Costs them money.Anyone know the reason behind HyVee and Casey's not allowing you to purchase gift cards with credit cards anymore?
Costs them money.
But think of how many gift cards that dont get used.My guess is all the credit cards that give 2% etc, back to the cardholder. That 2% comes from the merchant and if they don't charge a fee it wouldn't make much sense to sell a $100 gift card for $98 + the cost of the transaction
I Have not been able to buy a Casey’s gift card with a credit card for several years at my local storeIt's something that recently changed as we have always purchased gift cards with credit cards. Specifically my wife purchases a lot of gift cards for work events/promotions with her work cc.
My wife tried it at Casey's today and was told she couldn't, it was the first time we'd ever tried at Casey's. But we've bought gift cards at HyVee on cc for a long time, heck I just bought a bunch at Xmas.I Have not been able to buy a Casey’s gift card with a credit card for several years at my local store
We don’t have a hyvee close so I’m clueless with them. Only Casey’s. Wish quik star would come in and run Casey’s out of town.My wife tried it at Casey's today and was told she couldn't, it was the first time we'd ever tried at Casey's. But we've bought gift cards at HyVee on cc for a long time, heck I just bought a bunch at Xmas.
But think of how many gift cards that dont get used.
Casey’s had a deal where they zapped your gift card a buck a month after 30 days if not used. So if you got a $5 card and forgot for a couple months, it was zeroed out.My guess would be the % of cards not used has gone down, thus making it less profitable. To the point where the 4% fee on credit cards makes it not worth doing.
Same thing, but stated oppositely - trying to increase profit margin on gift cards.
Personally, I am not a fan of gift cards. Cash can be used anywhere, and doesn't get lost or misplaced nearly as easily as a gift card can.
Wouldn't the CC company be left holding the bag?I'm guessing it's because of fraud.
Somebody steals your card, buys a legitimate gift card with it, gets the merchandise from the gift card and Hy-Vee is left holding the bag?
Casey’s clerk cursed me out for trying to buy one with a credit card. She pointed at a sign near cards on other end of counter where there was no cashier. Told her I picked it up off a rack by the door. She insisted there was a sign there too. I insisted there wasn’t. She then marched me back to the rack to point out the nonexistent sign, cursed at me some more, and said someone must have stolen the sign. I am sure people flock to Casey’s to steal dumbass signs about not buying gift cards with credit cards.
K&G is no way near Kwik Star or QT.Casey's is upset about falling down the totem pole in the metro.
K&G > Kwik Star, QT > Casey's > Git n GO