Best Gift Cards

Ultimate Gift Cards is from the company "Blackhawk Network" and I've used their digital giftcard store via my bank's offer and it's just them with a… Read more

different coat of paint.

Be aware if you purchase gift cards from them they may simply not function and they will refuse to refund you.

So far I have provided: A video recording showing they don't work, screenshots of me speaking to IKEA for three hours not able to get them to work, screenshots of me trying to add them to my cart and them not being added

I called them the day it became an issue, same day I bought them, and they said no one was "in the office" who could process refunds till Monday.

Called Monday and wasn't put through to that office but given a case number.

Called later on Monday and they claimed they couldn't process a refund with an active dispute so I said if I receive in writing they'll refund me I'll close the dispute. Keeping in mind I only found out why because I called again they never actually contacted me.

They said in "six to eight hours" I would get that letter but instead they said they won't even review a refund until I close the dispute. Claiming I could be refunded twice.

I have told them over and over nothing prevents them, as they put it, reviewing the circumstances and agreeing to a refund. I have asked them multiple times to just say they agree to a refund and I'll close the dispute but they have refused.

They can process it after we've come to a resolution, after the dispute is closed, and I can simply tell my bank the merchant and myself have done so to have it closed.

As of now I have asked them, and this is copy and paste:

"You're not be specific or clear in your language.

Just say you agree to a refund if I withdraw the dispute and I'll withdraw it."

When I activated/registered the card it told me the card number was not recognised then blocked the card. I called for help and they said it could… Read more

not be registered/activated and that it had no money on it. They said I had to ask to person who gifted it to me to go to the store where they purchased it and request a receipt from that day and then to send it in to be activated. WAY to complicated. Waste of money.

Most Amazing sofas, great for comfort and morder. Very, extremely helpful staff from the online call centre. I'm really happy with my service and my purchase!!!

Absolute rip off. Rejects on tap payment. Wasn’t able to use on any purchase. Called service desk- poor advice. Fixed nothing. Asked for refund. Nothing. Card has now expired- refer to terms and conditions. $50 wasted. Use a reputable card for gifts.

Easy to gift to Australia as I live in New Zealand.

After weeks and weeks you cannot check the balance. The website is constantly down, and the card is an absolute joke to try and use. What a great… Read more

business model, offer cards that don't work, can't check and basically get people to give up and steal the balance.

Received an Australia Post Master Card Gift Card as a payment for services, and every time I try to pay with it, it’s declined. I swipe or insert the… Read more

card and enter the PIN and every time it’s declined. Have Tried various vendors, etc. no luck. Very dissatisfied. Not sure where to complain.

Virtually impossible to access,it’s a terrible experience designed to frustrate the recipient to the point where they simply give up. Totally unacceptable and deceitful

I was gifted a Coles Group & Myer Gift Card, I spend 2/3rds of it ok, 2 days later, I went to spend the balance. Card was declined, $0 balance. I… Read more

came home a did a Check Balance online, the balance was spent in NSW (I live in Vic). BEWARE, THESE GIFT CARDS ARE NOT SECURE. I lost over $100. I contacted customer service, it will take 2 weeks for the investigation, who knows if I'll be refunded. DO NOT USE THESE CARDS,THEY ARE NOT SECURE.

Village easily has the worst gift card redemption process ever. Whether you have a specific Village Cinema voucher/gift card or whether you’re… Read more

exchanging another general gift card to use at Village (Village requires you to exchange general gift cards to specific E-Vouchers in order to use them at Village), it is easily the most complicated and absolute worst process ever. There aren’t any clear or straightforward instructions at any point, you hit issue after issue (eg. Continuous errors attempting to enter and redeem voucher codes) or their system just gives you nothing at all and won’t allow you to proceed. Customer service is even worse, impossible to access, unhelpful, unapologetic and they take far too long to respond. If and when they do, I haven’t found them to be helpful or interested in my issues and queries. There isn’t any clear information informing customers that all vouchers take at least 24hrs to be activated in their system either, so if by some miracle you happen to get to the point where their website and system actually recognises your voucher, you’re unable to use it straight away and village don’t seem to think this is important to mention. Many of their vouchers and deals don’t even last the minimum 3 years before expiry, with most expiring after 12 months. I have always preferred village over other cinemas but after so many poor and terrible experiences, it’s clear they don’t care about customer support or satisfaction.

Bought 3 Woolworth Gift Cards a couple of months ago as a means to use reward points from Telstra. One of the cards didn't work complaining possibly… Read more

incorrect PIN. My better half tried to resolve this, only to be flicked back and forth between Woolworth and Telstra. I got onto it yesterday and it was quickly resolved, thanks to Woolworth Gift Card support. At least I was able to use the card. Yippee! Here just sharing experience and a few tips, hopefully helpful to everyone.

