Gift Cards Knowledge Base
Gift Cards? I just read that Sharper Image and other retailers are not honoring Gift cards because they are in financial trouble and some are even in Chapter 11 BK. The story is" That is typical of businesses that reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which treats gift cards as a loan to the company, not as cash." Was'nt cash used to buy these gift cards????? If so, how can they deem it a loan or credit when they (Sharper Image)were already paid for the gift cards.
Gift cards? are there any gift cards that can be used online? like i want to order these shoes but dont have a credit card so if i get one of those gift cards can i use them online?
gIFT CARDS? Hey , i was just wondering if u think gift cards for chrismas presents is giving the message that you didnt really no what to get them ? so you got them a gift card? thanks! i was just wondering i mean like , u liek them and all but u just didnt have enough time to pick something out so u got them a gift card ... idk tell me what u think
gift cards? OK i got 2 best buy gift cards for Christmas one for 100 dollars and one for 50 dollars can i turn those gift cards into cash
What gift cards can you use to pay your bills with? Heres my problem. For most holidays i get gift cards, thats great but i would love to find a gift card that i could use to pay my bills. So heres my question, if someone gets me a Simon (visa) gift card can i use the amount on that card to pay say my Chase bill? Or if i get a american express gift card can i use that to pay my Discover card bill?
How does buying gift cards on ebay work? I see people can by gift cards on eBay for less than the amount that's supposed to be on the actual card. How does it work & how reliable is it? Thanks. 10 points
Can Visa/Mastercard Gift Cards work as a Credit card to buy stuff online? I am planning to buy some stuff of the internet, but I do not own a credit card. I was told Visa or Mastercard Gift Cards can work like a Credit Card, but they say Debit Card on the card. Will a prepaid Gift Card work if the Only pay option is Credit Card, or does it depend on who your buying it from online? So please only respond if you have attempted this. Thanks.
How to keep iTunes gift cards private on one computer of my house? Okay, so I just got a ton of iTunes gift cards for my birthday. My brother has another computer in a different room in which he has 15$ left on his gift card. On my computer however, his 15$ shows up on my account. Since I don't want him to use the money I got and him vice versa, is there any way I can keep my gift cards on my computer alone and his on his computer? Thanks so much for your help :)
How can I offer gift cards for major brands on my website? When you go to Walgreens etc, there are a variety of gift cards available to applebees, the gap, etc. I've looked at a lot of pre-paid visa affiliate programs, but I would like to find an affiliate program that offers other gift cards, that I can offer to my customers. Any suggestions?
Is there any website where you can sell unused gift cards for straight cash? In my line of work, many companies pay me for my services with Amazon gift cards and Visa debit gift cards. I am not much of the spending type, therefore I do not have much use for gift cards, and would prefer to turn them into cash. Ebay has recently placed laws against selling gift cards for cash, and my posts on Craigslist offering the cards for cash have generated zero interest. Is there any alternative unused gift card marketplace or resource online?
Can multiple gift cards be used during one purchase? I want to buy this camera at circuit city and I have like 5 gift cards that sum up to about $250, but the camera cost around $300. Will the cashier accept these gift cards all at once? OR Can i put the camera on layaway and pay with a gift card during each visit?
Do you buy gift cards for your family members to give as christmas gifts? My husband says no because gift cards are not personal. I on the other hand think gift cards are great. Especially for your parents or grandparents who have everything they want or need. What could be better than dinner out at your favorite restaurant or going shopping for yourself. When someone gives me a gift card I love it! I also buy $25.00 gift cards throughout the year for myself and stash them in a box. That way when christmas time comes around I can do my gift shopping with those cards in my little box.
Can you buy abercrombie gift cards at other places besides abercrombie? I need and abercrombie (kids) gift card for my friend but I don't want to go to the mall that is half an hour away. So do they have anywhere else they sell them? Grocery Store maybe? Because at my grocery store they have juicy and some other designer shop gift cards. But I never see abercrombie gift cards. BTW: I do not want a A&F gift card.
