Gift Card

As a prepaid cardholder, you can check the available balance and transaction history for your card online. You can also update your card profile and create a ‘wallet profile’ for your card online. All those things can be done through the prepaid cards online portal, which is accessible at PrepaidCardStatus.com.

PrepaidCardStatus login

Before accessing your prepaid card account online (at the PrepaidCardStatus portal), you will be required to sign in first. To log in to the PrepaidCardStatus portal, follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the PrepaidCardStatus portal, by entering its address (PrepaidCardStatus.com) into your browser.
2. Once you are at the PrepaidCardStatus portal, as required, enter your card’s number and security code into the respective spaces. The card number is clearly indicated on the front side of the card. The security number, on the other hand, is to be found on the back side of the card — below the signature block. So yours is to simply key in the  2 numbers into the respective spaces.
3. Having entered the card number and security code into the respective spaces, click on the ‘Log In’ button, and you will be signed in instantly.

Alternatively, if you have already created a wallet profile for the card, you can log in without having to enter the card number or security code. To sign in that way:

1. Go to the prepaid credit cards portal, at PrepaidCardStatus.com.
2. Click where it says ‘Have a Wallet?’.
3. Then, as required, enter your username and password (the ones you created while setting up the PrepaidCardStatus wallet profile), and click on the ‘Log In’ button to be signed in.

PrepaidCardStatus balance – how to check your prepaid card’s current balance

To check your prepaid card’s current balance, follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the prepaid cards portal, by keying in its address (prepaidcardstatus.com) into your browser.
2. Once you are at the prepaid cards portal, as required, login by entering the card number and security code into the respective spaces. [If you have a wallet profile, you can log in using your username and password].
3. After logging into the prepaid cards portal, you will be taken to a screen where you should be able to view you card’s current balance straightaway.

PrepaidCardStatus transaction history – how to check your prepaid card’s transaction history

To review your prepaid card’s transaction history, follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the prepaid cards portal, by keying in its address (prepaidcardstatus.com) into your browser.
2. Once you are at the prepaid cards portal, sign in by entering your card’s number and security code into the respective spaces and clicking on the ‘Log In’ button.
3. Once you are signed into the portal, click to indicate that you wish to view the card’s transaction history, and you will be taken to a screen where you will be able to do so.

PrepaidCardStatus activation – how to activate your prepaid card

To activate your prepaid card, follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the prepaid card’s online portal, by entering its address (prepaidcardstatus.com) into your browser.
2. Once you are at the prepaid cards online portal, sign in, by keying in the card’s number and security code into the respective spaces, then clicking on the ‘Log In’ button. If you have a ‘wallet profile’ for the card, you can sign in by entering your username and password.
3. After signing into the prepaid cards online portal, click to indicate that you wish to activate the card and you would be taken through the motions of doing so. If you encounter any challenges in the process, click on the tab for ‘web support’ and any questions you have about the activation process will be answered in real-time.

PrepaidCardStatus ATM

To view your prepaid card’s ATM transactions, follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the prepaid cards online portal, by entering its address (prepaidcardstatus.com) into your browser.
2. Once you are at the prepaid cards online portal, sign in by entering the card number and security code into the respective spaces. If you previously created a ‘wallet profile’ for your card, you will be able to sign in by entering the username and password you set up.
3. After signing in, click to indicate that you wish to view your card’s transaction history. Then, from the transaction history, you will be able to view all ATM transactions.

PrepaidCardStatus merchants

To view your prepaid card’s merchant transactions, follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the prepaid cards online portal, by keying in its address (prepaidcardstatus.com) into the browser.
2. Once you are at the prepaid cards online portal, sign in by entering the card number and security code into the respective spaces. If you previously created a wallet profile for the card, you can sign in using the username and password, without needing to enter the card number or security code.
3. After signing in, click to indicate that you wish to view your card’s transaction history. Then, browsing through the transaction history, you will be able to view all merchant transactions for your prepaid card (that is, all instances where you used the card to pay for stuff at merchant locations).

