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12-02-2020 03:56 PM
I have been giving gift cards to the young adults in our family for a few years. They are all our nephews, and now two have families of their own. So I've been giving our two "nieces-in-law" Sephora gift cards.
A while back one of my friends said one of the postal workers advised her not to mail gift cards in a regular envelope. It's better to put them in a bubble envelope. They will be less likely to get lost. I've been telling everyone that.
Now that the time to do that is here, I'm wondering if any of you have heard this too (?)
12-02-2020 04:08 PM
It makes sense, if thieves can 'feel' that it feels like a CC, the more likely it would be stolen by unscrupulous workers along it's journey in the shipping process.
12-02-2020 04:17 PM
They don't get lost, they get stolen. They can be felt through the envelope and card.
What I do is put them in the greeting card, put the greeting card in it's envelope and then put the entire thing into a bubble envelope marked Photos Do Not Bend.
12-02-2020 04:27 PM
@beach-mom wrote:I have been giving gift cards to the young adults in our family for a few years. They are all our nephews, and now two have families of their own. So I've been giving our two "nieces-in-law" Sephora gift cards.
A while back one of my friends said one of the postal workers advised her not to mail gift cards in a regular envelope. It's better to put them in a bubble envelope. They will be less likely to get lost. I've been telling everyone that.
Now that the time to do that is here, I'm wondering if any of you have heard this too (?)
I never send cash, checks or gift cards in a within a card in a card envelope with a stamp on it for years. I just packaged up a small box for my family that has all of that within it and I always ship with tracking and insurance. Not the standard $50 insurance but whatever the value is.
12-02-2020 04:29 PM
You can send a Sephora eGift Card by email @beach-mom
12-02-2020 05:08 PM
I mail my gift cards by priority mail inside of a greeting card.
12-02-2020 05:24 PM
USPS insurance does not cover gift cards.
From the USPS website:
Does postal insurance cover gift cards that are lost in the mail?
No, postal insurance does not cover the loss of gift cards. Some gift card companies will replace a lost card if it was registered with or purchased directly from the company, and/or if you have a purchase receipt or the gift card number.
12-02-2020 05:29 PM
I send lots of gift cards regular mail inside of a greeting card, never had a problem
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