Free 2000 Wii Points Card

got the e-mail yesterday that confirmed my points card will be sent and just cancelled true. Gonna check in like an hour to make sure it's cancelled. The guy offered me a free month, but you can't cancel until the end of that month if you accept, no thanks.

Hopefully there will be some vc games I really want when the card finally gets here
 
Is this deal still going on? I signed up through the Wii card site on the 5th of January, used up a full 6 days of my trial, and I haven't been sent a confirmation letter of any type, nor did they respond to the customer contact letter I sent.

Anyways, I called and cancelled today... still have my one free day left. Going to be pissed if this affects the card or they aren't sending them out...
 
[quote name='Z-Saber']Got mine yesterday.[/quote]

When did you get the confirmation email that it was being shipped? I got my confirmation email after you got yours by a matter of a handful of days and haven't heard anything other than I'm still in the queue to be sent one.
 
i signed up for true...received an email on dec. 20 from the offer site that my Wii points card will ship out in a few days. i cancelled my true account the day after christmas, no problem. i received an email form the offer site a few days after the new year stating that

'the Wii points cards are out of stock at the distributor currently, but are re-stocking weekly. they will notify me a week before mine is ready to ship'.

as i figured...i'm still waiting.
 
I've been waiting since I got the shipping soon confirmation on the 20th of dec. No email about it being shipped yet.
 
Update: seems they still can't get any more wii cards in, so in a really cool move, they are sending $20 visa cards out to use on whatever.
 
[quote name='Scrubsy']Update: seems they still can't get any more wii cards in, so in a really cool move, they are sending $20 visa cards out to use on whatever.[/quote]

Yeah, they just sent me the e-mail as well.

Hopefully it gets here soon so I can get Mario Kart with it.
 
[quote name='yukine']Yeah, they just sent me the e-mail as well.

Hopefully it gets here soon so I can get Mario Kart with it.[/quote]

I got the same email in one of the two accounts I have waiting on cards. Works out just fine for me.

Hopefully, the other account gets the email fairly soon!
 
finally got the email that mine is being shipped, woot, i actually hope for the wii points card more then the visa card
 
Got an email saying they shipped mine. Beats the crooks at the 360 card offer you refuse to even reply to my email to lie to my face.
 
[quote name='born2win413']finally got the email that mine is being shipped, woot, i actually hope for the wii points card more then the visa card[/quote]Got my notice yesterday, finally.
 
Just got my card. It's a gift card from TCF Bank. Now comes the hard decision on what to actually use it on.
 
I havent recieved any email on anything being shipped and it has been well over 14 days. I did recieve the email that it was supposed to be shipped with in 14 days.
 
[quote name='yukine']Got the Visa giftcard today, I'm using it on Contra III and Mario Kart 64. ;)[/quote]

Are you going to just buy the Points on the Wii console? What about tax? I believe the points come out to $20.XX.
 
You guys think this is still up and going? I'm hesitant... but with the leftover points I have this would let me get Mario Kart 64, Contra III, and Super Mario Bros...
Should I just go ahead and give it a try? Any advice for a reluctant CAG?
 
[quote name='Rig']Are you going to just buy the Points on the Wii console? What about tax? I believe the points come out to $20.XX.[/quote]

I think taxing points is YMMV, I'll have to check again. I remember it being $20.00 flat for 2000 points.
 
[quote name='yukine']I think taxing points is YMMV, I'll have to check again. I remember it being $20.00 flat for 2000 points.[/quote]

You are right. A quick glance, and I saw this:

States that are taxed on Wii Points via the Shop Channel:

AR, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MI, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WA and WI.

Damn Illinois! :bomb:
 
Well, I signed up for this today after hearing about it for the first time today in the VC discussion thread (I never look in this forum ;)).

I HATE having to call and cancel, and I felt especially dirty signing up for a dating site given that I'm married. But what the hell, I went for it.

Not 1 hour after I signed up I got a call from Wells Fargo fraud prevention. Someone tried to use my card to buy tires in Canada (but got denied). So they cancelled my card for me. Now, either this has NOTHING to do with true.com, or it has everything to do with it. I did not lose my card, and I'm the only one who uses it (wife uses other cards). The only good thing about this is that my true.com membership went through (I think) before we cancelled - they said there was a $1 authorization on there from them which I said was OK. So, probably, I don't even need to bother cancelling - they will try to charge me with the cancelled card in a week :rofl:. Everything else they listed was OK too, but then I got online tonight and apparently 2 charges must have snuck in between when I called them and they actually cancelled it - some store and a vineyard (for about $80 total).

