I’ve used Apex for multiple restaurant GC purchases over the last year. No problems whatsoever, except one slight issue for the first time last night. When I went to pick up my order last night, the GC I had purchased the day before did not work. Calling the restaurant’s customer service number on the printout GC from Apex, I learned the balance that was supposed to be on my card had been used earlier that month. I emailed Apex, and they immediately gave me a new GC number to use for the restaurant. So while this experience was not exactly “perfect,” the speed with which they solved the issue – literally while I was in the drive through pick up lane of the restaurant – means that Apex will be my First Choice for all future GC purchases.
FWIW, personally I will probably check the balance of all GC as soon as I receive the number, and make sure the balance is available before I leave my house to use a GC from now. For a few minutes, I thought I was going to have to pay full price – which is a personal sin for DiscountDan!