Questions tagged [gift-card]
A gift card is a prepaid stored-value money card usually issued by a retailer or bank to be used as an alternative to cash for purchases within a particular store or related businesses.
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What would happen if I sign up for a credit card, but never use the card? [duplicate]
Amazon is offering $200 to sign up for their Prime Visa card. (I have Amazon Prime) (I have never had a credit card before only debit) What would happen if I sign up for the card and get approved but ...
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US Tax withholding on business expenditure paid for using Amazon gift cards
If I have to pay a US individual $1,000 fee for professional services, and i don't pay him in cash but instead give him an Amazon gift card for the same amount, will it be deductible under business ...
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What personal information does North Lane have when providing a prepaid card for a Verizon refund?
Verizon sent me a refund in the form of a prepaid MasterCard/Debit card administered by North Lane. What personal information was provided to North Lane by Verizon to have this card sent? Is it some ...
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Is a purchase still a Schedule C expense if its paid using a gift card?
I've made an Amazon purchase for my business (self-employed) solely using an Amazon gift card which I received for non-business reasons. Does this still qualify as a business expense on my tax return?
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Can a store offer crypto gift card? How does it affect taxes?
Can a store offer to load a gift card with crypto? How does it affect taxes?
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Cross-country e-gift cards
I've been looking for ways to get my friend who lives in the USA an electronic gift card for the holidays (non-close loop so the card can be used at any store that accepts Visa or MasterCard).
I live ...
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Money transferred from Google Play/ iTunes Store to a bank account
If someone transfers money from Google play/ iTunes store to their bank account (which takes 1-3 business days) and the account is deactivated when the transaction is pending (due to e.g. scam report),...
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Why do gas stations charge higher price for credit card purchase while customers can purchase their gift cards from a third party?
Many gas stations have different prices in credit card purchases and cash purchases. The customer pays a slightly higher price with credit card purchases. On the other hand, if a customer uses cash or ...
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How do websites ban prepaid cards?
A small number of websites prevent customers from checking out using a prepaid card.
How do websites manage this when there are so many prepaid cards out there?
Are there any prepaid cards known for ...
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What to do with multiple prepaid Visa cards
I have several prepaid visa cards with around $2 on each of them. I want to use them, but I can't find a good way to do that. I have found two answers here and here, but those only apply to physical ...
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How should I record a gift card?
I have received a $50 gift card for my birthday, and I've been thinking on how I should record it in my books, using double-entry accounting. I don't think it would make sense to classify as an ...
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Mandela coins and iTunes gift cards — is this a scam?
I joined this group on Facebook about Mandela coins and asked how much they would offer me for my 38 coins. One person offered me 2 million South African rands and another person offered me 5 million ...
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Sugar daddy prepaid card scam
For a couple of weeks, I have been talking to a sugar daddy. He sent me a “prepaid” card, which is now activated, and he requested that I withdraw a large amount and deposit into his Bitcoin wallet. ...
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Can you credit a card (e.g. prepaid gift or debit) that blacklists certain companies?
Various business, social and political groups want to boycott companies, but the list of companies they’re boycotting can become large (hard to remember), and breaking their own boycott can also be ...
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Is This Company Legitimate? Bivavo Store
I recently saw advertised on eBay (UK) a company called Bivavo (bivavo.store), offering gift cards for eBay at roughly 1/3rd off, in both £ and €. They have a fair number of gift cards -- eg eBay, ...
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I have an American Express gift card and I need to enter a “Name on Card” to buy something, but it’s a gift card and is unnamed?
I’m on Etsy and I’m asked the name of the card. I can’t pay without inputting it in. I tried just my name and I’m a minor so I’ve never done this before. There is a user guide with the gift card but ...
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Scammed $3,000, bank closed my account due to insufficient funds
I was scammed thinking I was working for a Company that they lied about. They said that they were going to send me a $3,000 check to cover Office Supplies so that I could get set up for training the ...
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Amazon gift card scam
Recently, I was scammed for several thousand dollars in Amazon gift card scam. I received email from Amazon.com that "several thousand worth of electronic goods will be delivered in next 2 days. If ...
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Lowe's won't accept their store credit - any recourse?
At one point in the past I returned some items to Lowe's (big hardware & home goods box store in the US) without a receipt. So they gave me a card in place of cash which I can redeem there - and ...
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I accidentally charged more than the amount on a prepaid card on amazon and it didn't get declined
So, I accidentally charged more than the amount on a prepaid visa debit gift card on an online retailer and it didn't get declined. What will happen? Should I take advantage of this?
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What is the business model of discounted gift cards?
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I have an account on a third-party website that sells discounted (first hand) gift cards — because my employer is part of the scheme.
For example, you pay ¤95 for a ¤100 gift-card, in the ...
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Why use credit card rewards for vendor credit not cash?
Some credit cards (e.g. Capital One, Chase) have rewards programs for using their cards, which can either be used for cash (credit to the credit card itself) or for 3rd party vendor credit (a gift ...
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Gift cards and possible hidden import taxes
I live in Canada and want to order something from USA. The total in CAD is $45 (including shipping, but I don't think tax is), and I have a $50 prepaid MasterCard gift card. How do I know if there ...
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Tell gift card giver money was stolen?
I got a gift card for high school graduation from a family friend we only rarely have conversations with. It was for $50, but when I tried to use it, it had no money on it. I then noticed that the ...