PrepaidCardStatus dispute form

To access a dispute form for your prepaid card, follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the prepaid cards online portal – by entering its address (prepaidcardstatus.com) into your browser.
2. Once you are at the prepaid cards online portal, log in – by entering either the card number and security code (if you don’t have a wallet profile) or by entering your username and password (if you have a wallet profile).
3. Once you are signed into the portal, click to indicate that you wish to access a dispute form, and you should then be able to get it. Should you have any problems in accessing the dispute form, click on the ‘web support’ tab, and you will then get real-time answers to any questions you may be having about accessing a dispute form.

PrepaidCardsStatus Customer Service

The PrepaidcardsStatus Customer Service Number is 1-866-230-3809. When you call the number, you will have to press 1 if you are an English speaker. The you will enter the card’s 16 digit number. The follow what the automated voice tell you.

If you want to report that your card is stolen, press 1, and you will be connected to a customer service representative.

There are several ways in which you can gift someone. For instance, you may opt to simply give them a hard cash gift. Or you may opt to give them a gift card instead. There are, of course, other options like those of buying (tangible) presents. But in this article, we will be focusing specifically on cash gifts and gift cards. We will be trying to see what the pros and cons of both cash gifts and gift cards are.

Cash Gifts Pros – Advantages of giving cash gifts

The main advantages associated with cash gifts are in terms of flexibility and convenience.

You see, hard cash can be used (almost) anywhere, and it can be used to pay for (pretty much) anything the recipient wants. In this regard, it is unlike a gift card: which tends to come with limitations in terms of where it can be used and, in some cases, what it can be used to pay for.

It helps too that hard cash can be used straightaway (upon being received). It is therefore unlike a gift card, which sometimes has to be activated or registered before it can be used.

Furthermore, hard cash transactions are largely anonymous. So the person to whom you gave a hard cash gift can use it without the fear that he is being monitored/tracked (in terms of what he is using the cash to pay for). Gift cards are different – because the moment you register a gift card, you associate the card with yourself, and the things you pay for using the card can possibly be tracked. You can get to see just how true this is whenever you check your gift card’s transaction history. But then, it may not be a big deal if you are not using the card for ‘sensitive’ things… Still, if anonymity is preferred, you use hard cash. Otherwise if you opt for a gift card, there may be a risk of it not being used, if the person you gave it to fears being tracked…

At yet another level, it is worth remembering that unlike gift cards, cash gifts don’t come with expiration dates. It is said that a great deal of money in gift cards ends up ‘going to waste’ when the cards reach their expiry dates without being fully utilized. When you give someone a cash gift, you don’t have such worries of it reaching its expiry date without being fully utilized!

Cash Gifts Cons

One problem with cash gifts is in the fact that they are so impersonal. Gift cards, on the other hand, tend to be more personalized. This is very important, when it comes to gifting because as we all know, it is the gesture that counts. Sometimes, when you give a cash gift to someone who is not needy, you fear that the whole thing may be misinterpreted. But with gift cards, such fears are allayed.

Another problem with cash gifts is in the fact that they can be potentially misused, or even abused. Like, for instance, if you are gifting a kid/teen, and you give him a big amount of cash (in the name of a ‘gift’), there is no knowing what he may use the cash for. For instance, whereas it is highly unlikely that a gift card could be used to pay for drugs or for gambling, hard cash can very easily be used for such things.

Gift Cards Pros- Advantages of giving gift cards

One advantage associated with gift cards is in the fact that they are more personalized than cash gifts. Cash gifts feel rather impersonal, almost cold (and may sometimes be perceived as ‘demeaning’). This can be very important if, for instance, you are trying to gift someone who is financially comfortable. You find that you can’t give him $100 because it would be a drop in the ocean. But when you give them a gift card, it feels better… It is the gesture that counts.

Another advantage associated with gift cards is in the fact that they have less potential to be misused or abused. It is highly unlikely that someone would use a gift card to pay for drugs or to pay for gambling. So the gift card can come in handy when you are trying to gift, say, a young teen yet whom you are afraid that if you give hard cash, it would be spent on ‘vices’.