Do iTunes gift cards work for the app store? I just bought 40 bucks worth of iTunes gift cards. I was wondering do the iTunes gift cards work for the app store? I know there are app store gift cards, and it says on them that you can use them for iTunes too. But can you use iTunes gift cards on the app store? Please help me.
How do you feel about gift cards as gifts? I love them. People have asked me what I want for Christmas and I have gift cards from about 10 different places on there. They can choose whatever is easiest for them. Some people become upset if given a gift card, but I love them.
How do I pay with Visa gift cards on online purchases? I got one of the ideal gift visa gift cards on Christmas as a gift with $100 on it. I activated it and now I'de like to use it to make an online purchase on the Best Buy website. First of all, should I enter the visa gc as a regular credit card? And what if the item is MORE than $100, I already have a backup credit card in place, will it just remove the difference automatically?
How to use Tesco gift cards with tesco grocery shopping? I have 2 gift cards with £20 and £5 value. I don't see any option saying pay with gift cards. Only enter vouchers and e-coupuns. The only payment which you can make is by card. So how do you use your gift card online with tesco grocery shopping(not tesco direct)? Where do I click? Thanks
What are some creative ways to present gift cards? We have our family party next weekend, and true to form most people asked for gift cards. Call me crazy, but I think it's super-boring to hand out a stinking envelope with the gift card in it. What are some cute/interesting ways to wrap/present the gift cards?
Can Target gift cards be used to purchase other gift cards? My little cousin really wants some of that neocash for her birthday, and I happened to get some Target gift cards for Christmas. I am wondering if I can use one of my gift cards to purchase a neocash card and an itunes card? Is this possible? Thank you!
How can i buy something on amazon with only amazon gift cards? Ok i have around 10$ in amazon gift cards redeemed already from a free site. When i go to place my order, the message that always comes up is that my funds are insufficient and that i have not entered a credit card number. Do i absolutely need to give a credit card number or will the gift card suffice? (the item i am buying is a very low price and with shipping included the total is around 6$.) Why is my order not being processed, and how can i fix this?
How do I sell gift cards for my business? I am opening a storefront in my city and I would like to sell gift cards for my products and services. How do I go about this? I want to design my own card, then sell it to my customer in any denomination they were looking for. What kind of hardward and software would I need? Can they be loaded and spent with a normal credit card machine?
How and where do I recycle gift cards? I am a big recycler and I have several phone cards and gift cards that I would love to recycle. Does anyone know where I can send these cards so they will be recycled? Thanks!
What's the best way to ask for gift cards in lieu of presents for a birthday party? I live in Hawaii and I'm planning my son's 1st birthday party that will be held in Texas (where all our family lives). Although we appreciate any gesture and don't expect gifts from anyone, how should I suggest gift cards if someone wants to get him something in the invitation? The shipping cost to get multiple gifts to our house would be very expensive and we all ready paying for our plane tickets to get over there and the entire party for 75+ people. You're suggestions are very appreciated!
How come on Ebay people buy gift cards worth more than whats on the gift card? I was looking on ebay and noticed that a $200 wal mart gift card sold for $207.75 I have seen this a few times, of course different prices but always worth more than what the card has. Why do people buy these when they are obivously losing money... and the gift cards are just normal gift cards, not collectables.
How can I transfer money from multiple gift cards to one? I have two American Express gift cards and one Visa gift card. I want to put all the money into one of my American Express card so that I have enough money to order a game. I need all of the combined money to be able to order it. Any help or advise is appreciated.
How much in gift cards as presents for preschool teachers would be ok? My son is "graduating" to Kindergarten, he has been in preschool for 2 years and has 2 teachers who have been doing a great job (my son is quite difficult to manage), and also my daughter is a current student and will be with them next year. I'd like to give a present to each, maybe a Gift Cards, but I don't know how much money would be reasonable to put in them. Thank you for your serious opinion.
What places give a bonus for buying gift cards? I know that Red Robin's and other restaurants give bonus cards when you buy a certain amount of gifts cards (you get $5 extra when you buy $25 at RR), where else gives bonues? Also - What are good gift cards to give at an office Christmas party?