The wierd thing is that this has happened to me before - where someone got denied using a card to buy stuff (last time it was in Irvine, CA) and that red-flagged my account. And just like this time, a few snuck through. I have no idea what people are doing - making fake cards or something? How are some getting denied and some making it through? They were all done (last time anyway) in person and not online where I might understand some sneaking through. The time it happened before was on a card I never use online and barely use at all (it was my Costco AMEX card that I pretty much only use at Costco). This time it was the Visa I use for everything. Highly annoying, but I'm sure I won't be responsible for the $80 that went through - I just have to call back in the morning when the fraud dept is open :roll:.

Anyway - a heads up since the only 'wierd' thing I did was sign up with true.com and this happened pretty soon afterwards. I have no evidence, obviously, but just be on the lookout (as not all card companies may be quite as on top of it as mine was).

Either that or online security has really been flagging lately and people are getting account numbers from merchants or the bank by hacking their servers or whatever. It is really quite disturbing as this has happened twice now in 1 year after only happening once to me in 18 or so years before that (and that time it was when I was travelling and someone snagged my card number from a hotel and tried to make long distance calls with it but was denied becaue they didn't know my zip code).
 
well okay i got an email saying it was shipped about a month ago and it never came. i emailed thier support 4 times and never got a response

anyone else get this problem and get a solution?
 
[quote name='Rig']You are right. A quick glance, and I saw this:

States that are taxed on Wii Points via the Shop Channel:

AR, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MI, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WA and WI.

Damn Illinois! :bomb:[/quote]

Scratch that comment, what about XBLA? Nothing on the Wii terribly interests me, but SOTN and Geometry Wars do somewhat.
 
[quote name='io']Well, I signed up for this today after hearing about it for the first time today in the VC discussion thread (I never look in this forum ;)).

I HATE having to call and cancel, and I felt especially dirty signing up for a dating site given that I'm married. But what the hell, I went for it.

Not 1 hour after I signed up I got a call from Wells Fargo fraud prevention. Someone tried to use my card to buy tires in Canada (but got denied). So they cancelled my card for me. Now, either this has NOTHING to do with true.com, or it has everything to do with it. I did not lose my card, and I'm the only one who uses it (wife uses other cards). The only good thing about this is that my true.com membership went through (I think) before we cancelled - they said there was a $1 authorization on there from them which I said was OK. So, probably, I don't even need to bother cancelling - they will try to charge me with the cancelled card in a week :rofl:. Everything else they listed was OK too, but then I got online tonight and apparently 2 charges must have snuck in between when I called them and they actually cancelled it - some store and a vineyard (for about $80 total).

The wierd thing is that this has happened to me before - where someone got denied using a card to buy stuff (last time it was in Irvine, CA) and that red-flagged my account. And just like this time, a few snuck through. I have no idea what people are doing - making fake cards or something? How are some getting denied and some making it through? They were all done (last time anyway) in person and not online where I might understand some sneaking through. The time it happened before was on a card I never use online and barely use at all (it was my Costco AMEX card that I pretty much only use at Costco). This time it was the Visa I use for everything. Highly annoying, but I'm sure I won't be responsible for the $80 that went through - I just have to call back in the morning when the fraud dept is open :roll:.

Anyway - a heads up since the only 'wierd' thing I did was sign up with true.com and this happened pretty soon afterwards. I have no evidence, obviously, but just be on the lookout (as not all card companies may be quite as on top of it as mine was).

Either that or online security has really been flagging lately and people are getting account numbers from merchants or the bank by hacking their servers or whatever. It is really quite disturbing as this has happened twice now in 1 year after only happening once to me in 18 or so years before that (and that time it was when I was travelling and someone snagged my card number from a hotel and tried to make long distance calls with it but was denied becaue they didn't know my zip code).[/quote]


this is a true fact ppl. my card has fradulant charges. and ive NEVER EVER had them except until i signed up with true.com. DO NOT DO THIS. I REPEAT DO NOT RISK ALL THIS FOR A 20 DOLLAR WII CARD.
 
[quote name='Rig']You are right. A quick glance, and I saw this:

States that are taxed on Wii Points via the Shop Channel:

AR, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MI, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WA and WI.[/quote]

Hmm, I just purchased 1000 points last night (in CA). I was not charged tax. Maybe it's only certain counties in those states? (they do ask for your county when you purchase them)

For reference, I'm in Santa Clara county.
 
