【7/12 Update】 Amazon is now selling Visa gift cards (HT.doc)! Unfortunately, you cannot pay with Amazon gift cards. These Visa gift cards can be used for manufactured spending, so they’re still quite good. If you can combine a credit card’s 5x cash back with the cash-back app Drop’s 2% cash back, you may still be able to make a little profit...
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User Guide
Here’s a summary of which merchants sell third-party gift cards, to help you maximize AMEX Offer deals, hit quarterly 5x categories, and save or earn money with gift cards. Just use the table of contents below to jump to the merchant you want.
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Please feel free to share gift card rack photos from physical stores. You can upload them in the comments, and I’ll continue adding updates.
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Amazon.com
- Brands: Visa Gift Card, Staples, Whole Foods, Nordstrom, Safeway, Uber, Southwest, Sephora, Lowe's, GameStop, etc.
- Highlights: Can be paid for with Amazon gift cards; sometimes sold at a discount. Visa gift cards cannot be paid for with gift cards.
- Restrictions: There is a purchase limit on the number of the same gift card you can buy within a certain period of time.
- Links: Amazon Third Party Gift Cards, Visa Gift Card $50, Visa Gift Card $100
Newegg.com
- Brands: Visa Gift Card, Lowe's, eBay, Nike, Uber, HomeDepot, American Airline, Southwest, etc.
- Highlights: Sometimes sold at a discount; can be combined with AMEX Offer; purchases may earn cash back.
- Restrictions: There is a limit on the number of the same gift card you can buy within 48 hours; cannot be paid for with Newegg gift cards.
- Link: Newegg Third Party Gift Cards
Ebay.com
- Brands: Best Buy, Lowe's, Nike, Uber, Sears, American Airline, Sephora, etc.
- Highlights: Regularly sold at a discount; purchases may earn cash back.
- Restrictions: There is a purchase limit on the number of the same gift card within a certain period of time; cannot be paid for with eBay gift cards; purchases do not earn Ebucks.
- Link: eBay Third Party Gift Cards
Staples.com
- Brands: Visa Gift Card, Target, eBay, Safeway, Sears, Sephora, etc.
- Highlights: Regularly sold at a discount; can be combined with AMEX Offer.
- Restrictions: Cannot be paid for with Staples gift cards; purchases do not earn cash back.
- Link: Staples Third Party Gift Cards
Bestbuy.com
- Brands: Itunes, Google Play, eBay, Prepaid Phone, Disney, Starbucks, etc.
- Highlights: Regularly sold at a discount; can be combined with AMEX Offer; purchases may earn cash back and Rewards.
- Restrictions: Some cannot be paid for with Best Buy gift cards; quantity limits apply for the same type.
- Link: Best Buy Third Party Gift Cards
Target.com
- Brands: Visa Gift Card, Southwest, Itunes, Starbucks, eBay, Prepaid Phone, Disney, etc.
- Highlights: It may be possible to pay with gift cards; RedCard gets a 5% discount.
- Restrictions: Quantity limits apply for the same type; purchases do not earn cash back.
- Link: Target Third Party Gift Cards
Samsclub.com
- Brands: Master Gift Card, Southwest, Itunes, Starbucks, Disney, etc.
- Highlights: Long-term discounts; can be paid for with Walmart/Sams gift cards; can be combined with quarterly 5x.
- Restrictions: Quantity limits apply for the same type; purchases do not earn cash back.
- Link: Sam's Club Third Party Gift Cards
Walmart.com
- Brands: Visa/Master/AMEX Gift Cards, Itunes, Starbucks, Dominos, etc.
- Highlights: Some discounts available.
- Restrictions: Quantity limits apply for the same type; purchases do not earn cash back.
- Link: Walmart.com Third Party Gift Cards
Office Store
Staples
Office Depot/Max
Home Improvement
Lows
HomeDepot
- In-store, in addition to its own gift cards, there are also eBay, Game Stop, $200 and $100 Visa gift cards, restaurant gift cards, mobile phone top-up cards, and more.
Drug Store
CVS
Walgreen
Rite Aid
Department Store
JCPenney
Electronic/Game/Toy Store
Best Buy
Game Stop
Toy R US
Grocery Store
Discount Store
Walmart
Target
Gas Station/Convenient Store
Seven Eleven 711
Shell
Others
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