Comments on: Why should a small business sell gift cards?

By: Gregg

Gregg — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:37:14 +0000

Hi Stacey,
I was reading through Mark’s Blog and saw your request! The Gift Card Cafe provides a great solution for small businesses who don’t want to invest $$$ in developing their own shopping cart application. We have a Free and quick setup process (within 24 hours) and follow a Fee per/transaction payment model, so if your don’t sell any Gift Certificates, you don’t pay a dime!

Let us know if we can help!

800-410-8103 ext 1
http://www.TheGiftCardCafe.com

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By: Mitchelle

Mitchelle — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:29:23 +0000

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By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:32:50 +0000

Stacey,

Just about every manufacturer of plastic cards (they’re all over the net) has the ability to put a mag stripe on them – so be sure to do that.

Also, be sure they encode the gift card account number on the mag stripe AND print or emboss them on the card so they can be used even if the stripe is damaged.

Check with your point of sale software vendor before you order, they may have a particular vendor that produces cards that work with their system. You shouldnt have to pay a fee when a customer uses the card unless you own a big chain with lots of stores and you want the cards to work in all of them. Even then, there are ways around that, depending on your software setup.

Finally, if you are given a choice for numbers, make them like CC numbers but be sure to start them with 1,2,7,8 or 9 so they dont conflict with real credit card numbers.

Mark

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:48:14 +0000

I have a small business and would like to sell gift cards can you give me a website or number to contact so I can get started….

Thanks

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