Gift Cards Cons

One problem associated with gift cards (when they are compared to hard cash) is in the fact that they tend to come with all manner of restrictions. If, for instance, you received a certain store’s gift card, you may find that you can’t use the card to pay for stuff elsewhere. For instance, if you received a McDonald gift card, you can’t use it at Walmart. Even if you received, say, a Visa-branded or MasterCard-branded gift card that isn’t restricted to a specific store, you may still find that there are still some limitations. That is like where, for instance, you find that you can’t pay for certain things with the gift card or where you can’t use the gift card internationally.

Another problem associated with gift cards is in terms of cost. So you find that the gift card itself has to be paid for. If you are gifting someone $50 through a gift card, you find that you need to have the $50, plus, say, another $2 – $5 (depends on the card) to pay for the card itself.

Yet another problem associated with gift cards is in that they tend to have expiration dates, unlike cash. A lot of money in gift cards is said to go unused when they reach their expiration dates without having been fully utilized. Cash, on the other hand, doesn’t expire.

How to Check the Gift Card Balance

You can check your gift card balances on
1. Mygiftcardsite.com
2. Omnicard.com/cards/balance
3. visaprepaidprocessing.com/MyGift
4. Prepaidcardstatus.com

Through the prepaid gift cards online portal, you can check your Prepaid Visa or Prepaid MasterCard gift card balance at any time and from anywhere. The portal also makes it possible for you to register and activate your prepaid gift card. Furthermore, through the portal, you can get to view the transaction history/statement for your Prepaid Visa or Prepaid MasterCard gift card.

How do I check the Balance on my Prepaid Visa Card

To check your Prepaid Visa gift card balance online, follow these 3 simple steps:

1. Go to the Prepaid gift cards online portal, by keying in its address (mygiftcardsite.com) into your browser.
2. Once you are at the Prepaid gift cards online portal, you will find two spaces where you are supposed to enter your card number and the card’s security code. There may also be another space where you are supposed to enter a captcha code, to verify that you are human. The card number and card’s security code are to be found on the card itself. The card number is on the front side of the card, whereas the security code is at the back side of the card, just below the signature block. So all you have to do is get hold of your Prepaid Visa gift card, view the card’s number and card’s security code and then enter both numbers into the respective spaces. If you are required to enter a security code/captcha code, enter it too into the space meant for it.
3. Having entered the card number, security code (and, if required, captcha code) into the respective spaces, click on the ‘Log In’ button which is to be found towards the bottom end of the page. You will then be taken to a screen where you will be able to view your Prepaid Visa gift card balance straightaway.

After logging in that way, you can also click to view your prepaid Visa gift card transaction history/statement.

How do I check the Balance on my Prepaid Visa Card

The procedure for checking your Prepaid MasterCard gift card balance online, is similar to the one for checking Prepaid Visa gift card balance online:

1. Go to the Prepaid gift cards online portal, by entering its address (mygiftcardsite.com) into your browser.
2. Once you are at the Prepaid gift cards online portal, enter the gift card number into the appropriate space. Then enter the card’s security code into the space meant for it. If you are required to enter a captcha code, enter it too into its space.
3. Having thus keyed in the card number, security code (and, if required, captcha code) into the appropriate spaces, click on the ‘Log In’ button (which is to be found towards the bottom end of the page). You will be taken to a screen where you should be able to view your Prepaid MasterCard gift card balance.

After logging in that way, you can also click to view your prepaid MasterCard gift card transaction history/statement.

How to register a Prepaid Visa gift card online

Registering your Prepaid Visa gift card makes it possible for you to use the card for online, mail order and phone order transactions. To register a Prepaid Visa gift card online, follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the Prepaid Visa gift cards portal, at mygiftcardsite.com.
2. Once you are at the Prepaid Visa gift cards portal, enter the card number (which is to be seen on the front side of the card) into the space meant for it. Then enter the card’s security code (which is to be seen on the back side of the card, just below the signature block) into the space meant for it. If required, enter the captcha code (as indicated on the screen) into the space meant for it.
3. After entering the card number, security code and, if required, captcha code into the respective spaces, click on the ‘Log In’ button. Once logged, click to indicate that you wish to register the card and fill in the required information to complete the registration.

