I got a gift card as a gift, but i don't want it, i want cash, so would it be possible to...?

Question

could i buy something from the store, go back and say i lost the receipt, and then get cash??

Answer 1

No......that's fraud.......and against the law.......sell it to a friend at a discount.......store will give you credit.......no cash..........they can see what your doing......

Answer 2

Without a receipt, most stores will only give you a store credit.  So you would be right back where you started.

Answer 3

no you cant... why not sell your gift card to shoppers and ge the cash

Answer 4

You'd probably be able too. Good luck.

Answer 5

The simple thing to do would be to sell the gift card.  You wont be able to get the exact cash value, but probably 90% of it.  Post an ad on craigslist or something like that.  Or ask your friends.

Answer 6

i tried that once, but unfortunately, its not that easy.

they want the receipt to give you the exact type of payment [cash, credit, gift card..] you paid for it with..

and if you dont have any proof, they willl most likely give you store/merchandise credit