How To Use A Visa Gift Card On Amazon
- Go to Amazon’s ‘Reload Your Balance’ page.
- Enter the amount on your Visa gift card into the custom amount box (see arrow in image below).
- Sign in to your account during checkout; this step may be skipped if you’re already logged into your Amazon account.
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Contents
- 1 Can you use vanilla gift card for online purchases?
- 2 Why is my Visa gift card not working on Amazon?
- 3 How do you use a Visa gift card for online purchases?
- 4 Do vanilla gift cards need to be activated?
- 5 Do I need a pin for my vanilla Visa gift card?
- 6 Why isn’t my vanilla visa working?
- 7 Why is my vanilla visa gift card being declined?
- 8 How do I add a non Amazon gift card to Amazon?
- 9 How do I register a gift card for online purchases?
Can you use vanilla gift card for online purchases?
Where can I use my Vanilla Gift Card? You can use your Vanilla Gift Virtual Account with any United States-based online, phone, or mail- order merchants wherever Vanilla debit cards are accepted. Please remember, you will only be able to shop with merchants in the United States and District of Columbia.
Why is my Visa gift card not working on Amazon?
You can use a prepaid Visa gift card to make purchases on Amazon, but you have to work around the system to make it happen. Amazon will not allow split payments between gift cards loaded onto an account and other payment methods, so you have to line up the price of your purchases with your gift card balance.
How do you use a Visa gift card for online purchases?
How do I use my Visa Gift Card online? You can use your card for online purchases by entering the card number, expiry date and the 3 digit code (CVV) found on the back of the card. Occasionally websites will ask for the name on the card, in these instances simply insert “Gift Card” in the field provided.
Do vanilla gift cards need to be activated?
Vanilla gift cards don’t expire and aren’t credit cards, so no credit check is required. The gift cards don’t need to be activated once they’re purchased. You also might see signs advertising Vanilla Reload, which allows you to add funds to your MyVanilla card at various retailers.
Do I need a pin for my vanilla Visa gift card?
Vanilla Visa gift cards do have a PIN that you’ll need to use to make online purchases. These PIN numbers are not located on the cards themselves. Instead, you’ll need to call the number presented on the back of your gift card and enter your gift card number — a sixteen-digit number — to set up your PIN.
Why isn’t my vanilla visa working?
The most common reasons are that the card hasn’t been activated, the cashier is running the wrong type of transaction, the dollar amount being charged is greater than the card’s balance or the credit card processing machine is bumping up the charge amount to either place a hold on the card or to allow for a gratuity.
Why is my vanilla visa gift card being declined?
There are a number of possible reasons why a purchase could be declined: You don’t have enough money left on your card. You haven’t activated or registered your card. The address you gave to make an online or phone purchase is different from the address you have on file with your prepaid card provider.
How do I add a non Amazon gift card to Amazon?
1 – Simply log-in to “Your Account” on Amazon.com. 2 – On your account page, click on “Payment Option”which will take you to your “Amazon Wallet”, then click on “Add a Credit or Debit Card”. 3 – Next, just add your Visa gift card to your Amazon account like you would with any debit or credit card.
How do I register a gift card for online purchases?
To register your card for online use, locate the issuer’s 800 number or web address. You’ll find this information on the back of the Visa card or in a leaflet that comes with the card. Call the telephone number or access the website to get started.
