As I discovered this morning, some Minecoin gift cards print the redemption code on the point-of-sale receipt rather than on the card itself. The gift card has no peel-away foil or visible code at all.

I understand this is to prevent theft, though I suspect Microsoft will also see a sizable increase in unclaimed codes as a result.

Please make sure to ask about, keep track of, and gift the accompanying purchase receipt along with the card.

Fortunately in our case, the relative was able to send over a photo of the receipt after the fact, I have a happy child and the crisis was averted.

With the holiday season upon us, I hope this can save at least one kid (and parent) some heartache.