How to register a Prepaid MasterCard gift card online

The procedure for registering a Prepaid MasterCard gift card online is similar to that of registering a Prepaid Visa gift card online. You only need to:

1. Go to the Prepaid MasterCard gift cards online portal, at mygiftcardsite.com.
2. Once you are at mygiftcardsite.com, enter the Prepaid MasterCard gift card number into the space meant for it. Then enter the Prepaid MasterCard security code into the space meant for it. If you are required to enter a captcha code, enter it too into its appropriate space.
3. After entering the card number, security code and, if required, captcha code, click on the Log In button. After logging in, click to indicate that you wish to register the card. Then fill in the required information to complete the registration

Do you have to register a Prepaid Visa gift card?

Well, you can use a Prepaid Visa gift card even without registering it. But then, you wouldn’t be able to make online, phone order or mail order purchases using such an unregistered Prepaid Visa gift card. A gift card that can’t be used for online, phone order or mail order payments has rather limited value. Registering the card (which takes as little as 2 minutes) makes it possible for you to use the card for online, mail order and phone order transactions.

Do you have to register a Prepaid MasterCard gift card?

The answer is the same as the one for Prepaid Visa gift card: that, in principle, you can use the card even without registering it. But if opt to use the card without registering it, you wouldn’t be able to make online, phone order or mail order transactions with it. On the other hand, if you take the trouble to register the card, you would be able to use it for online, phone order and mail order transactions.

How to activate a Prepaid Visa gift card online

To activate a Prepaid Visa gift card online, follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the Prepaid Visa gift cards online portal, at mygiftcardsite.com
2. Once you are at the Prepaid Visa gift cards online portal, enter the card number and security code into the respective spaces. If required, also enter the captcha code into the space meant for it.
3. After entering the card number, security code and (if required) captcha code, click on the ‘Log In’ button to be signed in. Once you are logged in, click to indicate that you wish to activate the card, then enter the required information to complete the activation.

How to activate a Prepaid MasterCard gift card online

The procedure for activating a Prepaid MasterCard gift card is similar to that of activating a Prepaid Visa gift card:

1. Go to the Prepaid MasterCard gift cards online portal, at mygiftcardsite.com.
2. Once you are at the Prepaid MasterCard gift cards online portal, enter the card number and security code into the appropriate spaces. If required, enter the captcha code as well into the space meant for it. Then click on the ‘Log In’ button.
3. After logging in, click to indicate that you want to activate your Prepaid MasterCard gift card and enter the required information to complete the activation.

How do I contact Mygiftcardsite Customer Service

If you want to activate, check your balance or change your pin, you can contact mygiftcardsite customer service number at 1-866-952-5653

McDonalds gift cards are available in any whole dollar amounts from $5 to $50. You can use a McDonald’s Gift card to gift someone special or to gift yourself. The McDonalds gift cards are reloadable and they never expire. Notably, unlike many other gift cards, McDonalds gift cards are not subject to penalty fees or dormancy fees. So you get to use them at your convenience.

How to get a McDonalds gift card

McDonalds gift cards can be purchased at all participating McDonalds restaurants. You therefore only need to venture into a McDonalds restaurant, and state that you want to buy a McDonalds gift card. If it happens to be one of the participating restaurants, the people there will assist you in the process of getting the card. And if the particular McDonalds outlet you visited doesn’t sell the gift cards/isn’t one of the participating restaurants, they will direct you to one that does.

You can also buy a McDonalds gift card at a Kohl’s outlet, at a Safeway Outlet, at a Walgreens outlet and at a Food Lion outlet. Other places where McDonalds gift cards are sold include Kroger outlets,  Super Valu outlets and Giant Eagle outlets. Getting a McDonalds gift card is just a question of venturing into any of those establishments, stating that you wish to buy a McDonalds gift card and specifying the amount of money you wish to get a McDonalds gift card for…  Then the assistants at the outlet you visited should take you through the motions of buying the gift card.

How to activate a McDonalds gift card

You can activate your McDonalds gift card at a participating McDonalds restaurant. Just venture into a McDonalds restaurant, state that you wish to activate a McDonalds gift card, and you will be taken through the motions of doing so.

