American Express ripped me off when I purchased a gift card New York New York

Peter,

just curious, but, was the card run through as a credit card? because if it was not, then the register will decline it (like if it was run through as a gift card/misc). Those type of cards, AMEX, VISA, etc HAVE to be run through as a credit card otherwise it will not work, even if say you run through as a gift card/misc the first time & it declines it & then you try to re-run it as a credit card, it will still decline it. I work for a retailer who sells these types of cards & I'd say about half the people I come across who use these cards aren't aware of that.

Kris