Finally! Itās here!! ā¦
My payment was similar and also ended up being like 2.18 in reality because they would only pay via some sketchy gift card app. And rather than download that app and give it access to my phone and digital wallet I insisted they print a physical gift card, which they did do, but they charged me $5 of the settlement fee for
There should really be regulation that such a thing has to be paid by check or wire transfer but thatās obviously not going to happen when they can enrich their friends sketchy gift card company and our country lacks any regulatory capacity at all. Thatās what got us to the point that this pathetic settlement was considered acceptable (and equifax will continue to do their destructive business, probably with no real change to security)
I agree with you, it should be regulated. But if youād clicked through they give you an image of a credit card that doesnāt need the app. I used it to buy a gift card from a store I regularly use that way it doesnāt expire or accumulate BS fees.
What gift card doesnāt have an activation fee or maintenance fees? Genuinely thought they all had a $5 activation fee but I typically have only ever bought generic visa/mastercard gift cards. I rarely buy them though so Iām not well versed on this
The only thing I know that has a fee is if you want a visa card which you can use everywhere. Most digital stores (Nintendo, Lyft, Amazon) want you to purchase the gift card because it locks you into their ecosystem. Some will even give you a discount on a gift card because they get the money now for nothing, and can invest that. The company also wants you to buy a gift card because thereās always some percentage that goes lost and unclaimed, so thatās free money for them.
I canāt even claim mine, I get an error message when I try.