At Woolworth supermarket, when the card didn't work, we were asked to go to Telstra for help. Only for Telstra to flick us back to Woolworth. What I figured is that it is a Woolworth Gift card so Telstra sourced it from Woolworth. Woolworth really is the card issuer, generating the card, PIN, barcode, etc, not Telstra. So I called Woolworth Gift Card support - 1300 101 234 - (not supermarket the retailer). We quickly confirmed the card is operational and PIN is correct.

We could check the card balance at https://www.everyday.com.au -> Gifting -> Check Balance ourselves too. Just enter the card number and PIN. This proved that the PIN is correct and I successfully used these 2 pieces of info and completed a purchase with the card. Haven't tried using the barcode yet, so maybe I jumped the gun a little. But so relieved that it works, I want to share this experience which might be helpful to you.

Why 5 stars? Wife called Woolworth for support before. While she couldn't get the problem resolved. Woolworth was so nice she was given some store credits. Thank you! The lady from Woolworth Gift Card support I spoke to was very friendly, patient and courteous, guiding me to through how to check it myself. Well done Woolworth Gift Card team.

BWS egift card not received by recipient. Bought day before birthday, didn't arrive that day or on birthday. Sent complaint via email, egift card re… Read more

sent day after friend's birthday. Surprise ruined because I had to ask friend if they had received it or not. Highly recommend not purchasing BWS egift cards

Dreadful and absolutely hopeless product. I had considerable issues activating the card and then, once activated, I could not complete a purchase… Read more

using the card. It seems designed to ensure you cannot use it and it expires within 12 months then presumably allowing the issuer to pocket the balance. The next step is lodging a formal complaint with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.

Purchased 2 x $100 Gourmet Traveller Gift Cards back in December 2024. Gifted them to an emplyoee. This employee went to use the gift card over the… Read more

weekend, only to be told that the gift card was showing a zero balance. I called Gourmet Traveller Gift Card this morning and was told that they have no record of these cards being purchased. They said I need to go back to where I purchased them and talk to them. Given it is 18 months ago, I do not still have the receipt, but have the bank transaction details as I know the date I bought them. I know I paid for them and they were activated at the time of purchase. Customer Service is ridiciously unhelpful and when I hung up on them, they proceeded to call me back to once again tell me they couldnt assist me. DO NOT PURCHASE THESE CARDS!!!

I wish I could give fewer stars! this is the greatest waste of $$ I have ever seen. We were given this as a gift and have spent two years unsuccessfully trying to use it. DO NOT GIVE THESE AS GIFTS!

Absolutely a scam. Avoid at all costs. Literally avoid got scammed out of 300 dollars kept getting the run around and still no refund or card received months later, have had to go through the bank and the cops

I ordered a restaurant card on May 6, 2025 to be delivered for my sister's birthday in Perth on May 13, 2025 but nothing turned up on her email. I… Read more

contacted Best Gift Cards on their email address provided but my emails were returned undelivered. I contacted Paypal as I had made my payment through them and on May 16, 2025 the card was delivered to my sister's email. No apology or communication on the late service, which they said would be activated within 72 hours.

If you are running an event or need guaranteed delivery, do yourself a favor and avoid Card.Gift entirely. ​I needed to purchase a few gift cards… Read more

for raffles at a work function I was hosting. I placed the order and waited, but nothing came through. After giving it some time, I contacted my bank, who confirmed the payment had cleared perfectly on their end.

​I was then told by Card.Gift that my order was caught in their "fraud team" net. I immediately replied, explicitly offering to send through my identification or provide any other assistance needed to clear the transaction. Their system tells you to call 1300 375 346 to verify, but you cannot actually get through to do this over the weekend.

​I sent two follow-up emails explicitly DURING their stated customer support hours: ​Monday to Friday: 9 am - 6 pm AEDT ​Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm AEDT ​ I was completely ignored. Several hours went by with absolutely zero communication. With an event to run and no guarantee I would ever receive the items I paid for, I was forced to buy replacement gift cards from a different merchant, who delivered them instantly.

​Then, at 1:31 AM, I finally received an email from Card.Gift. Not offering help, but stating they had simply cancelled my order.

​Even after a legitimate customer offered to hand over full identification to satisfy their security check, their "fraud team" decided I was a threat, ignored me during business hours, and cancelled the order in the middle of the night.

​My recommendation: There are plenty of reliable, instantaneous digital businesses out there. Card.Gift is not one of them. Unprofessional, unreliable, and extremely poor customer service. Stay away.

This is the WORST gift card. I purchased a Vanilla Mastercard with $300 credit in December 2025 then by mid Jan 2026 and it stopped working with $120… Read more

credit still remaining. No reason given why it was blocked. I have called the help line on 24 January 2026 and get someone in India and I was told a replacement card will be issued in 30 business days. I was given a case number and have followed my card with 7 phone calls as the replacement card was never issued. I sent an email with images of the card to their email address I was given and still no response by today 7 April 2026. THIS IS A SCAM AS I BELIEVE PEOPLE OFFSHORE ARE RIPPING OFF THE BALANCES.

Stay away from this card if you need to use it quickly takes way to long to activate surly in this day and age you should not have to wait over 2 days they take the money immediately no we're good enough