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    Send money from Visa Vanilla gift card to DR?

    It seems this is impossible, but here goes. I have several VISA Vanilla gift cards, and I want to send $15 to a person living in DR. These are only valid in the US, so they can't be used to purchase online from a store in DR (ie. Nacional, La Sirena, etc). Someone suggested to send it: I did...
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    Do supermarkets in DR accept visa gift cards online?

    Unfortunately, I can’t send it. I sent it once to a taino express and the card disappeared. Lucky for me it only had $25.
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    Do supermarkets in DR accept visa gift cards online?

    I have a few VISA vanilla debit gift cards and I want to use them to purchase groceries online. Does anyone know if supermarkets with online presence accept this type of payment? Or is there some way to transfer the amount from the card to someone on the island? For example, let’s say I have...
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    Helping someone anonymously from the US

    I've posted several times for a solution but haven't found one. I'm trying to help a dear friend in Santo Domingo that's going through hard times due to the pandemic, and other general issues on the island. I want to help this person, but I don't want him to know. I also don't want my family to...
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    Buying bonos from La Sirena online?

    Can I buy bonos from La Sirena online? For Nacional, Jumbo, etc I can buy here: https://bonosccn.do/ But I haven't seen a corresponding website for La Sirena. Thanks.
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    Helping a friend by purchasing groceries?

    Here's the issue I'm having, maybe someone has a suggestion. I want to (anonymously) help a a close friend of mine in Santo Domingo, so no WU, moneygram, debit cards, credit cards, or anything in my name. I would also do everything online. With that said, I purchased two $50 Visa prepaid...
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    Transfer money from Visa vanilla prepaid card to bank in RD?

    Moneygram doesnt accept visa prepaid cards.
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    Transfer money from Visa vanilla prepaid card to bank in RD?

    Western union accepts these visa vanilla prepaid cards? They told me that they didn't accept them, although they sounded unsure.
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    Transfer money from Visa vanilla prepaid card to bank in RD?

    I bought two Visa Vanilla prepaid cards at my local Walgreens. I want to transfer the balance of these cards to a friend in Santo Domingo. Can this be done? I wanted to use a remittance site (worldremit or remitly) to send the money but I don't know if they accept these cards. Do these...
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    Send small amount of money completely anonymous?

    I'm in the US, is it possible to send USD$50 to RD completely anonymous? In other words, I don't want to use my personal information in any of the transaction. It would be even better if I could do it from the comfort of my home. I was also thinking of sending the person a western union prepaid...