Gift Cards and Things You Need To Know About Them

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Have you ever wondered what a gift card really is?

You don’t have to get lost in the “wonderland”, as you can now stop wondering and get the answers you’ve been looking for. 

A gift card is a prepaid debit card already loaded with money and is made available for purchases at a specific brand website, physical store, or even restaurant. 

Gift cards are wonderful things. You give someone a gift, and they get to pick out whatever they want! – you get to give something that’s thoughtful and personal, and they get to have fun finding exactly what they’re looking for. 

In Africa(particularly Nigeria), it appears the use of gift cards isn’t a widely used means of payment and some people find it hard to do anything with them when they receive any from abroad. 

Some popular brands of these gift cards include: iTunes, Amazon, Sephora, Google Play, Steam 

Types of Gift Cards

They include:

Instant Giftcards: These gift cards take between 10 and 30 minutes to process. It is instant, just like the name suggests. Instant gift cards are precisely that; they’re gift cards that can be redeemed right away. As you watch your money go from your bank account to the person you’re presenting it to, you can witness the magic in real-time.

Steam, iTunes, and GooglePlay are just a few examples of this gift card.

Store Giftcards: This category of gift cards takes about 2 to 3 hours to process. They are mostly found in popular supermarkets.

Examples of these include Walmart and Macy

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