Gift Gards and Overstock.com

[howdyfrtx]

I want to place a fairly large order with Overstock but noticed I could get emailable gift card for Overstock from giftcertificates.com. Could I get the gift card and then make my purchase on Overstock using the emailable gift card? Or is that a NO NO and considered double dipping?

[SunshineGirl]

You can definitely try it. There would just be a chance that they would not pay the cash back. It's card telling because each company is different. But they wouldn't get mad or anything if you tried.

[ruledbymercury]

howdyfrtx, I would be interested to know how you do with this. We may be making a large purchase from Overstock soon too.

[ItsmeSunnyV]

Ohhh Yeah please share with us, if it works out for you.

[howdyfrtx]

I want to take the chance and try it but with my luck I probably won’t get any credit at all for trying….:( The Overstock.com credit would be more then the giftcertificate.com and I would just hate to get the credit from giftcerticate.com and not the other. I’ll have to think about it…I’ll let you know if I do try it.

[kimntrent]

I would do it just because overstock doesn't like to credit as it is. My mom made a large purchase there back the end of July. And got nothing from it. So I would personally "double dip"

Kim

[howdyfrtx]

Good to know...thanks Kim!

[howdyfrtx]

Okay, I placed my order for a $500 emailable Overstock gift certificate (through gift certificate.com). Then I headed over to Overtock to make my purchase with my gift certificate. My order total $689 but with the 7% coupon and the $500 gift certificate I paid an additional $144. I received 2% for the 500 gift certificate and then 3% on the $144. In my order with Overstock it stated I had $548 in coupons (which was the 500 GC and $48 for the 7% discount). So, I really missed out on $5 credit if I would have just placed my entire order with Overstock. Lesson learned…

[ruledbymercury]

Thanks so much for posting your experience, even if it didn't end up working out as well as you had hoped.