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Preloaded Credit Card - Gift

  • 22-06-2020 6:22pm
    #1
    robo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭


    I am looking to buy a pre-loaded credit card (without tap function is fine) that I can gift to someone. Something they can use for online shopping mainly. I am not a business so I don't think I can use Perx. Anything else I can use where the user can monitor their spend online with the card?


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  • #2
    Mort5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 419 ✭✭Mort5000


    Would a One4All card possibly work for you?


  • #3
    Hairy Japanese BASTARDS!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 443 ✭✭Hairy Japanese BASTARDS!


    Mort5000 wrote: »
    Would a One4All card possibly work for you?

    They can't be used online and not all retailers accept them. They're rubbish.

    Perfect Incentive cards are good and can be spent anywhere MasterCard is accepted. They actually give you a full credit card number with expiry and CVV.


  • #4
    Mort5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 419 ✭✭Mort5000


    Hairy Japanese BASTARDS! wrote: »
    They can't be used online and not all retailers accept them. They're rubbish.

    Perfect Incentive cards are good and can be spent anywhere MasterCard is accepted. They actually give you a full credit card number with expiry and CVV.

    They can be used online.
    OP already stated they can't use Perx.


  • #5
    flower tattoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭flower tattoo


    Mort5000 wrote: »
    They can be used online.
    OP already stated they can't use Perx.

    One 4 all is only up to €50 online


  • #6
    robo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭robo


    Hairy Japanese BASTARDS! wrote: »
    They can't be used online and not all retailers accept them. They're rubbish.

    Perfect Incentive cards are good and can be spent anywhere MasterCard is accepted. They actually give you a full credit card number with expiry and CVV.

    That's now Perx - I checked them and you have to be a company and have a Company reg number to order from there


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  • #7
    Wuff Wuff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭Wuff Wuff


    what about a monese or a revolut card then just close the account after use?


  • #8
    Golden Horde
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭Golden Horde


    Try allgo rewards - we use them at Christmas time to give bonus to staff.

    They can be used online and there's no monthly fee for first 12months. Essentially a prepaid mastercard.

    https://www.allgo.ie/products/allgo-mastercard-gift-card/


  • #9
    robo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭robo


    Golden Horde wrote: »
    Try allgo rewards - we use them at Christmas time to give bonus to staff.

    They can be used online and there's no monthly fee for first 12months. Essentially a prepaid mastercard.

    https://www.allgo.ie/products/allgo-mastercard-gift-card/

    That's also for businesses only...but thanks


  • #10
    robo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭robo


    Wuff Wuff wrote: »
    what about a monese or a revolut card then just close the account after use?

    I'd rather not get her a card that she can tap as I want her to use it to buy something big like a hotel break - if I gift a tap card, it will be on fir in Penneys


  • #11
    Wuff Wuff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭Wuff Wuff


    robo wrote: »
    I'd rather not get her a card that she can tap as I want her to use it to buy something big like a hotel break - if I gift a tap card, it will be on fir in Penneys

    you can turn off the contactless tap and ATM withdrawals on Revolut, or even dont give her the pin number

    or you could generate a virtual card for use online and just give her the number off it to use


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  • #12
    robo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭robo


    Thanks all - got a friend who has access to a business account to buy one for me. All good now


  • #13
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    robo wrote: »
    That's now Perx - I checked them and you have to be a company and have a Company reg number to order from there

    How about a Swirl Card


  • #14
    Yggr of Asgard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,227 ✭✭✭Yggr of Asgard


    robo wrote: »
    I am looking to buy a pre-loaded credit card (without tap function is fine) that I can gift to someone. Something they can use for online shopping mainly. I am not a business so I don't think I can use Perx. Anything else I can use where the user can monitor their spend online with the card?

    Most of the large Shopping Centres in Dublin have actually a gift card that is a mastercard that can be used anywhere.

    They are usualy offered by PerfectCard Limited and even if the logo says you local shopping centres name they can be used anywhere where Mastercard is accepted.

    You can't buy them online, the website will only give you a voucher you need to exchange at your shopping centre.

    http://www.perfectcentre.ie/#/

    While it's the same company that is behind Perx this is tailored for customers under their perfectcentre brand.


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