Green Dot Card Services - Columbus Bank And Trust GreenDot, Green Dot Prepaid Visa, Green Dot pre-paid visa GREEN DOT PRE PAID VISA/ GIFT CARDS - The COMPANY makes activation near impossible! Fraudulent Company!! Internet

My husband and I received a GIFT card for our wedding gift from people at work.  It was purchased at a local Walgreens Store.   The pre paid visa/ gift card was IMPOSSIBLE to activate.  I called the number on the card, and the automated system kept telling me "I do not understand what you are saying".  It would not activate the card without me releasing a great deal of personal information.  When I tried to supply it, I kept getting "I do not understand what you are saying".   After many failed attempts to activate the card, my husband called them.   He had the same problem!  He called back again and had to FUDGE the system in order to get a customer service representative.  The CSR told him they needed his social to activate the card, and tried to get him sent a re-loadable card (WE DIDN'T WANT THIS, we just freaking wanted to use our gift card dammit).   To make a long story short, the company makes it impossible to activate the card, the automated system plays dumb and hangs up even when you follow the commands correctly, and the company is a SCAM.   The rely on people not being able to activate their cards, clearly, that is how they make a great deal of money.  Between confusing customers and charging RIDICULOUS fees every MONTH (even when you haven't used the card) and the user fees, this is a complete RIP OFF and I URGE everyone to get refunds and not deal with this company.  Do not give them any of your business.  What a despicable way to rip people off during hard economic times.    Additionally, if you make the mistake of throwing away the plastic package it comes in, you may not be able to activate your card at all.   Be careful opening the card, as there are numbers they require you to read off to them in order to activate the card.   This number was ripped by opening the card.  Once again, another way they can deny you YOUR OWN money!