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Can a victim of a gift card scam dispute Credit Card transaction?
One of my colleagues got scammed for $14,000 by one of the Apple Gift Card scams.
He paid $4,000 in Cash for Gift Cards and bought the other $10,000 worth by maxing out a credit card.
He's gone ...
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Computer Fraud Related
On 27th of May at around 1:30 P.M. (EST) I tried to order a small toy Online from Walmart. I thought I dialed Walmart Online order 800 number. The person who came to help me, conned me and took over ...
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Is it possible and what happens if you go over the limit of a prepaid American Express credit card?
I have a Prepaid American Express credit (gift) card of value $100. I have used it a few times and don't remember the remaining amount. Let's say I can't find out the remaining amount. Is it possible ...
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Can you buy gift cards at grocery store to receive a higher reward rate?
Numerous websites such as this Time article or this Nerdwallet page say you can buy gift cards at grocery store to get the higher category rate when applicable.
You can purchase gift cards at ...
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Can I use Amazon's Visa Card promotion and never use the card?
Amazon has a promotion where they say they will give you 50$ off of your purchase if you sign up for one of their Amazon Visa Cards.
Upon approval, your new Amazon.com Rewards Visa Card and $50 ...
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Ok to use U.S. Visa gift card internationally?
My daughter received a Visa gift card for Christmas that does not contain a chip. She wants to use it when she travels to the U.K. in April. Will it be accepted?
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Can I buy a Walmart gift card using a Walmart egift card?
I received a $25 walmart egift card, but I needed a physical card for purchase in store (I have no smartphone or printer to bring the egift card to the store). So I used the $25 Walmart egift card to ...
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How to keep new gift cards safe?
I bought a new egift card from Amazon.com. I learned that it is better to load the money from Amazon gift card to my Amazon account, otherwise
it will risk being stolen soon.
Can a new egift card ...
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Are debit cards and "open loop" gift cards accepted everywhere that credit cards are?
In U.S., a debit card or an "open loop" gift card will normally have a Visa or MasterCard logo on it, and the card can be used in "credit" mode.
Does that mean that such a debit card or gift card can ...
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Is it legal for Shutterfly to expire their Prepaid Plan in CA, USA
Sorry if this is off topic, but thought it was the best site for this question:
I was just on Shutterfly and noticed that I had an expired prepaid plan. I live in California and remember there are ...
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Extracting money from American Express card
I have a $150 USD American Express prepaid gift card. Which is the most cost effective way to extract the money to put in to my US bank account or Paypal account? First option is to create two paypal ...
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Can people make a profit (in gift cards) when shopping with enough coupons?
According to the following story, someone paid $132.73 for $1,760 worth of goods and also received $245 in gift cards.
Cashier: “All right, so from $1,760, you’re down to $132.73, and you’ve earned ...
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Use mutiple gift cards towards same purchase online
Let us say I have 2 walmart gift cards , each for 10$. Now if I go to walmart and buy a 20 $ item (before tax), then I can give the 2 gift cards one after another and that will cover the cost.
Now ...
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Gift credit card with no inactivity fee?
I purchased a $25 Visa gift card a few years ago, and was surprised to find this morning that it had 0 balance. On questioning I learned that 1) they don't track activity older than one year and 2) ...
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Gift card fraud: To whom to report? How to recover funds? Is the party which issued me the card liable?
In September 2011, I redeemed credit card points I had with Citibank for a $100 Walmart gift card.
I did not try using this card until March 2014, when I discovered there was no balance in it. I ...
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How can I buy a MasterCard/Visa gift card in the US using European MasterCard/Visa?
I live in Belgium and my sister lives in the USA. I would like to send her a MasterCard gift card but I tried to pay with my Belgian MasterCard on giftcards.com and it failed because the form that ...
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What information is sent to merchant with online/POS credit card and "no name" gift card purchases?
With credit card and online: your full name, full billing address and maybe some numbers from the card? Is there a difference in this regard between a "normal" merchant account or Paypal's credit card ...
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U.S. VISA gift cards and usage in Europe; technical and/or legislative insight?
Can you use any U.S. gift card anywhere in the world to pay at a counter with a VISA logo?
I read on some web sites that U.S. gift cards don't work in Europe, but no reason was given, others were ...
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How can I convert rebate gift cards into cash?
I tend to buy a fair amount of things that have a mfg rebate. More often than not, that rebate comes in the form of a pre-paid card of some kind.
The problem that I have is that there is rarely a way ...
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Emptying Low Balance Gift Cards
I often get gift cards (sort of like a debit card) and I usually end up using them to make online purchases. However, I often end up with a couple dollars change. Is there a way to deposit the ...
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Is it possible to transfer some money from my visa card to my amazon account to buy with them later?
I have few dollars in my visa card and it will expire soon, Is it possible to transfer these dollars to my amazon account and save them there to be able to buy with them later from amazon?
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Do companies that get taken-over have to honour the old gift card/certificate?
With reference to this question, can companies that get taken over set limitations on honouring gift cards issued prior to the take-over? Also if a company just changes it's name, can it set limits ...
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Do gift cards expire? Does a gift certificate's value depreciate? How long can I keep them for?
I recently found several gift certificates (yes, way back when) from stores like Restoration Hardware, Omer DeSerres (now Loomis) and Jacob. I live in Canada. Can I use these certificates today, ...
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