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Newsletter - March 2008
February was a short and quick month for everyone. Hopefully the weather will change soon and spring will be upon us. Spring brings many events, functions, and holidays that require a gift. Choosing the right gift is essential and giving gift cards seems to be more and more popular with recipients overjoyed with the gesture of receiving a Visa gift card that can be used at their discretion and wherever they choose.
March Holidays
March is here and Easter is even earlier this year than last. Easter is on the 23rd following St. Patrick's Day which is on Monday the 17th. Easter is a great holiday to buy gift cards. If you celebrate Easter and usually send gifts to your family members or give your children small gifts, give them a personalized Visa gift card this year. Easter gifts usually come without the personalization aspect, but with a gift card that you can put "Happy Easter" and the recipients name right on the card, that special person will be very grateful this year. Not to mention, shopping for Visa gift cards on GiftCards.com is a fast and easy way of shopping. You don't have to worry about going out, just order them here.
Gift Cards Education
There are a great deal of rumors, misnomers, and confusion when it comes to gift cards. Gift cards are not all alike and there are actually rules and regulations that vary depending on the state you live in. However, the best way to understand a Visa gift card is to become educated about the gift cards and understand the terms and conditions that encompass them. First and foremost, the benefit of purchasing a gift card from GiftCards.com is that Visa gift cards are accepted everywhere in the world Visa cards are accepted. That includes online, over the phone, or in a store.
The main question that surrounds gift cards is what are the fees associated with a Visa gift card? The GiftCards.com gift card has a $2.50 monthly maintenance fee that is waived for the first six months of the card life. The card holder has six months to spend the card without being charged a monthly fee, usually more than enough time to spend the amount on the card. On the seventh month, the fee begins to be applied every month. The other fee that Visa gift cards have is a $0.35 transaction fee. This fee is rather standard across the board when it comes to gift cards, but is nominal enough that it is barely noticeable when making a purchase.
Another aspect of using gift cards that can cause confusion is spending them at certain locations where the merchant may pre-authorize the sale. A perfect example of this is at a gas station. If you are going to use a Visa gift card to fill up your car, the merchant will pre-authorize the sale, usually for the average amount of gas purchases at the specific merchant, around $50. This is the same way any of your cards work at the pump. You can however use your gift cards for gasoline purchases, but you should instruct the cashier to deduct a specific amount from the gift card and use another form of payment for the balance. This policy is not a GiftCards.com policy, it is a solely the policy of the merchant.
Overall, there are some questions when it comes to the rules and regulations of using a gift card. All of the questions surrounding your Visa gift card from GiftCards.com can be answered in our Frequently Asked Questions section or feel free to call one of our customer service representatives today.
