I'm visiting a friend in Corsicana and he's dull as hell... So I may just mosey up to Mesquite and have a talk with that crooked sombitch!
Posted on 12/14/2006 5:07:03 PM PST by publana
There must be a phone number for the Corporate office of WalMart. Give them a call and explain what happened.
I should also mention that the gas station at Walmart is run by Murphy Oil. We contacted them, earlier today, but have yet to receive a reply.
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Thanks, I'm going to call them tomorrow.
I think if you call the regional office thay will happily replace the card with the full amount.
Is there an "investigative reporter" at one of the local television stations? The public spotlight might make Wal-Mart management a little more receptive to you parent's situation.
Just a thought. Hope your parents get some justice here.
I think I have a good chance of getting the money back for my Dad, but it's the woman I want busted. She's going to keep doing this and probably has been doing it for a long time. Unfortunately, nobody seems to want to expend the effort at catching her.
I am sure you are angry, but you have also just performed a great service. With your permission, I will copy the essential parts of what happened with all identifiers removed and email it to friends and family.
There is also another scam with gift cards:
You buy the gift card. Thief has already copied down the access number which was visible*. After a few days, thief checks to see if the card has been activated. If it has been activated, thief empties the account with (online) purchases.
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*Many stores are aware of this scam and are now packaging the cards so that the access number cannot be seen.
I'd go to the service station and visit the clerk in person. I'd have the money in five minutes, or at least my $400 worth of satisfaction. I don't like thieves.
I'm visiting a friend in Corsicana and he's dull as hell... So I may just mosey up to Mesquite and have a talk with that crooked sombitch!
Good luck.
Unfortunately for your parents, they drew a dumbass cop. This is not a small claims matter, it is a theft. In Kaleefornia it would be a felony because the value was over 400 dollars. Too bad.
Walmart is not a bank. Nor is Borders.
... or any other corporation.
US Fed is a pretty good bet, but that sometimes looks odd too.
Switzerland - That is a bank.
I hope so. My Dad is too old to be this stressed and upset. I've never seen him so upset. I told him I'd give him the money, but that didn't do any good, of course.
Brassy thief, combined with an honest, decent citizen, led to this. A good lesson for all of us.
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