Cards
The blog explains how to redeem Gift Cards, detailing the process for both offline and online retailers, and covers the different forms of Gift Cards and their respective redemption methods.
A Gift Card is one of the best gifts to receive. It allows you to purchase up to the amount loaded in it at the store it is from. Gift Cards are not only simple to use but easy to redeem. The simplicity of using it is what makes Gift Cards so popular.
Gift Cards must be purchased from the store or online at the retailer of your choice. These Gift Cards must be loaded with the amount you want to gift to the person. Once the amount is loaded, the Gift Card is ready. Either the Gift Card is a plastic card or a Gift Card voucher that can be redeemed at the store, or it is in the form of a code that must be redeemed online.
Whatever the form of a Gift Card, once the amount has been paid to the retailer, the Gift Card is ready to be gifted to the person. Some retailers, especially online retailers, send the Gift Card to the person’s email address so that they can redeem it directly. In contrast, some Gift Cards are physical and need to be handed over to the person gifted.
Now that you know how Gift Cards work, let us explore how to redeem Gift Cards.
How you redeem a Gift Card depends on the retailer from whom you purchased it.
Offline retailer
An offline retailer requires the Gift Card voucher or Gift Card to be bought to the store and redeemed for purchases. Most Gift Cards come with conditions. You might need to redeem the Gift Card at the store where you bought it or within a specific period. If there is no restriction on the store branch, you can redeem the Gift Card at any branch of the particular store.
Online retailer
In the case of online retailers, the Gift Card is usually in the form of a code. This code has to be put in the person's account on the website and the amount gets credited to that account. This amount can be utilised for further purchases made from that account.
To redeem the code, visit the retailer's website and sign in to your account. Once signed in, look out for a link that says Redeem Gift Code. These places are usually text bars where some text has to be input. The Gift Card gets redeemed and the amount gets credited on typing in the code.
In the alternate, some retailers send the Gift Card by email. In this case, the amount gets credited to the account by clicking on the link or typing in the code.
Using Gift Cards is very convenient and easy. Now that you know how to redeem a Gift Card, you can gift and be gifted!
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* Terms & conditions apply. Gift Card approvals are at the sole discretion of HDFC Bank Lt