However, that isnt was this discussion is about people didn't buy gift cards only to get them home and discover they were never activated they got them home and discovered the balances were stolen and registered to a different account, all while being properly sealed, with a trail to prove it why would another user go to the trouble to put a used gift card back on the shelf and who would buy a man opened iTunes gift card. Yes the cashier has to activate it, if not activated properly, the gift card won't function as intended.