Let Your Loved Ones Decide with Prepaid Gift Cards

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Telephony )



Do you often find it difficult to decide what to buy your loved ones for birthdays or at Christmas time? Do you feel stressed by having to go shopping for a present?

You can eliminate these burdens and yet be able to make your loved ones happy by giving them prepaid gift cards. With a prepaid gift card, your recipient will decide what to buy and when to buy it. Thus it will also eliminate the embarrassment when your loved one did not appreciate your gift.

How A Prepaid Gift Card Works

Prepaid gift cards operate on the same concept as gift certificates or scripts. You buy a specific dollar amount which is already entered into the gift card. Then when your recipient use the card to make purchases, the amount he has purchased will be deducted from the card balance. Then he can use the remaining balance for subsequent purchases. There is usually a time allowance up to a few months or a whole year for your recipient to use up the card's balance. And if the recipient's total purchase amount exceeds that of the card's balance, he or she will need to pay for the difference. Thus your recipients, especially children and teens, will learn to spend the balance wisely.

Types of Prepaid Gift Cards

You can buy prepaid gift cards for just about any product nowadays. The most popular gift cards are those you can buy at specific departments stores or retailers. Your recipient can use the card to buy appliances, toys, clothing, and other goods and services. Some retailers even have online catalogs and allow ordering through the Internet.

Even telecommunications companies have come up with their own prepaid gift cards, such as the IDT or Sprint calling card. You buy talk time for your recipient so that he doesn't need to reload his cellphone talk time. Frequent users of mobile phones will surely appreciate this type of prepaid gift card.

Credit card companies like Visa also sell prepaid gift cards. You can purchase the prepaid credit card for a specific amount which is also the credit limit of the gift card. Your recipient can use the gift card just like any other credit card, where he or she signs a draft for the purchase. Just like retailers' gift cards, the card's balance is depleted every time your recipient uses it for his purchases.

Where to Get Prepaid Gift Cards

There are countless sites that sell prepaid gift cards in different dollar denominations to suit any budget. You can order cards either personally through the retail stores, by phone, or through the online site. Some card issuers can even ship the cards to your home, if you request them to.

Your recipient can check the card balance anytime through the website. There is no refund for any unused card balance, and you cannot exchange the balance for cash.


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