How to check McDonalds gift card balance

To check your McDonalds gift card balance online, follow these 3 simple steps:

1. Go to the gift cards page on the McDonalds website, by entering its address (mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/services/arch-card.html) into your browser.
2. Once you are at the gift cards page on the McDonalds website, scroll down the page, until you get to a yellow colored button that says ‘Check Your Balance’. It is adjacent to the ‘Reload Your Card’ button, within the ‘Reload to Fill’ section.
3. Upon clicking on the ‘Check your balance’ button, you will be taken to another screen where, after entering your McDonalds gift card details, you will be able to access its balance.

How to reload McDonalds gift card

You have the option of either reloading your McDonalds gift card online or in person.

To reload your McDonalds gift card online, follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the gift cards page on the McDonalds website, by entering its address (mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/services/arch-card.html) into your browser.
2. Once you are at the gift cards page on the McDonalds website, scroll down the page, until you get to a yellow colored button that says ‘Reload Your Card’. It is adjacent to the ‘Check Your Balance’ button within the ‘Reload to Refill’ section.
3. Upon clicking on the ‘Reload Your Card’ button, you will be taken to another screen where, after logging in, you will be able to reload funds into your gift card.

To reload your McDonalds gift card in person, just venture into any participating McDonalds restaurant. Inform the assistants that you wish to reload your card. The assistants will then take through the motions of doing so.

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Learn how to check the balance remaining on your Target Visa gift card

Learn how to activate your Prepaid Visa or Mastercard gift card.

As a Target Visa gift cardholder, you may want to check your card’s balance from time to time. There are 2 ways in which you can do so: online and by phone.

How to check My Target Visa gift card balance online

To check your Target Visa gift card balance online, just follow these 5 simple steps:

1. Launch the browser application on your computer.
2. Enter the address for the Target Visa gift cards portal (mybalancenow.com) into the browser. Just click on your browser’s address bar, then key in that address. Having entered the address for the Target Visa gift cards portal into your browser’s address bar, press the ‘enter’ key on your keyboard. Your browser should then take you to the portal where you can check your Target Visa gift card balance.
3. At the Target Visa gift cards portal (mybalancenow.com), you will find a section entitled ‘Manage Your Card’. It is the main section in the page you land on. Within that section are spaces provided for you to enter the card number, the card’s expiration date (month and year) as well as the card’s CVV code. So the system is one where, upon entering those details, you are able to log in – and thereafter view both your card’s balance and transaction history.
4. As required, enter your Target Visa gift card number into the space provided for it. Then enter the cards expiration date (month and year) into the respective spaces. Finally enter the card’s CVV into the space provided for that. All those details are indicated on the Target Visa gift card – which is to say that you need to have the card with you while venturing to view its balance/manage it online.
5. Having entered the various details from your Target Visa gift card, click on the red-colored ‘Sign In’ button, and you will be taken to a screen where you will be able to view your Target Visa  gift card balance straightaway.

Besides being able to check your Target Visa gift card balance in that way, you will also be able to view the card’s transaction history. This is to say that you will be able to see the transactions that led to the card’s current balance.

How to check My Target Visa gift card balance by phone

The phone number you can call to check your Target Visa  gift card balance is 800-698-4952. Therefore if you prefer to check your Target Visa gift card balance by phone, all you have to do is to call that number. After calling the said number, you will be given instructions/prompts that you need to follow in order to be ultimately told your Target Visa gift card’s current balance.

Can you reload My Target Visa gift card online

No. Target Visa gift cards are not reloadable. Therefore, after buying a gift card at $20, $25, $50 or $100, you only use it once and that is it. It can not be reloaded online or otherwise. All you can do online (at mybalancenow.com) is check your Target Visa gift card balance as well as the card’s transaction history. Similarly, all you can do by phone at 800-698-4952 is check your gift card’s balance (or have other queries related to the card answered). But you cannot reload the gift card with funds.

Link(s) to help you

• Target Visa gift cards balance site: https://www.mybalancenow.com