Swipe your Card and select Credit on the keypad or enter a 4-digit number as your PIN. Your Vanilla eGift Card can be used to pay with digital wallets: Apply Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Pay. How do I use my Vanilla Gift Card to shop online?
Contents
- 1 How does a vanilla card work?
- 2 Why can’t I use my Vanilla Visa Gift Card?
- 3 Do Vanilla Visa cards need to be activated?
- 4 How do I activate my vanilla card?
- 5 Do you need a PIN for a Visa gift card?
- 6 How do I transfer money from my vanilla card to my bank account?
- 7 Where is the PIN on a Visa gift card?
- 8 Can you use a vanilla gift card anywhere?
- 9 Why is my vanilla gift card being declined Online?
- 10 What is my Vanilla gift card PIN?
- 11 Can I use my Vanilla card without registering?
- 12 How do I activate a prepaid card?
How does a vanilla card work?
What Is a Vanilla Visa Card?
- It allows you to make online purchases even if you don’t have a debit or credit card.
- This card is accepted anywhere that Visa is accepted, so it allows you to give someone a gift card without having to choose just one retailer.
Why can’t I use my Vanilla Visa Gift Card?
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.
Do Vanilla Visa 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.
How do I activate my vanilla card?
How Do I Activate My Vanilla Visa Gift Card? Card activation is simple. In most cases, cards are ready for immediate use when purchased from VanillaGift.com, but you can also activate the Cards online and by calling the toll-free number listed on the back of the Card.
Do you need a PIN for a Visa gift card?
Your Visa® Gift Card is a prepaid Visa card that can be used for purchases at merchants worldwide that accept Visa Debit Cards. The debit option requires a PIN to work. The card does not come with a preset PIN, so you will need to set one prior to making the purchase for the debit option to work.
How do I transfer money from my vanilla card to my bank account?
You need to have the Routing Number and Account Number of the bank account you wish to transfer into for you to complete the transaction. Click on “Card to Account Transfer” in the left-hand menu. The Card to Account Transfer screen will appear. Type in the amount you wish to transfer.
Where is the PIN on a Visa gift card?
PIN on a Visa gift card and Mastercard gift cards are located on the back of your card. Just scratch off the protective covering with a coin, and you can read the four-digit PIN.
Can you use a vanilla gift card anywhere?
If your Gift Card was purchased at VanillaGift.com, in most cases, the Card is ready for use immediately. You can use your Vanilla Gift Card virtually anywhere Vanilla Cards are accepted within the United States and District of Columbia, except the Gift Card may not be used for recurring billing or at ATMs.
Why is my vanilla gift card being declined Online?
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.
What is my Vanilla gift card PIN?
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.
Can I use my Vanilla card without registering?
If you don’t go online or call your card provider, or if your provider does not automatically activate your card for you, you will not be able to use your card. In most cases, once you successfully register your card, you will be able to use all of the card’s features.
How do I activate a prepaid card?
Activate Online
- Note the Web address for activation on the prepaid card’s packaging, or on the sticker pasted on the front of the card.
- Open a Web browser and enter the activation URL into the address bar.
- Click the “Activate Card” option.
- Type the prepaid Visa card number into the corresponding input boxes.