How do I get my gift cards sold in stores? I am the owner of a start up auto detailing company and to boost business I wanted to have gift cards printed and sold in a few stores locally. Any ideas on how to get my foot in the door?
How many Target gift cards can I use at once? I have 3 Target gift cards, and when I go to target I want to shop for purses, bracelets and other things like that. Am I allowed to use 3 gift cards at once? I would of used the cards separately when I reach the cashier.
How can I purchase online with two Visa gift cards? I have about $10 left on one visa gift card, and about $15 on another...I want to purchase something online, but I need to use both of the gift cards. However, I am not able to enter both of them at the checkout. Does anyone know how I can use the money on both of these cards to make my purchase?
Can gift cards for kids for snow removal be written off for a income property? Canadian answer please. For example - I give them gift cards for DVD rentals. I am repsonsible for removing the snow of my rental income properties. SO does that mean that the following is incorrect?.....Yes, it would probably be considered an advertising or goodwill expense. You should try to have some sort of record on what you gave to whom, just in case they ask. If you can also show purchase of gift baskets, for instance, that would help.
If I use prepaid gift cards for ipod will my credit card get charged? I was wondering. If I always use prepaid gift cards for my Ipod and I gave them my credit card number, will my credit card ever get chargred? I don't want to give out my number but I have to even if I want to use gift cards. So will money be coming off my credit as long as I keep buying prepaid cards?
What is bad about credit card gift cards? I want to know what the bad about credit card gift cards, like visa and master cards. The one they sell in stores. Do you have to pat money to activate and then add money?
How do companies earn money selling other companies gift cards? Example: Lets say that you go to walmart, bestbuy, etc. They sell gift cards for other companies. You only pay what they actually cost like $25, $50, $100, etc. Let's go with a $50 Itunes giftcard for this example. How do they earn money off this stuff? I'm sure that bestbuy or walmart get a percentage of the money. You get the full $50 when you use the gift card, so how do they determine who earns the money and how much?
What is the best site to sell my gift cards for top dollar? I have a few gift cards laying around for almost a year and I want to get cash instead. It seems that some of the websites are rather ripoffs offering rather low buyback price. What is the best website to sell them for the best price? cardpool is offering 80% face value buyback for some of them. Is there another site that beats that offer? Additionally, Is there a law that says that I can go to retailers and exchange those gift cards for cash?
What exactly is the logic of gift cards? Basically gift cards are the equivalent to cash, only limiting your purchases to one chain of stores and having an expiry date. Please enlighten me to what exactly the benefits are of gift cards.
Can you use gift cards to pay for gift cards? I have a $500 gift card from Walmart. I don't need to buy anything. Figured I'll just buy 5 $100 walmart gift cards and give it as gifts. Do stores allow you to use gift cards to buy gift cards? Christy, do you know what a gift card is?
What can I do to get rid of unwanted gift cards? Well I have nearly $100 in GameStop and Best Buy gift cards that I do not want. I just want the cash, and I really don't want to sell them on Ebay because then I won't get the full amount. Kate: ........................... The gift cards were a GIFT for ME and I don't want to buy anything from Best Buy/GameStop SO I would like the cash, why would I give it to someone else?
gift cards? OK i got 2 best buy gift cards for Christmas one for 100 dollars and one for 50 dollars can i turn those gift cards into cash
Is it possable to spend itunes gift cards at an apples store? Well I have a lot of itunes gift cards, but my ipod is pretty old. I was wondering if I could get a new ipod at an apple store with my itunes gift cards or if the money is limited to the computer. Note that I haven't uploaded any of the money to my itunes account.
Gift cards? What do you think about giving gift cards to brands like Ralph Lauren,A&F,Ae,Hollister and that kind of brands for holidays?
How do companies and stores make money off of gift cards? Take I-tunes gift cards and safeway for example. You buy the card for $15 at Safeway and you get $15 credit on I-tunes. Aren't there shipping and manufacturing costs. How much does Safeway pay for the cards? How much does I-tunes pay?
