has an unadvertised special (do share if you are able to spot any ad) - 10% off TCN THE KIDS Card. There were $30 and $50 KIDS cards at my local target and they were 10% off. I tried bunch of other cards (Him, Her, ultimate, teens etc) but the price check showed regular price on other cards with no discount so don't bother with other cards.
There is no special price tag as well.
Combine with 10% cashback via GPay/Apple Pay using Zip Visa card (don't mention anything about Zip to cashier - just pay as usual with card but using GPay/Apple Pay). You will need to go to assisted checkout so that's a bummer due to weekend rush.

Go fly my friends to Target.. fly :) Happy Hunting.

Credit to @popsiee for mentioning this in Zip 10% cashback Saturday deal-
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/588546?page=10#comment-980…

This is how the card looks - https://thecardnetwork.com.au/pages/the-kids-card
Valid at JB Hi-Fi, Nike, H&M, Foot Locker, XBOX (don't know which store would that be), Platypus, SurfDriveNSki, Hype, booktopia, The Athlete's foot, ToyWorld and Adidas

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  • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 14:20
    +12

    stay away from TCN for now, you better check on their Facebook page to see why. unless you have time and efforts + money to spare for frustration

    • bajirao on 12/12/2020 - 14:23

      Really? These are the same card that were on sale @ Coles and @ BigW earlier and currently at Woolies. Look at those threads and see how much popular they are.

      • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 14:26
        +2

        be careful too, you cannot eliminate any possibilities, sales jump from store to store could be a new way of 10-pots-with-just-9-lids situation where latter spenders would suddenly become the biggest losers if it ever burts

    • SliverFang on 25/12/2020 - 14:53

      Just checked FB but still dont know why…? they only have posts prior to October now and no comments

  • PeppaCat on 12/12/2020 - 14:22
    +3

    do not buy any TCN card!

    • bajirao on 12/12/2020 - 14:24

      Why? What are the issues? These are the same kind of cards discounted at Coles & Big W and currently at Woolies.

      • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 14:28
        +2

        read their Facebook page for concerns, plus they has removed support phone number from website, lack of support from customer services with cards suspended/not usable etc.

      • PeppaCat on 12/12/2020 - 14:31
        +2

        look at what’s happened on the restaurant card. They keeps removing places where you can use the card, they also removed cafes from the list . For now you can’t even check where you can use the card on their website. For the restaurant card, you use it once in a place, then they will ban that place… for now it’s extremely hard for you to find a place to use the card.

        Please keep in mind that TCN cards are prepaid gift card. You pay them money in advance. They just sell these cards with discount to make people buy these card but won’t let people use the money. I’m feeling they will take all these money away and then start the bankruptcy process.

        • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 14:35

          exactly what I was thinking too, I already notified media to run deeper investigations based on gathered info. it would not surprise me there are lot of people gonna have a very shitty Christmas because of TCN

    • MattyD on 12/12/2020 - 15:04
      +1

      Obviously this is all anecdotal - and that's important for people to be aware of - but I can say that I had no problem using $900 worth of TCN HIM/HER cards in a single JB Hifi purchase recently.

      It sounds like mileage varies greatly on these.

      • PeppaCat on 12/12/2020 - 15:24
        +3

        At the beginning people can use TCN card to purchase JB HIfi gift card online, for now you can’t.
        Keep in mind one you purchased the card the money are not yours. I’d like to suggest people who purchased TCN card, try to use them asap.

        • Diplomats on 12/12/2020 - 15:54

          and how were people buying JB Gift cards online when you can only use these in store ?

          • PeppaCat on 12/12/2020 - 16:16
            +2

            @Diplomats: At the beginning the TCN card can be used online. You see, TCN keeps add limitation on how you can use the card.

            • jetblack on 12/12/2020 - 16:39

              @PeppaCat: Wasn't ever the case, mate. The physical cards could never be redeemed online

              • PeppaCat on 12/12/2020 - 16:59

                @jetblack: No, they keep changing T&C. For now e-gift card also can’t be used via JB hifi online.

              • bargain ben on 12/12/2020 - 17:28

                @jetblack: The HOME cards could be used online

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 12/12/2020 - 14:24
    +1

    Holy moly yeah check out the fb comments!

    • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 22:19

      they deleted comments and blocked people who complained about them already

      • Ash-Say on 12/12/2020 - 22:20

        Will be interesting to see the comments

        Anyways to retrieve cache?

  • Puglife on 12/12/2020 - 14:28
    +4

    I just used $600 of them to save $90 off an Xbox Series X…no complaints here :)

    • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 14:33
      +1

      depends on when you got those cards and what types, if you don't believe us then go check on their Facebook page and try to get more and see how it goes

  • Logical on 12/12/2020 - 14:28

    Ouch!

  • Anonymous101 on 12/12/2020 - 14:29
    +1

    This is there offical page right ?

    https://m.facebook.com/TCNGiftCards/

    • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 14:32

      yep

      • Anonymous101 on 12/12/2020 - 14:34
        +3

        Ooops. Went out for TCN card hunting this morning and unluckily (read luckily) couldn’t find any. And now I am happy that there was none.

        • popsiee on 13/12/2020 - 11:49

          Opposite i have my $1500 of 19% off cards and of which I had the pleasure of using $800 at JB HI FI :)

          I wonder who the winner of both of us is lol

          • Anonymous101 on 13/12/2020 - 13:09

            @popsiee: Still 700$ left unused though. Don’t be too sure until you have used it :p

            Jokes aside based on the other comments I think it’s probably the newer batch of the cards are affected. Did you buy yours recently? Regardless I do hope that no one loses there money. And for me, I would rather be safe than sorry.

            • ce5himm on 13/12/2020 - 13:12

              @Anonymous101: It's not that dangerous. You hear people have this or that problems, you don't hear more and more people that having no issue and enjoying the discount.

  • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 14:32

    My gut feeling tells me that this is going to be scandalous, all involved retailers would soon have to deal with a flood of refunds and complaints. Simply put, how can you afford to run 10-15% discount from store to store, week after week without losing money? Unless this is the case where first buyers enjoy the fruits while latter buyers have to pay for that. I got stuck with the latest batch of cards now, not a recommended experience to be honest. Lucky enough that my earlier bigger discounts would compensate for this loss if it is a case of administration soon.

    • SF3 on 12/12/2020 - 15:03

      Are you thinking ponzi?

      • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 15:25

        yes, clever tactic too coz investors would be more suspicious and careful these days, not so with … majority of consumers where all they can see is bigger than normal discounts

        • squarepants on 13/12/2020 - 17:26

          Are your latest batch of cards restaurant cards or the retail shopping ones (I.e. HIM / HER / KIDS etc.)?

  • mubd1234 on 12/12/2020 - 14:36
    +3

    About as smart as buying Dick Smith gift cards in December 2015

    • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 14:42

      this is worse, this is a fraud coated in legitimate outfits run through all big retailers one by one. they cleverly planned for this as a group, with the intention of exploitation - gift cards not refundable.

  • digitalane on 12/12/2020 - 14:38
    +1

    I’ve had over $3000 worth of TCN cards in last month and had no issues with any. Used all in JB

    • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 14:44
      -4

      as I said, first batches would be ok, now is too late as it is coming to an end of it to expose self as a fraud by using latter spenders' money to honour/pre-gift first batches of buyers

      • digitalane on 12/12/2020 - 14:55
        +8

        Mate I think you need to see a real therapist

        • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 14:59
          +1

          only time can tell, go ahead and buy some now if you want. it wouldn't affect the first few batches just so people would still help them market the sales to roll out more cards for sales to the point they have to stop honouring them because money are being plugged out

      • freefall101 on 13/12/2020 - 12:48

        I used $200 worth on Friday, zero issues.

  • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 14:50

    the person possibly behind this TCN is named R.H.

    • CheapandUsed on 12/12/2020 - 18:52
      -1

      I mean, they have 9 employees on LinkedIn and the person with the initials RH has on his profile "Co-Founder at TCN".

      I'm not sure what the big conspiracy is here..

      • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 22:17

        I never buy things in Australia that not able to use them without ability of refund so far, except this TCN company where money spent and your cards are not usable. Please tell me, would not not suspect any fishy and/or dodgy thing(s) going on? Then, when you contacted them so many times without response, even took it on their Facebook page, yet they still ignore you and block and delete all no so good comments about them. Please tell, which decent Au company/business would do such things?

  • scuderiarmani on 12/12/2020 - 15:01

    Bought a few last time, no major issues.

    • iNeed2Pee on 12/12/2020 - 15:14
      +1

      Same. Was a pain with the activating but after about 2 hours it was all fine.

    • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 15:45

      because those are first batches, the latter purchasers would be the ones who are going to suffer.

  • Bargain-er on 12/12/2020 - 15:04
    +2

    My restaurant tcn used to work at McD and some bread store, but now no longer working. Having said that when i looked at tnc, it says no fast food or quick serve restaurant. So to be fair, looks like they're trying to fix whatevs stated in tnc. Hoping that they won't go fraudulent or bankrupt.

  • jjjaar on 12/12/2020 - 15:28

    This was recently on the forums: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/590268

    • SF3 on 12/12/2020 - 15:41
      +1

      Read the comments too, sounds dodge… black swan event soon I imagine.

  • Frozensage on 12/12/2020 - 15:30

    Just buy and use it. Don’t hold onto it basically. Or swap it for jb gc if you allowed

    • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 15:48

      would be ok at the beginning like a week ago, now it is bit late, my bet is there would be just 2/3 or half or whatever portion would be unusable to put people on hold while selling more cards until they suddenly plug out, poop, money gone

      • Dienk on 12/12/2020 - 16:17

        So this card is not longer accepted at JB? I have 1k!

        • Bargain-er on 12/12/2020 - 17:38
          +2

          I just used mine at jb. No issue.

          • Dienk on 12/12/2020 - 18:01

            @Bargain-er: Thanks

          • Dienk on 13/12/2020 - 16:34

            @Bargain-er: Just tried to use mine and I got suspended.

            • Bargain-er on 13/12/2020 - 17:48

              @Dienk: Was it suspended in the first place? I don't get it how using at jb will make the card suspended.

            • ce5himm on 13/12/2020 - 17:50

              @Dienk: interesting, spent 700 last wednesday at jb, no problem at all. Mixed kids/him/her

  • Ash-Say on 12/12/2020 - 16:02
    +1

    Over $1000 of my cards are currently suspended.

    There is no phone support and they don't respond to emails.

    I stupidly paid via Coles GC so can't even do chargeback. I bought 3 today from woolies and immediately used them as soon as they were active but cursing the day when I bought them from Coles.

    Totally f***d up

    • Bargain-er on 12/12/2020 - 17:39

      What do you mean with suspended? Balance still $0? And you still had another purchase?

      • CheapandUsed on 12/12/2020 - 18:56

        Someone posted that a bunch of people took cards from the shelves at woolies and purchased them at Coles for the 15% discount.

        Obviously the company has some level of tracking of where the cards were sent to, so they suspended those cards purchased from a different company to where the stock was sent.

        • Bargain-er on 12/12/2020 - 19:25

          Ahhh naughty 😜

        • Snoop on 12/12/2020 - 20:08

          Sounds fair! 🤷‍♂

        • ce5himm on 12/12/2020 - 21:54

          Interesting, never thought of that.

        • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 22:11

          that's their lame excuse, do you honestly think people are that stupid to move a bunch of gift cards recklessly about potential criminal charge if get caught, all for just discount, not even for free?

      • Ash-Say on 12/12/2020 - 20:49
        +1

        Balance shows $100 but the status is suspended. I have asked for a reason time and again but there is absolute silence. They are not contactable via phone, so don't know what can be done when the payment was via gift cards.

    • scuderiarmani on 12/12/2020 - 18:22

      They said they had a limit? You went double the limit?

      I get the upset obviously though.

    • ce5himm on 12/12/2020 - 21:27

      so your most recent purchase from wws works fine, those you brought from coles last week all suspended?

      • Ash-Say on 12/12/2020 - 21:46
        +1

        I bought over $2k from Coles and about 40% are suspended but shows full balance.

