Consolidating Multiple Gift Cards

How to Consolidate Multiple Gift Cards

Do you have a lot of low-balance gift cards in your wallet or purse? We do! Well, not anymore. 

We started purchasing gift cards from our kids' school's rebate program to save on their tuition. We love purchasing the visa gift cards because you can use them almost anywhere. The problem with them is that most of the time, when they reach a low balance, the retailer's card machine won't accept it if your purchase is higher than the card's balance. We refuse to waste money so we end up storing them. So much for our minimalism journey.

Today, I have discovered that you can consolidate them into your Amazon gift card. Of course you will need an Amazon account to do so.

If you want to get rid of your gift-card clutter, here are the steps I took:

1. Gather all your gift cards that have the logos below. Take time to check the balance. It needs to be at least $1.

2. Click here to go to the Amazon's gift cards page. You have to purchase an eGift Card for yourself. 

•  You don't have to worry about choosing a design.
•  Enter the balance in your existing gift card. Again, it has to be at least $1.
• Type in your e-mail or mobile number. Your name will automatically populate as the sender/purchaser.
• Click Buy Now.

3. Enter the gift card information on the next screen. You have to enter your name even if the card is not personally issued to you. After you have added it as one of your payment methods, you must choose it to pay for the card.

4. After you receive your e-mail/text indicating the claim code, redeem it. In our case, I applied it to our existing balance. 

5. Repeat the steps for the rest of your gift cards 😄.

It can be a lot of work if you have a LOT of them, but just think that in the end, your wallet/purse will be lighter and you may accumulate enough to buy a much needed Amazon purchase.
I would be glad to learn if you have a better way of doing it.