topic Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards in Redemption

papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

LindaN177528 — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:58:42 GMT

I never liked their pizza, but won a $10 gift card from aarp and figured what the heck. I tried to redeem it on papa john's website (and yes, all the numbers were correct because i copied and pasted) and put in the pin where requested, and their website wouldn't register it. never again. i'd rather pay the extra $10 and get a pizza, that i feel actually tastes like pizza, and ordered elsewhere.

Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

SummerOnTheWay1 — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:23:39 GMT

[10/16/25] Linda @LindaN177528 , maybe you have to ENTER the numbers. Some sites DONOT "accept" copy & paste. Take care, Nicole!

➡️[*** LINDA

@LindaN177528 wrote:
I never liked their pizza, but won a $10 gift card from aarp and figured what the heck. I tried to redeem it on papa john's website (and yes, all the numbers were correct because i copied and pasted) and put in the pin where requested, and their website wouldn't register it. never again. i'd rather pay the extra $10 and get a pizza, that i feel actually tastes like pizza, and ordered elsewhere.

Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

VickyB122135 — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 03:57:34 GMT

Make sure there's no space when entering the gift card number. You can also reach out to Papa John's customer service to know why.

Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

AARPConsumerCare — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:13:33 GMT

I'm sorry you're having trouble using your Papa John's gift card, @LindaN177528. We recommend manually entering the gift card number on the merchant's website. If you're still having trouble with the gift card send us a private message or visit https://aarp.info/3epCObA to contact us by chat, text, or phone, and we'd be happy to help you with the gift card. Thanks for being part of AARP Rewards. - Brandon C.

Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

LindaN177528 — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:24:43 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion. I will try that. 🙂

Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

LindaN177528 — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:25:30 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion, i will try that! 🙂

Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

SummerOnTheWay1 — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:43:33 GMT

[10/18/25]

Linda @LindaN177528 , you are welcome. I hope it works. Take care, Nicole!

➡️[*** LINDA

@LindaN177528 wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion, i will try that! 🙂

Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

poppy89 — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:38:50 GMT

I also found out that they don't accept gift cards online--- but they do accept them in the store

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neldat357771 — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 04:14:02 GMT

Why would you enter a contest for a product you don’t like? I’m baffled.

Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

MichelleM50204 — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:46:14 GMT

They do accept them online, I use them all the time (I actually like their pizza). They just don't make it easy to find the place to enter them. I also copy and paste, but without the spaces. @LindaN177528 , I hope you get it to work for you.

Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

rg54078 — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:50:47 GMT

Did Papa John's explicitly say they don't accept AARP gift cards, or was it simply a case where you couldn’t enter the card and assumed they weren’t accepted? Just trying to understand the situation.

Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

cmulinix — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 09:51:27 GMT

I use the Papa John's gift cards from AARP quite often. I always use them online. Since I take a screenshot of the card to store it in my photos, I always enter it manually. I can't cut and paste from a JPEG.

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RichardB815971 — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:50:18 GMT

I took mine to their store and redeemed it there. A free meal for the two of us. Do the same for Domino's. Afraid to risk the website since Panera app ate three gift cards one time and gave me nothing. Nice manager fixed that even though it wasn't his fault. Redeeming gift cards on Sonic is a nightmare, too. Forbidden from using gift cards at the restaurant and if you don't have the full amount on one gift card, app won't let you use two of them to cover it. I now have two partial wasted cards that aren't enough to pay for an item as none are under $4 that I want.

Re: papa john's website won't accept aarp gift cards

SereneSeagull — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 01:19:10 GMT

Hi, I have a question. I don’t go to Sonic and am not familiar therefore with their app either. Do they have the feature that Dunkin’ has, where you can merge a card with another? Many times I’ve been given Dunkin cards and I’ve been able to merge the new card’s total to my primary one that I have already in the app. That is annoying about Sonic.

Have you by any chance contacted their HQ with this? Many times just by contacting a given place via email or phone and explaining the situation they may not be able to solve it the way one would want, but may give you a product coupon or better for your inconvenience