Walmart Walmart Visa Gift Card was Charged by someone else before We Opened It: Now we wait 45 days Bentonville, AR Nationwide

One of my family members purchased a "Visa Gift Card" at Walmart, and then provided it as a gift to my daughter. After opening it (it was shrink-wrapped) and "registering" online, found that it had been used (i.e., charged) the same day it was purchased - at a store 100 miles away.

Now we wait up to 45 days for Walmart to figure it out. It appears that Walmart could have a serious hack. Or someone, perhaps en employee (or criminal), has figured out how to duplicate cards from an UNOPENED PACKAGE.

Either way, it seems ridiculous that Walmart will punish the consumer for a lack of Walmart's security and/or processes which could allow this to happen.