Stolen Apple Gift Card - Is It Possible to Get Barcode from Store?

Lminh2020 on 23/05/2024 - 00:08
Last edited 23/05/2024 - 10:56 by 1 other user

Was in Coles on Tuesday to buy a couple of Apple Gift Cards due to the Flybuys point special.

I left one of the gift cards at the self-checkout, I realised this while I was walking back home, I rushed back to the store a few minutes later and explained what had happened to the store manager, they checked the camera video and confirmed that the next person using the self-checkout had taken the Apple gift card.

They told me to contact Coles Support, Coles support told me to contact Apple, Apple tells me the store should have the barcode/serial number if I can pass this back to Apple they can terminate the gift card. The Coles store manager said the system is only showing the last few digits of the barcode, same thing I can see on my receipt. I have also spoken to Coles support who keep telling me to speak with store manager.

I feel like I am just going around in circles, all I need is the barcode that was scanned. Does anyone know if Coles or other Supermarkets like Woolworths actually record the barcodes that is scanned and whether it should be possible to get Apple gift card barcode from the Point of Sale system?

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  Hybroid on 23/05/2024 - 00:11

  +11

  It's probably been used by now. Let it go, move on and live your life. Not worth the effort and stress.

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  JIMB0 on 23/05/2024 - 06:25

  +6

  Check your other cards. They often go in series, then check your receipt for the last few digits of the one you're missing. You may be able to work out the full number.

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  JimmyF on 23/05/2024 - 09:07

  +2

  I left one of the gift cards at the self-checkout

  Life lesson to learn from, Your card is gone, come to terms with it and move on.

  Apple or the store manager won't be able to get your giftcard back. The next person most likely has used it already, and once that has happened, the value is gone. Apple/Coles can't do a thing.

  There is a reason they say treat them like 'cash'.

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  mrkorrupt on 23/05/2024 - 11:58

  did they use their flybuys if they bought anything,
  if so coles can give their details to police for theft

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    dm02 on 28/05/2024 - 22:32

    The police don't do sweet FA for petty theft like this.

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  lastdawn on 23/05/2024 - 13:01

  Very curious, who among us would actually return the gift card to the front desk or just keep it. Its happened to me before where I dropped an EFTPOS card and instead of handing it in to lost and found they just spent it.

  Karma is a fickle bitch, remember that people