Home Depot Gift Card With Destroyed PIN Gets No Resolution After Multiple Contacts
A $100 gift card received from a family member had its PIN accidentally destroyed. Multiple visits to customer service and calls to the gift card line produced only misdirection with no resolution. Gift card recovery processes lack a reliable escalation path.
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