God Bless America

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Caller:  Hi, I live in California and I have a daughter who lives in Canada.  She is having car problems and can't afford the repairs.  I would like to use my Target Visa and send a Giftcard to her.  Can I do that?

Jon:  Ok, so you want to send a Giftcard to your daughter in Canada?

Caller:  Yes.

Jon:  I'm sorry but we would not be able to do that.  We cannot ship internationally.

Caller:  Ok well then just send it to me and then I can send it to her right?

Jon:  Well yes, but that leads us to our 2nd problem.  We don't have any Targets in Canada so the card would be obsolete.

Caller:  But she'd be using it for her car repairs.

Jon:  I'm sorry she wouldn't be able to use it for that.

Caller:  Why not?

Jon:  Because it has to be used at a Target store.  We do not have Target stores in Canada.

Caller:  Why can't she use it for the repairs?

Jon:  Is the repair shop affiliated with Target?

Caller:  No.

Jon:  Then I'm sorry but she could not use the card there.

Caller:  So you're saying that your giftcards can only be redeemed in Target stores?

Jon:  Yes, a Target giftcard can only be redeemed in a Target store.  Not for auto repairs in a different country.

Caller:  Well that is ridiculous!  That is so stupid!  *curses & hangs up*