One4All Prepaid visa giftcard overly restrictive

2e0arr

2e0arr said:

they advertise and supply these at post offices, however you cannot buy anything from the post office with them. ironically you used to be able to buy postage on line with them from parcel2go.

hmm i think i used the one i was sent to buy amazon vouchers which i used to buy parcel2go shipping. your mileage may be different

fzbob

Quote.....
"Our Gift Card Terms & Conditions are changing from 10 January 2020. To keep you in the loop these are the main changes we’ve got planned.

- The maximum value that can be loaded to the card will be £120 (£100 in Tesco)
- The maximum spend online using the One4all gift card will be restricted to £40

The full revised Terms & Conditions are available on the website and come into effect on the 10 January 2020. You will be deemed to have accepted such revised Agreement, unless you tell us that you do not agree to the change prior to the change"


I have a card valued at £110.
Do I assume that if I pay for something up totthe £40 allowed, the difference wik=ll show on my card, if you know what I mean?

crumpet_man

You will have £70 left on the card if you spend £40 (online or otherwise)
Is that what you mean?

jet01

They are not Visa cards. Would be much easier to use them if that were the case. Operates on its own closed loop system. My former employer used to give us these cards for our Christmas bonus and they were always very difficult to use. I had to try three separate branches of Primark one year before chancing upon some one who knew how to ring the thing through the till. Been given Love2Shop vouchers in the past as well which is a similar kind of operation but they were much easier to use than All4one so really no excuse for being so bad. 

[Deleted User]

I got one last Christmas and finally managed to use it in M&S and Boots.
The checkout needs swipe it as a Visa Electron not as a gift card and it will work then.

Fingerbobs

jet01 said:

They are not Visa cards. Would be much easier to use them if that were the case. Operates on its own closed loop system. My former employer used to give us these cards for our Christmas bonus and they were always very difficult to use. I had to try three separate branches of Primark one year before chancing upon some one who knew how to ring the thing through the till. Been given Love2Shop vouchers in the past as well which is a similar kind of operation but they were much easier to use than All4one so really no excuse for being so bad. 

I have that problem with a lot of gift cards, even the single-shop branded ones - the staff simply don't know how to process them.

The_Urbanite

I find the One4All card has great utility and tend to grab a load where I see them.

Fingerbobs

The_Urbanite said:

I find the One4All card has great utility and tend to grab a load where I see them.

I can get them at a 9% discount through my company's staff perks scheme, but haven't found a way to make profitable use of them as yet.

Fingerbobs

Just happened to be browsing the list of Banks that support Apple Pay, and noticed One4All was on the list. Sure enough, One4All cards can be added to Apple Pay just like any other card:

https://www.one4alldigital.com/manual-add-card-to-wallet

Does that mean they can be spent anywhere where Apple Pay is accepted, or is it still restricted to the same set of retailers?

crumpet_man

I think it's limited to the same retailers but why not try it out to be sure?