Can you use netflix gift cards instead of entering a credit card? Unfortunately I come from a paranoid family, and they will not let me use their credit cards online. So I bought a netflix gift card, but it appears I still have to enter a credit card. Is there a way you can avoid this step? If not, why do they even make netflix cards?
How do individually owned franchises get reimbursed for gift cards? My husband & I received a lot of gift cards for Dunkin Donuts (we coach our son's basketball team) and my husband was wondering how do the franchises that we will use the gift cards in get 'reimbursed' since the cards were purchased at a different DD? I would assume it's different than a corporate owned store like Walmart or Target.
Can you redeem gift cards with different companies? What's this I'm hearing about business' accepting gift cards from other companies? Are all the major places like Best Buy, Home Depot and Wal-Mart in on this? I have a Khol's card I'd rather use at one of these places. Any links with detailed info or a list of participating business' would be much appreciated!
Can I use multiple Gap gift cards for one purchase? Tomorrow is my husband's birthday and I am planning on taking him to the gap to get a new pair of jeans. I have 6 ten dollar gift cards. Can i use all these cards to make the purchase or is there a limit on how many you can use. I know that when you order online, you can use only 2, but how about in the store? Would love to hear from people who work at the Gap.
Why does Visa and Mastercard charge service fees for gift cards? I was planning to get my nephews a Visa Gift Card for Christmas. They are both in their mid 20s and have varying interests so I figure a good present would be one of these gift cards. But when I went to the store to purchase one, Visa (not the store) charges a $3.95 service fee on top of the value of the card. Other gift cards on display at this store from restaurants, clothing stores, sporting venues, etc do NOT charge a service fee when you purchase them. any ideas why?
What is the exchange rate of gift cards to cash? I buy gift cards from anyone who wants to sell them at a discount for cash. I usually give them %60 of the face value, sometimes less, but I was wondering if there was a going rate.... Puzzle dude- You make a good point. I use my descretion when offered a $50 gift card for steer poop; of course if the price was right...I have a garden. I mainly stick to the sears, target, and bookstores just to be safe.
How can I get cash for my gift cards? I have all these gift cards from past years. Many of them I will NEVER EVER use! I remember reading about a website where you could exchange your gift cards for cash, or for a different card. Does anyone know of the site? Has anyone used a site like that and have stories? Thanks!
How does redeeming gift cards from swagbucks work? I have enough swagbucks on swagbucks.com to redeem a gift card, and I wanted to get the $5 amazon gift card but before I get it I wanted to know some information about it. Like when I get it how will I receive by my email or by swagbucks? And also I wanted to buy something on amazon for 50 bucks so I'm saving up, but I was wondering can you combine like 10 $5 amazon gift cards together to purchase that object?
Are gift cards received from a bank as rewards considered taxable income? Hello! Throughout 2008, my hubby and I have built up points through a rewards program with our bank, we then used these points to receive gift cards for restaurants that we frequent. Will we need to report these rewards as miscellaneous taxable income? Will we get a 1099 from the bank? (as we can not figure out how many we received or how much they were throughout the entire year.) Thank you in advance.
Question on Starbucks and Restaurant gift cards sold at Costco? Costco has gift cards on sale for Starbucks and some popular restaurants. This is the kicker. The gift cards are $79 for five $20 gift cards. Since I buy bulk coffee at Starbucks, it would seem a no brainer to buy the gift cards and use them myself to get an immediate 20% discount. Is there any catch to this? Can you just use them as cash at Starbucks? They have the same thing for McCormick and Schmick seafood restaurants.
Is it tacky to include a message on a baby registry that says "gift cards would be great too"? I'm pregnant with my first baby and I really need everything. I've gotten tons of adorable dresses and that kind of thing but I'm worried about how we will afford expensive things like the crib and car seat? Do you think it would be tacky to include a message on our registry that said something like "gift cards would be great too!" or should I just leave it as is? I just thought it might be easier to afford the big things if we received some gift cards as gifts. What are your thoughts?
