http://blogs.msdn.com/nadyne/archive/2007/04/03/the-user-experience-of-gift-cards.aspxthe user experience for Visa- and MasterCard-branded gift cards leaves a lot to be desireden-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/nadyne/archive/2007/04/03/the-user-experience-of-gift-cards.aspx#2027326Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:44:26 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:2027326Andre<p>I was going through a similar problem a while ago. I had two of these, each of $25, and I wanted to buy a $55 item at amazon. No way they would accept both cards as payment, plus my regular card to complete the amount. </p> <p>What I did was purchase two $25 Amazon gift certificates to myself, and apply them to my purchase. That way, amazon knows it can charge 25 to each certificate, and I was able to list my own CC to complete the payment.</p> <p>Since then, this is what I've been doing. When I get one of these, I decide what I want to buy, go to the store (online or brick), and buy a gift card to myself. Then I just use the gift card. </p> <p>I end up getting the best of both worlds: no risk of an unwanted gift, plus I am not tied to one speficic store when deciding what I want my gift to be :)</p>