Is it possible to buy Amazon gift cards at any Australian retail stores yet?
Amazon gift cards at Australian stores yet?
LZaxo3000 on 15/02/2014 - 18:56
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Oh well :(
Thanks for your response.
Just buy them online for the usa, they always on promotion
Where do you buy them from?
The issue is that I must rely on paypal for online purchases, which Amazon doesn't support.
I've never tried, but I take it that conventional prepaid Visa and Mastercards can't be used on Amazon?
I have definitely used without any troubles in the past - on Amazon - a VirtualVCard (online-use only prepaid Visa card).
Name and address details are 'attached' to the card, so it does get accepted in places where conventional prepaids sometimes are not. It is not a reloadable card (each one costs $5.50). You can specify a value up to $1000. Purchase online by BPay or cheque only.
May be an option for you.
http://www.virtualvcard.comI notice on the homepage linked above that VCards are now being sold at 7Eleven outlets and BP servos, presumably able to be purchased with cash.
Whether or not those cards have name and address details attached during the online registration process is something that you'll need to discover for yourself, if you're keen.
Otherwise the card will have the normal limitations that conventional prepaids have.conventional prepaid Visa and Mastercards can't be used on Amazon?
I've never had one to try.
VirtualVCard sounds pretty good (particularly the no monthly fees part) if i can grab one with cash. Sounds like the Australian Post Load&Go Reloadable Visa Prepaid Card that i was considering, but the Australian Post one didn't agree with some Ozbargainers: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/69875.
Thanks
Although "You can buy VCARDs in amounts from $50 to $1000" & "Important note: Your VCARD will expire 9 months after activation" is a bit off putting, atm i just want to buy some ebooks, nothing close to $50.
Ideally someone should release a card that doesn't expire, have monthly fees or minimum amounts, but it seems unlikely.
The 9 month expiry is the one catch with the VCard - they want to snaffle remainders. It is easy enough to avoid - if you're vigilant.
Long before the recent Ebay change that now allows general prepaid cards to be linked to your Paypal, VCards could be.
Lots of small things to buy at specific pricepoints, either on Ebay or from the online China stores - Buyincoins, Tmart, Tinydeal etc.If you haven't even tried a conventional prepaid card yet on Amazon, best option is to buy and try a prepaid Mastercard from Woolworths.
I'll let you check to see if T's & C's have changed.
They were $2.95 each with a flexible load amount, I think starting at $20.
Advantage of Mastercard over Visa (unless that's also changed) is an international currency conversion rate of 2.5 instead of 3%.https://www.woolworthsmoney.com.au/wowm/wps/wcm/connect/3c17…
"Woolworths Money Prepaid MasterCard (The Card cannot be reloaded with additional funds)
Fees and Charges:
• Card Purchase Fee = $3.95
• Overseas Transaction Charge = 2.8% of the AUD value of transactions billed by merchants outside Australia
• Call-centre-assisted Card balance or transaction history enquiries = $4 per enquiry
The Card Purchase Fee is paid on purchase. All other fees and charges are deducted from the Card balanceYou can load anything from AUD $20 up to $500 by presenting cash or your EFTPOS or Debit card.
Any unused balance on the Card’s expiry will be forfeited. The expiry date cannot be extended. The Card may be declined by some merchants and we are not liable if that occurs, regardless of reason."
I'm shopping in that awkward price range where the $4 initial cost is significant relative to product cost, and the $20 minimum is twice what i intended to spend. I guess i should probably look for a reloadable card that doesn't expire and hope my use of Amazon over time justifies the initial cost and any ongoing fees.
Yep, a few sneaky increases - hardly a surprise…
I'm also almost certain that you used to be able to load as much as $1000.If you do buy one, ask them to check their card stock for one with the longest expiry date.
Re your last paragraph - the upfront cost of a small value card is a pain. Better to think creatively and sensibly about how to use a larger value card - that is unless you're someone who is madly chasing credit card points.
Beyond making online phone recharges and the like, there are certain online retailers and others that I simply would prefer not to risk credit card details with, including Google Play linkage. Using partially used-up high value prepaids is a way of achieving that.
There is an enormous scandal in the U.S at the moment relating to card details having been hacked from multiple retailers.
Easier to open a free transaction account with a Visa/MC Debit Card.
Does yours not have a monthly fee (and others) associated with use of the debit card facility? My transaction account certainly does.
NAB
If I decide to one day tackle my bank-swap inertia (!), I'll will do some keen comparisons as to the swings and roundabouts.
Yes westical is right there is a fee free nab debit card which is a visa
Even if they do start selling them, it'll be for the Australian store, which only sells eBooks.