{"id":877,"date":"2021-10-17T15:44:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T15:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.prestmit.io\/?p=877"},"modified":"2025-07-24T09:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T09:03:22","slug":"what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-gift-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prestmit.io\/blog\/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-gift-cards","title":{"rendered":"What Are The Pros and Cons of Gift Cards?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d6f222e119b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d6f222e119b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/prestmit.io\/blog\/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-gift-cards\/#Physical_Cards_VS_Digital_Cards\" >Physical Cards VS Digital Cards<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/prestmit.io\/blog\/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-gift-cards\/#Pros_Of_Gift_Cards\" >Pros Of Gift Cards<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/prestmit.io\/blog\/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-gift-cards\/#Cons_Of_Gift_Cards\" >Cons Of Gift Cards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the planet today, almost every retailer issues gift cards to their customers as a means to shop from them or gift friends. Gift cards may be the unique, perfect, and risks aversive plastic cards you may think of, but just like the popular saying goes &#8220;everything that has an advantage, has a disadvantage&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/prestmit.io\/blog\/top-10-reasons-why-gift-card-incentives-are-better-than-cash\/\">Gift cards may possess so many advantages over other methods of transaction <\/a>or gifting but they are not necessarily perfect or unique, because gift cards are plagued with some limitations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, there are two main <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.prestmit.io\/sell-all-types-of-gift-cards-in-nigeria-and-ghana\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\" title=\"types of gift cards\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26\">types of gift cards<\/a>; physical cards and digital cards(e-gift cards) with different characteristics and modes of usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Physical_Cards_VS_Digital_Cards\"><\/span><b>Physical Cards VS Digital Cards<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical cards, just like the name implies, are plastic gift cards issued by merchants to enable their customers to buy from their stores or gift other people the power to do the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital cards are digital, that is to say, they don&#8217;t have a physical form, rather a unique gift code is assigned to the owner which can be redeemed via <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Online_shopping\" target=\"_blank\">online shopping<\/a> at online retail stores. C<\/span>ompanies like Amazon, Walmart, and Google issue both physical and digital gift cards to their customers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One unique thing to note is that plastic gift cards can be used for both physical and online retail stores, while digital cards are mainly used for online retail stores.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pros_Of_Gift_Cards\"><\/span><b>Pros Of Gift Cards<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gift cards can extend several benefits, like;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can be a decent alternative form of payment when one is not convenient to use cash or prepaid debit card.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gift cards present a good way of gifting for the holidays or special events and present the giver an opportunity to let the recipient buy gifts of their choice or <a href=\"https:\/\/Prestmit.com\" target=\"_blank\">sell the gift cards<\/a> for cash, without deciding for them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use gift cards to control spending and avoid unnecessary bank charges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gift cards can be simple and convenient to use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gift cards are very safe to use, as they can be frozen in situations of theft or loss, without losing the money in the card.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cons_Of_Gift_Cards\"><\/span><b>Cons Of Gift Cards<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gift cards can as well have some limitations which are;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Misplacing a gift card or losing it to theft presents a huge problem, especially if it has not been registered or you failed to keep the gift card number. There&#8217;s a high possibility of losing the entire on the card.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You could be charged an extra fee known as the &#8221; inactivity fee&#8221;\u00a0 if you fail to use your card(this is done after 12 consecutive months)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s a high possibility of forgetting little fractions of money left on the card after making a purchase, this money is wasted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closed looped gift cards pose a limitation to purchasing power since it&#8217;s not acceptable in every retail store.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There could be extra fees for reloading reloadable gift cards.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In essence, while the idea of gift cards may sound just perfect, one should weigh the pros and cons related to the use of gift cards, in order to make the best choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the planet today, almost every retailer issues gift cards to their customers as a means to shop from them or gift friends. 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