What's a simple solution for Gift Cards for a small business? I'm looking for a simple way to use Gift Cards for my company. I would like to have gift cards printed and be able to use a website to type in the number on the gift card to load them, track them, etc. I'm looking for a great website to use instead of using hardware to scan the cards, etc. Any suggestions?
Is it rude to request gift cards for party? I am going to have a birthday party for my 2 year old son and I am going to do like a combo of that and a Jack and Jill baby shower. Being I already have my son and he is only 2 and I am going to be having another boy I already have the majority of the things I need. The only things I need are the every expensive things. I am thinking about asking for gift cards for the baby shower to use towards the expensive things I need. Is that rude or is there a correct way to word it so it wont sound rude?
Where can I Find retail Gift cards for my business? I just opened a Mail parcel center and I would like to offer gift cards(retail,restaraunt,movies,etc.) to my customers. How do I go about doing this? Where do I find vendors that offer GFT cards? I could really use the help.
Can I use gift cards online on Best Buy? I'm planning to get the iPod Touch 2nd generation, and my mom got loads of gift cards so I can use it for that. Can I use the gift cards if I purchase it online? If so, can I use more then one gift card?
Can i use a target team member discount to get gift cards? I work at target, and I know i cant get a discount with a credit card and i dont like to carry cash. So can i use my member discount to buy a gift card? Or can I use my gift cards with my team member discount? or a combination of the two.
where do people get gift cards to sell on ebay? I see people selling gift cards at a discount on ebay. How do they do it? Where do they get it? (other than the obvious rejects -- someone gives it to them as a gift and they don't want it). Is this a legitimate business?
Do you need a credit card to redeem iTunes gift cards? I've heard that you can click "None" on the payment page, but I don't see any "none." The system won't let me continue without filling the credit card information in. Isn't it illegal for Apple not to have a way to redeem gift cards without providing credit card information? I don't have a credit card, and my parents won't let me use their cards. Please help me; I got so many iTunes gift cards this Christmas! I'd love it if you tell me /how/ to use the gift cards without a credit card.
Should I use my Circuit City gift cards before they go out of buisness? Hi, I've been hearing in the news lately that Circuit City are not doing so good, and recently put the company for sale, and possibly file for bankruptcy. Unfortunately, I have several Circuit City gift cards (mostly from Christmas or birthdays). I've heard that if a store you have a gift card for goes out of business, you can't get your money back, and pretty much loose that money. Would it be a good idea to go to CC soon and buy something (I know what I want by the way)
How can you use two mastercard gift cards at once on the internet? How can you use two mastercard gift cards at once on the internet? Can you add the funds to paypal or something? I buy things off the internet with the $50 ones, but i can't order anything that is exactly $50 because paypal charges me a dollar for every transaction.
what website can i get gas gift cards? I need to purchase gift cards in denominations of 10 dollars for a gas station, either Exxon, Citgo etc. What website can I get them from that doesn't charge me a fee per card?
can i use two visa gift cards for one item through paypal? i've used visa gift cards before to buy items on ebay via paypal. I want to buy a 150 dollar phone but where im from the largest gift card any store sells is a 100 dollar one. could i buy two 100 dollar cards, link them both to my paypal, and have the money taken from both or does it have to be all on the same card? thanks.
Why do people pay more than face value for Visa gift cards? I've sold Visa gift cards on eBay and it boggles my mind that people pay more than face value for the gift cards. Right now, there is a $200 card selling for $300+! :confused: My question is, why would you pay so much more for such a card? I noticed that most of the people who bid on my card were people from outside the US, so does it have anything to do with currency exchange rates or wanting to avoid some sort of extra fees? That could have made sense, except that people are paying WAY more than face value. So what is going on? Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Fantine, there is no reason to be mean!
How do I use up small balances on Visa and MasterCard gift cards? I have several Visa or Mastercard gift cards where I have used up most of the balance, but still have small balances left on each ($1 to $5.) I'm cheap so I'd like to get all the value out of these cards. Are their merchants who let you combine cards? What is the best way to use these up?
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