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
Wegmans
Safeway
Winn Dixie
Roundys
Wal-Mart
Stater Bros
Albertsons
Giant Eagle
King Kullen
A & P
HEB
Pathmark
Price Chopper
Big Y Food
Martins
Giant
Stop & Shop
Food Lion
Bashas
Bi Lo
For more details about the Visa gift card and other prepaid gift cards, click here.
Source: Visa.com
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Hey! Nice blog! I just wanted to share with you a great Mother’s Day gift idea. I’m getting my mom a pearl necklace, and I think it’s the perfect gift for moms. I found a really nice online pearl store called Premium Pearl. You can find them at http://www.premiumpearl.com
They have high quality pearls, and they have many different kinds, so check them out.
Great list by the way. I work for a company that manages and tracks gift card, and were looking for similar information about the most popular gift cards. My question to you is, Do the people who love the VISA gift card know that the card expires and charges fees? Or do they simply love it because they can spend it everywhere? I might as well load money directly into their checking account at least they receiver would get the money. Any thoughts?
Rika and Austin, thanks for stopping by.
Austin, regarding your question, i think some consumers are aware of the fees but I have found that majority are not. Not all the fees are displayed on the card and as long as there is information on the sales receipt regarding the fees, retailers are not required to post all the fees on the card. So most people find out about the fees when they begin to incur them.
I have also found that for some people, the fee is not an issue because it helps them shop online if they don’t have a credit card. This is especially true for teens that want to shop online but don’t have a credit card.
Good point. I’m just not comfortable having my money disappear like that. For example: A high end massive mall in Southern California is currently using AMEX has their gift card reseller. They are getting complaints about all the cards expiring. It’s simply a legalized scam. Technically a gift card is a loan, to the retailer, not a loan to us. That is why when retailers file for bankruptcy they don’t necessarily have to pay the gift card holders anything back. Another question is, there are states that have expiry laws, how come the credit card companies, don’t have to follow the law? I think I might blog about this today. Thanks.
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