Amazon in its simplest form can be referred to as an online marketplace. You can shop for electronics, shoes, jewelry, books, etc, and have them delivered to wherever you want. It eliminates the need to physically go to the market to get what you want when you can just have it delivered to your doorstep including food. However, Amazon is more than just an online marketplace, with its foray into AI, Self-driving cars, book publishing, cloud services, etc. Considering how far it has grown, it’s amazing that Jeff Bezos started this company in 1996. Let us know ‘Where Can I Use Amazon Gift Card?’.
Where Can I Use Amazon Gift Card?
A gift card as the name implies is a card that can be gifted to someone with the added advantage that it is loaded with a particular amount of money and can only be used in specific stores or businesses. It is called gift certificates or gift vouchers in some countries. Like other major stores such as Meijers, Costco, Walmart, Walgreen, etc. Amazon also has its own gift cards. Below are some of the places you can use Amazon gift cards
- Buy things on the Amazon website or in an Amazon store
- Pay for Amazon Prime Subscription
- Read Books on Kindle
- Buy from Amazon Whole Foods or Amazon Fresh
- Sell your gift card for cash
- Exchange your gift card for Bitcoin
- Use it to buy Google Play credits
- Buy other gift cards
Buy things on the Amazon website or in an Amazon store
It is fairly obvious that you would be able to use an Amazon gift card in an Amazon store. Gift cards have a redeem code that would allow you to use the gift cards in an online store. Once redeemed online, the physical gift card becomes useless. You should know that a $50 gift card cannot be used to buy things worth more than $50. Anything more, you’d have to supplement with a credit card or physical cash
Pay for Amazon Prime Subscription
Amazon Prime is a membership club where members enjoy certain benefits from Amazon for a monthly or annual subscription fee. The benefits include faster delivery, reduced prices, coupons, etc. You can also use your gift card to renew your Amazon Prime subscription.
Read Books on Kindle
For Books lovers of any genre, Amazon design and manufactured portable e-readers that you can use to read books and a wide array of books, magazines, newspapers, etc. that you can purchase from the Kindle Store. Purchasing books on Kindle can be done using your gift card.
Buy from Amazon Whole Foods or Amazon Fresh
Amazon Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh are different from the normal Amazon site. They have different processes and operate in select locations. They have the added advantage of always delivering your food or groceries to you very quickly. You can buy only organic and eco-conscious products from Amazon Whole Foods. You can use your gift card balance to pay for your purchase on both platforms
Sell your gift card for cash
In a situation where you got the gift card for free and you don’t want to buy anything, you can sell the gift card for cash. However, you cannot do that directly on Amazon, nor can you do it for a gift card you’ve already redeemed. Websites like Giftcardgranny, gameflip, etc allow you to sell your gift card for about 85% to 98% of the card value. Although these sites are relatively secure there have been cases of scammers selling already redeemed codes or fake codes. Alternatively, you can list your gift card on websites like craigslist, letgo, etc and interested buyers will contact you. It has the added advantage of allowing people to choose a location and meet physically. Then again, social networking sites like Facebook and Reddit are platforms where you can sell your gift card. Facebook offers the peer-to-peer platform known as Facebook Marketplace and Reddit offers subreddits like r/giftcardexchange and r/barter
Exchange it for Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency is mostly regarded as a technology for the future. Different cryptocurrencies have different uses and are based on different projects. Bitcoin is the most popular and also the largest cryptocurrency out there. You can trade your Amazon gift card for Bitcoin on platforms like Paxful.
Buy Google Play credits
You can buy Google Play credits directly with your unused Amazon gift card balance. This can be done directly from your Amazon account. Google Play credits can only be used on the Play store to pay for apps, audiobooks, movies, etc.
Buy other gift cards
From your Amazon account, you can use your gift card balance to buy other gift cards such as Netflix. You can then use the Netflix gift card to renew your subscription.
Although they are quite rare, there are some other online stores where you can use Amazon gift cards as a means of payment. Examples are adamandeve.com, ihome.com, carparts.com, etc. If you have already redeemed your gift card and you don’t want to use it, a hack you can do is to buy Google Play credits with your gift card balance then use your Google Play credits to buy another Gift card on Google Play store. You can then exchange the new gift card for cash on giftcardgranny or gameflip.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Will my Amazon Gift Cards expire if I do not use them for a long time?
No. Amazon gift cards never expire
- Can you use an Amazon gift card to pay for every Amazon Service?
No. Most Amazon services allow you to pay with their gift cards except some e.g Amazon Pharmacy