[quote name='Gordyw']this is a true fact ppl. my card has fradulant charges. and ive NEVER EVER had them except until i signed up with true.com. DO NOT DO THIS. I REPEAT DO NOT RISK ALL THIS FOR A 20 DOLLAR WII CARD.[/quote]

goddammit! why didnt anyone say this before, or am i just ignorant and didnt read it the 1st time you guys said it... but yeah i hope my credit card doesnt get random fraudulent charges too

has anyone else experienced the fraud?
 
[quote name='Gordyw']this is a true fact ppl. my card has fradulant charges. and ive NEVER EVER had them except until i signed up with true.com. DO NOT DO THIS. I REPEAT DO NOT RISK ALL THIS FOR A 20 DOLLAR WII CARD.[/QUOTE]

It looks like the charges on my card were made the day before I signed up with true.com, so I don't think there's a connection. I still only see 2 on there today (both in Ancaster, Ontario and I've never been to Canada ;)). The woman from Wells Fargo said there are SEVENTEEN more charges from Canada pending on the account that will probably show up tomorrow. Good lord...
 
[quote name='Gordyw']this is a true fact ppl. my card has fradulant charges. and ive NEVER EVER had them except until i signed up with true.com. DO NOT DO THIS. I REPEAT DO NOT RISK ALL THIS FOR A 20 DOLLAR WII CARD.[/QUOTE]

I've done the 360 point one four times and the Wii one three times, with different credit cards, and had friends do it.... none have had a single problem.
 
[quote name='io']It looks like the charges on my card were made the day before I signed up with true.com, so I don't think there's a connection. I still only see 2 on there today (both in Ancaster, Ontario and I've never been to Canada ;)). The woman from Wells Fargo said there are SEVENTEEN more charges from Canada pending on the account that will probably show up tomorrow. Good lord...[/QUOTE]

You should seriously go put a disclaimer on your first post so people don't start freaking out left and right....

And no, I don't trust them to scroll down to your response ;)
 
[quote name='wampa8jedi']You should seriously go put a disclaimer on your first post so people don't start freaking out left and right....

And no, I don't trust them to scroll down to your response ;)[/QUOTE]

No need - on my first post it says it may or may not have anything to do with true.com, and that everyone should just be careful. I'd still be wary - the whole thing seems shady to me anyway. Also, the point is that my card number was most likely snagged via SOME online thing I did because of CAG (even if it wasn't this one), so everyone should still be on the lookout. Besides in store purchases, I only use this card online for gaming stuff (like the DDD Zelda "sale" which I have yet to get, or this true.com thing, TRU via google checkout, etc). I am EXTREMELY careful with my receipts when I'm shopping (and put them all in one place when I get home) and I did not lose my card for even a minute. So somehow, along the line, my card number got snagged, most likely in a gaming-related purchase.

Of course, there's any number of other ways it could have gotten snagged too - for example, some dufus at the card company or any number of merchants printing out CC numbers and having the list stolen from their car, or whatever...
 
hmmm... ok im not freaking out as much now but i am still a bit paranoid, i am also very careful with my credit card info and i just do not want it to get jacked


so im sorry if i freaked people out in anyway, all i have to say is just be careful
 
Got my $20 Visa gift card yesterday. Honestly would have preferred the points card, since it will cost me tax to buy online, and I'd rather just go spend $16.xx on a points card when Best Buy has them available after GGC. So that's likely what I will do with it.

Thanks OP!
 
Guys - it's been nearly 45 days (month and a half) since I got the email that my Wii Points Card promotion was approved. Yet I got no email that it shipped etc. They say stock is low.

So my question is - for the people who did get their cards (or equivalent) recently, when did you sign up, and how long did you wait? I think LetsPlayWii.com jipped me. They no longer reply to my messages I send through their site.
 
I believe I signed up sometime in mid-December. They reply to e-mails, but they are just really slow at it. (Probably one guy is running the whole thing.)

Keep e-mailing them, and they should send you a reply saying that they have given up waiting for more Wii Points Cards and are now sending Visa Gift Cards, after that they send another e-mail saying to expect it within a few days.
 
Update - They just emailed me, and said they shipped "it" last Saturday. He's hoping I get what I signed up for. :whistle2:D

Funny they replied within an hour of me posting here haha.
 
they never responded to my emails

they said it was "shipped" about a month ago.

never got here, my complaints ignored. help?
 
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