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Re: Gift Cards for MC or Visa

Years ago, I got them at AAA.  Whereever you get them, just be sure the fee is on you and not the recipient.

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Re: Gift Cards for MC or Visa

@rms1954    Have you considered an Amazon gift card?  Very easy online with no fee.  An email is sent to the recipient.  You could give the person a Christmas card and tell him, "your gift is in your email". You do need his email address.

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Re: Gift Cards for MC or Visa


@Kachina624 wrote:

@rms1954    Have you considered an Amazon gift card?  Very easy online with no fee.  An email is sent to the recipient.  You could give the person a Christmas card and tell him, "your gift is in your email". You do need his email address.


That is my go to for gift cards everything from e-cards and hard copies.  Everyone Amazon's at one time or another.

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Re: Gift Cards for MC or Visa

@CelticCrafter I was told TD Bank in my location no longer offers gift cards
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Re: Gift Cards for MC or Visa

You can get them everywhere.  CVS has a good selection. Buyer beware though. Make sure you purchase them from a reputable retailer. A couple of years ago I won a $300 Visa gift card.  When I went to use it, the balance was only $25!  Evidently scammers take pictures of the back of the cards, activate them and then have fun shopping.  I spoke to their fraud department and that was like going around in circles. I had to file paperwork. Which they lost. Then refile it. Then I eventually got an email that they approved my request and a new card would be sent out within the week. I never got the card because they sent it to the wrong address.  I gave up after that.  Too aggravating.  

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Re: Gift Cards for MC or Visa

They can be a pain to use, sometimes the amount has to be exact, etc.

I vote for the Amazon gift card also.

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Re: Gift Cards for MC or Visa

I have bought Visa cards at Walgreens, but there is a $5.00 fee added.