I’ve heard quite a few stories like this recently, so it must be happening A LOT.

I’m talking about people getting ripped off when they buy gift cards, and this time it happened to a TikTokker who posted a video about what happened to her.

The TikTokker said that her parents gave her a Sephora gift card and she decided to go shopping.

But when she went to check out at the store…there was a problem.

The cashier told the TikTokker that the gift card didn’t have any money on it.

A manager tried to help her out, but she gave the woman the same answer: there was no money on the gift card.

She told viewers, “She basically tells me that this has been happening a lot. It was very aggravating, very humbling, very unfortunate. Be warned.”

The TikTokker said that people shouldn’t deal with third-party sellers and should buy gift cards “straight from the source.”

Check out the video.

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Apparently Walgreens is supposed to help but I have not heard back from them yet :/

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Now let’s see how viewers reacted.

This person asked a question…

Another TikTokker chimed in.

And this individual spoke up.

Well, that’s a bummer…

If you liked that story, check out this video about a Dollar Store cashier who has had it with customers who argue over $4 products.