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Gift Card Purchases Using a Credit Card

TDMH · 2026-02-04 12:42:57

I purchased 2 x £50 gift cards for a well known online clothing company. When I searched for this company’s gift card at the top of the page was Giftcard .co.uk so went ahead and bought from them. When looking at my bank statement they had charged me a 3% fee. I complained and was told that it was because that were…

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Grumpy_chap Posts: 20,808 Forumite

17 February at 6:21PM

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The bank of England gift cards which come in the form of bank notes are far better as they never expire, can be used in any shop and are easy to carry.
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I don't believe that those gift cards can be purchased with a discount through employer benefits schemes such as Reward Gateway.

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