New York woman buys $500 Walmart gift card for neighbors in Tampa. Then they try to redeem it: ‘This is war’

With grocery prices climbing year after year, a Walmart gift card can feel like one of the most practical gifts you can give a family.

You can buy food, household basics, school supplies, pretty much anything under one roof.

That was the thinking behind one New York woman’s Thanksgiving gift to her neighbors in Tampa. She wanted to help ease the pressure heading into the holidays.Instead, she says the gift turned into a weeks-long mess involving broken systems, endless phone calls, and a $500 balance that no one could actually use…

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