Prepaid Visa/MasterCard "Gift Cards" from shops/supermarkets - does anyone still sell them?

pecunianonolet

So after all, is there still a way to make money with this in any way?

Fingerbobs

crumpet_man said:

I think the £40 thing is no more, at least it is for one4all as I have made online purchases of £50 or more several times over the last year.

You may be right for One4all. The Web site still says there's a limit of £40 for Online transactions, but the full terms and conditions document, Clause 8, says the online limit is £120.

I tried to spend £45 on the Shoezone web site last month, but the transaction was declined - I assumed I had exceeded the £40 limit, but perhaps it failed for some other reason.

Vanilla cards definitely still have the £40 limit, and it's a nuisance.

TracyJackson12

I used the £100 Vanilla cards to pay off my credit card and add funds to Viola for free. However, it became frustrating when Vanilla lowered the online purchase limit to £40, effectively tripling the effort required.

Screenager

These cards are how people use EBay with ghost accounts, not sure if that’s another reason they have disappeared. They are definitely used for a lot of shady things.

eskbanker

SharonBack said:

I’ve been studying rewards strategies over the holidays (air miles, cashback, etc.) — quick question: can I buy a Vanilla gift card with Credit Card A to earn its rewards, then use that gift card to pay off Card A to create a manufactured-spending loop? What fees might apply? Feel free to DM me with tips so we don’t dry up any good sources.

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Any similarity with this earlier post from last year must of course be entirely coincidental....

pecunianonolet said:

Been researching for this topic over the festive period to build up on rewards (air miles, cashback, etc). Am I right, that I could buy a Vanilla gift card with credit card A (rewards) and pay back the spending of A with that Vanilla card and can create the desired MS loop? Any fees in the process? Happy to receive answers or hints by PM to avoid drying out any wells ;-)

pecunianonolet

eskbanker said:

SharonBack said:

I’ve been studying rewards strategies over the holidays (air miles, cashback, etc.) — quick question: can I buy a Vanilla gift card with Credit Card A to earn its rewards, then use that gift card to pay off Card A to create a manufactured-spending loop? What fees might apply? Feel free to DM me with tips so we don’t dry up any good sources.

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Any similarity with this earlier post from last year must of course be entirely coincidental....

pecunianonolet said:

Been researching for this topic over the festive period to build up on rewards (air miles, cashback, etc). Am I right, that I could buy a Vanilla gift card with credit card A (rewards) and pay back the spending of A with that Vanilla card and can create the desired MS loop? Any fees in the process? Happy to receive answers or hints by PM to avoid drying out any wells ;-)

...and I got my answers and deemed it not further worthwhile. Nothing more to add.