Do you have a Visa gift card you’re always forgetting to utilize? Now is the perfect moment to make the most of it. You’ll gain greater value from those funds with many items discounted during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This is an excellent opportunity to kick off your holiday shopping at a reduced price. Just a heads up, Amazon’s Black Friday event officially starts on Thursday, Nov. 20, and runs through Cyber Monday on Dec. 1.
Adding a Visa gift card on Amazon isn’t as simple as you might assume. Although it’s classified as a gift card, it cannot be registered like a formal Amazon gift card. Instead, you need to register it as a regular Visa debit or credit card to use it as a payment option. If you’re uncertain about how to move forward, we’re available to assist.
How to add a Visa gift card for purchases on Amazon
The procedure may seem a bit intricate, but if you adhere to these straightforward steps, you should encounter no difficulties:
1. Access Amazon on your mobile device, tablet, or computer and locate your Account tab. On the mobile application, your Account can be found in the silhouette icon at the bottom of the screen and in the three horizontal lines at the bottom right of the screen. On a web browser, hover over Accounts & Lists located at the top right corner of the website, then select Account from the dropdown menu that appears.
2. Once you’re there, scroll down to locate the Your Payments tab. This option will direct you to your digital wallet where you can see your added payment methods.
3. Click on Add a payment method. Since the gift card is a Visa, it operates like a typical debit or credit card, so scroll down to the credit or debit cards category to include the new card.
4. You’ll then be asked to input the necessary card details such as the card number and expiration date.
5. Following that, it will require the Billing Address. Prepaid Visa gift cards are not linked to any name or address, meaning you won’t receive a billing statement. You can swiftly add your own address, or call the customer service number to get the card issuer’s address.
There are several important points to keep in mind when using a Visa gift card on Amazon. Firstly, not every Visa gift card may function as a debit or credit card on Amazon. Some may necessitate the use of a CVV to verify a transaction. Since Amazon does not request this information during the addition of payment methods, these Visa gift cards might not be accepted.
Additionally, Amazon does not permit users to combine multiple cards for a single purchase. This indicates that you cannot cover your total with two Visa gift cards, nor can you utilize the remaining balance of a gift card as partial payment along with another credit or debit card. Be sure to monitor your cart total as you gradually reduce it during your Black Friday shopping. Your total order amount (including shipping and taxes) cannot surpass the account balance.
Fortunately, there is a solution for tracking that Visa gift card balance. You can use the Visa gift card to add or reload funds onto an Amazon gift card, which you can subsequently apply towards future Amazon purchases. After you add a Visa gift card as a payment option on your Amazon account with the steps mentioned earlier, you can buy an Amazon gift card for the full amount of the Visa gift card balance (accounting for any fees the Visa card may deduct during use) or follow these steps to check your existing Amazon gift card balance and reload funds.