Top 5 Benefits Of Gift Cards

Most people find gifting on any occasion a task! First, they are clueless about what to gift, then if they decide on something, they don’t know if it will be liked, etc. In the end, the gift usually ends up being an amount of cash! However, a more refined, safe & convenient gift can be a Gift Card!

Unlike cash, Gift Cards show that you have put in some thought & effort in gifting. This, without actually being worried about whether the receiver will appreciate the gift or not, as you give a certain monetary power to him/her to purchase what the heart desires.

Benefits of Gift Cards

Gift Cards can receive more appreciation if you buy it keeping in mind the likes & interests of the receiver. Besides giving the joy of shopping, the other technical benefits of Gift Cards are:

• Freedom to choose: With the entire world available online, Gift Cards give the receiver the freedom to choose whatever they want from a retail store or online.
• Safety: Gift Cards work like a debit card and are safe as they can be frozen in case of loss or theft, without losing the money in it.
• Easy Access: Gift Cards are prepaid cards that simply have to be swiped by the receiver to make electronic payments!
• Convenience: Mobile Gift Cards come directly on the receiver’s mobile phone through email or SMS. This makes it easier to carry in the mobile phone and safer as the card is then associated with that mobile number.
• Tracking: Gift Cards prove to be useful when given to young shoppers. Grown-ups can monitor and control the spending (unlike cash) by restricting the amount of money and locations of spending.

Why choose Gift Cards?

In case you decide to send the Gift Card, the cost to do so is a lot lesser than sending any package. Buying a Gift Card is also convenient as it can be done online as well.

Gift Cards can be a boon to the person who has received it during the discount season! Getting more from the money received in a Gift Card can be very satisfying.

Another benefit of a Gift Card can be a subtle way of helping someone in their times of need. Gift Cards can prove to be a good necessity gift for someone who might be going through a rough patch financially. Helping with Gift Cards can be a lot more graceful than giving cash.

You can read more on how Prepaid Gift Cards work.

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* Terms & conditions apply. Gift Card approvals are at sole discretion of HDFC Bank Ltd