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Minimum Purchase or Reload for Amazon Gift Cards now $5

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Title says it all. Sad to see This will affect trading here for codes/coupons..
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05-30-2024 at 07:59 AM.
05-30-2024 at 07:59 AM.
Thank you, OP, good to know 👍
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05-30-2024 at 08:49 AM.
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Wowwwwww … it will also affect the ability to "finish off" prepaid gift cards … have to run a bunch thru grocery or drug store now if you only have $1 or $2 left on them and they are nearing exp.date
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05-31-2024 at 06:11 AM.
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Quote from jasefanz :
Wowwwwww … it will also affect the ability to "finish off" prepaid gift cards … have to run a bunch thru grocery or drug store now if you only have $1 or $2 left on them and they are nearing exp.date
Good point. Been there many times. Have a small stack right now.

Kroger (and I imagine their family of stores) is one store I use them at. They auto-drain the balance when you use as credit. Hope this helps.
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06-02-2024 at 05:32 PM.
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Quote from c2nah777 :
Good point. Been there many times. Have a small stack right now.

Kroger (and I imagine their family of stores) is one store I use them at. They auto-drain the balance when you use as credit. Hope this helps.
What does "auto-drain the balance " mean? I have a bunch of Virtual Prepaid visa and mastercards with $1- $4 on them that I was going to use at Amazon and now I have no idea how to use them.
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06-03-2024 at 05:49 PM.
06-03-2024 at 05:49 PM.
Quote from shopperuvdealz :
What does "auto-drain the balance " mean? I have a bunch of Virtual Prepaid visa and mastercards with $1- $4 on them that I was going to use at Amazon and now I have no idea how to use them.
I think you can still use them to purchase on Amazon … just not buy a gift card under $5 … if you have 1.24 on a card find something to buy for that amount and use it … tons of things on Amazon from birthday candles, taco shells, hair clips and battery felts etc. can be had in the $1-4 range … if not exact amount you should get within a few pennies, .02 left on a virtual card is acceptable.
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06-03-2024 at 08:05 PM.
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Quote from jasefanz :
I think you can still use them to purchase on Amazon … just not buy a gift card under $5 … if you have 1.24 on a card find something to buy for that amount and use it … tons of things on Amazon from birthday candles, taco shells, hair clips and battery felts etc. can be had in the $1-4 range … if not exact amount you should get within a few pennies, .02 left on a virtual card is acceptable.
Amazon requires prime to buy all that stuff. I don't have prime.
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06-04-2024 at 01:47 AM.
06-04-2024 at 01:47 AM.
Quote from shopperuvdealz :
Amazon requires prime to buy all that stuff. I don't have prime.
Ahhhhhhhh … you are the ONE ;-)
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06-04-2024 at 12:53 PM.
06-04-2024 at 12:53 PM.
Quote from shopperuvdealz :
What does "auto-drain the balance " mean? I have a bunch of Virtual Prepaid visa and mastercards with $1- $4 on them that I was going to use at Amazon and now I have no idea how to use them.
Try your smartphone bill in the app. That worked for me in April. Hth
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06-04-2024 at 02:44 PM.
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Quote from figarotigger :
Try your smartphone bill in the app. That worked for me in April. Hth
Can't pay that way with Ting.
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06-16-2024 at 04:49 AM.
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You can always use up remaining balances on Visa or MasterCard gift cards at grocery stores like Shoprite. Just tell the cashier to split transaction, let them know the EXACT amount of each gift card before using and they can help you liquidate. I've used this got balances less than $1 when Amazon limit was $1.
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06-21-2024 at 04:53 PM.
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Quote from therealslickshady :
You can always use up remaining balances on Visa or MasterCard gift cards at grocery stores like Shoprite. Just tell the cashier to split transaction, let them know the EXACT amount of each gift card before using and they can help you liquidate. I've used this got balances less than $1 when Amazon limit was $1.
You can't use digital visa cards in store or through any apps like Google wallet. Thats where Amazon came in handy.
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06-22-2024 at 02:37 PM.
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Quote from shopperuvdealz :
You can't use digital visa cards in store or through any apps like Google wallet. Thats where Amazon came in handy.

I didn't realize there were Visa gift cards that could not be added to Apple pay or Samsung pay or Google pay until I recently bought the Visa gift cards from the mygiftcard deal. Such a pain and impossible to use!
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