Cash gift card

Okey00001

Thinking of gettting a gift voucher card for a new mum, instead of baby gifts. Where is the best place to get a cash gift card and how does it work?  I want to avoid those cards limited to retailers.

Desmond_Hume

Why not just put cash in a card? Which this seems like you’re doing but with an extra step. 

kimwp

Desmond_Hume said:

Why not just put cash in a card? Which this seems like you’re doing but with an extra step. 

Yep, agree. It seems like less thought, but it's actually a much better gift - even a more generic gift card ties them to having to go to specific shops.

Okey00001

Thank you. Sorry how do I put cash in a card? Who offers this, Post office?  And would it have an expiry date like the retail gift cards?

Desmond_Hume

Umm, I meant put literal notes inside a card. Then put that in an envelope. 

GrumpyDil

Or send money to their bank account as cash in envelopes isn't a great idea given the chance of it going missing xxx 

maman

Personally, I still send cheques in these circumstances. I have a number of young relatives who live at a distance and would never, as explained above, post a card with cash in it.

If you do want to send a gift card then Asda or John Lewis would be safe bets depending on whether they have these stores available and which end of the baby gifts market you're looking at.