        • webtherapist on 12/12/2020 - 22:10

          yep, and good luck dealing with them

        • freefall101 on 13/12/2020 - 12:50

          Did you take them from Woolworths to buy at Coles?

        • Dienk on 13/12/2020 - 17:01

          Just got 100 suspended. Haven't tried the other. Went to Coles they refused to refund me

          • Ash-Say on 13/12/2020 - 18:55

            @Dienk: Wtf is going on?

            How can we take action this company?

    • watwatwat on 12/12/2020 - 21:38

      You bought giftcards with coles GC? I thought they didn't allow this.

      • Ash-Say on 12/12/2020 - 21:46

        You can as long as you have full balance.

      • ce5himm on 12/12/2020 - 21:46

        Depend on the cashier, some of them do not care.

    • Craze on 13/12/2020 - 10:35

      I thought you couldn't purchase gift cards with Coles gift card as they closed that loophole?

      Back on topic, I bought 2 x $100 TCN Him/Her with the 10% discount at WW- used it at JB hifi on Wed no issues. But reading the comments glad that I managed to use mine and will be staying away from them for a while until the mess is sorted out!

  • Jenny Death on 12/12/2020 - 16:16

    Im curious why you wouldnt just get a prepaid visa vs this when theyre at normal price?

    • Derain on 12/12/2020 - 16:20

      You wouldn’t, people are getting them because they are 10-15% off

  • douglasac10 on 12/12/2020 - 16:37
    +1

    Deal also includes the seemingly less objectionable Catch, Spotify and Google Play cards:

    Edit: objectionable, not injectable. I don't think any of these are suitable for intravenous use.

    • bajirao on 12/12/2020 - 17:35

      Thanks for sharing.

  • LauWong on 12/12/2020 - 16:48
    +1

    It might depends on where and when you purchase the TCN. Bought $500 at Woolies Canberra on Thursday, fund loaded within one hour. But highly recommend anyone who purchased use them ASAP, or just transfer to the JB GC using their return policy.

    • dorikin on 12/12/2020 - 17:16
      +1

      How do I transfer to Jb gift card? If I bought at woolies, do I transfer there or at Jb?

      • bajirao on 12/12/2020 - 17:32

        No there is no straight way to transfer. The work around is to buy something at JB and return it so you get JB GCs

        • justtoreply on 12/12/2020 - 17:33

          Wouldn't you need the receipt? What would they do when they see on the receipt that TCN cards were used?

    • justtoreply on 12/12/2020 - 17:33

      JB would not let me buy a JB gift card with them today.

      They are active.

      • bajirao on 12/12/2020 - 17:35

        That would be correct as per T&C. There is no straight way to transfer. Work around which some are following is to buy a product and then return it.

      • Bargain-er on 12/12/2020 - 17:42

        Ok, so it depends on the sales. I just bought jb gc with tcn at Northland.

        • PriceHound on 12/12/2020 - 20:34

          Are you talking about physical or digital?

        • ce5himm on 12/12/2020 - 21:30
          -3

          you are right, some cashiers do not really clear of this, or they just do not care, then you are lucky. most store won't let you do .

      • PriceHound on 12/12/2020 - 20:34

        This used to work right? What's the error? Did you try them on their website?

        • justtoreply on 12/12/2020 - 21:49

          I don't think TCN can be used on their website?

  • Buy2Much on 12/12/2020 - 17:42
    +2

    I got my TCN gift card purchase cancelled as they requested photos of my government ID and credit card, which I declined. Been chasing them up for 8 weeks now but they have not responded!

    • shiba on 12/12/2020 - 19:54

      consider doing a chargeback instead

      • Buy2Much on 12/12/2020 - 19:58

        I paid with a prepaid Visa card (from a camera promotion).

    • PriceHound on 13/12/2020 - 00:38

      Is this a digital card you bought?

  • Do I NeedThis on 12/12/2020 - 18:04

    hi OP were you the one who was sweeping away all the TCN cards at Target Cannington earlier ?

    • bajirao on 12/12/2020 - 22:17

      Haha.. Nope.

  • Dienk on 12/12/2020 - 18:07

    If anything goes wrong would Coles give me a refund?

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