Marriott is offering a free $25 Visa Gift Card when you stay for a weekend at participating JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Marriott Hotels & Resorts in the Continental U.S. and pay with your Visa card.
Offer valid for stays between June 5 and September 1, 2008. Visit Marriott.com or call 1-877-Marriott for complete offer terms and conditions.
For our complete list of free gift card deals, click here.
Is there a difference between the Visa Reloadable Prepaid Card and Visa Gift Card? This question was posed on Yahoo Answers recently and since I have seen the question asked a couple of times already, I did some research on the subject and here is what I found.
While both cards are accepted anywhere visa debit cards are accepted, there are differences between the two cards that should be considered before buying.
- The Visa Gift Card is not “reloadable”. Once the initial value on a Visa Gift Card is spent, the plastic becomes worthless. On the other hand, the Visa Reloadable Prepaid card can be reloaded with cash several times over until the expiration date listed on the card.
- The Visa Gift Card can be purchased at many grocery stores or supermarkets without any precondition, such as age requirement or proof of ID. However, to purchase Visa Reloadable Prepaid Card, you must be at least 18 years of age and must provide a government issued ID.
- You can use a Visa Reloadable Prepaid Card to get cash at an ATM while the Visa Gift Card does not allow you to get cash at the ATM.
- The Visa Reloadable Prepaid Card also allows you to add money to the card through direct deposit of your wages, tax refunds, or other disbursements, such as social security, child support, welfare or other payments. This feature does not exist with the Visa Gift Card. Read the rest of this entry »
Below are stores that carry the Visa Reloadable Prepaid Card. As you can see, it is a much shorter list than the stores that sell the Visa Gift Card.
Walmart
ACE Cash Express
CVS
Walgreens
Safeway
Rite Aid
Source: Visa.com
As a follow-up to the previous post on where to buy a visa gift card in-person, the following institutions sell visa gift cards online. Please note that some of the banks listed only sell visa gift cards to their customers or members.
Where to Buy Visa Gift Cards Online
SunTrust
Phone: (800) 318-0210
DeluxeCard
iCARD
Phone: (636) 536-6897
IDT Gift2go
Phone: (800) 995-3065
GiftCards.com
Phone: (877) 944-3822
Gift Card Lab Read the rest of this entry »
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a piece on the Top 10 most popular gift cards. On top of that list was the Visa Gift Card, which claimed the price as the most popular gift card. In case you are wondering about where one can buy a Visa gift card, look no further. Below are drug stores and supermarkets (grocery stores) that carry the Visa gift card.
Drug Stores
Eckerd’s
Duane Reade
Longs Drugs
Rite Aid
Walgreens
CVS
Bartells
Grocery Stores/Supermarkets Read the rest of this entry »
One of the most asked gift card questions, particularly on Yahoo Answers is whether you can use a Visa or any other bank issued gift card (American Express, Discover, or MasterCard) to shop online. The answer is yes.
However, there are additional steps you have to take to prevent your card from being rejected by the merchant. The problem with using Visa (or any other bank issued) gift card online is that there is no verifiable name and address associated with the card. When buying things online, most merchants want your name and billing address to match the name and address you have on file with your card (credit, debit, or bank gift card) issuer.
Therefore, before you use your Visa or other bank issued gift card, call the merchant/financial institution that issued the card or go to their website and add your name and address to the card. This will ensure that when you use the card online, the name and address you provide to the merchant for billing will match the name and address on file for the card. Once you have registered your card, you can use it online just like you would use a regular credit card.
If your information (name and address) has changed since you registered your Visa gift card, call the card issuer or go online and update your information before you use the card online.
Curiosity got the best of me today so I decided to find out what the 10 most popular gift cards are. I figured the best way to do this was to see which gift cards feature the most on searches. Since I am biased towards Google and Yahoo, i decided to use a keyword research tool to find out which gift cards are popular on these two sites. It turns out the most popular gift card according to Google and Yahoo Search results is the Visa gift card. The top 10 is made up of the following:
- Visa
- Walmart
- Target
- Home Depot
- American Express
- Lowe’s
- iTunes
- Best Buy
- MasterCard
- Simon Gift Card (Visa)
The result was surprising to me. I was expecting to see more department store and clothing store gift cards. I am not sure why i had that thought. It is interesting that the bank issued gift cards (Visa, American Express, and MasterCard) feature prominently in searches because these cards are laden with fees and have expiration dates. Does this mean people want the convenience of being able to use these cards everywhere and don’t care about the fees or expiration? Let me know what you think. Post your comment below.
The Home Depot is offering up to $500 free Visa gift card with the Purchase of Select GE Appliances. Click here and scroll down to see deal under GE Appliances
Check out the Free Gift Cards page for the current list of free gift card deals.
SunTrust Bank is offering a free $50 Visa gift card you can donate to your own cause when you open a new Personal or Business checking account by March 29, 2008. Click here
Check out the Free Gift Cards page for the current list of free gift card deals.
