A quick introduction
Prepaid cards from Giftcardmall come with an online tool called MyGift. Its purpose is to show the money still available on a Visa or Mastercard gift card. Since the card behaves like cash, that figure tells you what you can safely spend.
When you want to look, open mygift and key in the number, expiry date and security code from your card. It helps to hold the card while you type, so nothing gets misread.
Reasons to look before you pay
Plenty of people use a gift card once and then lose track of what is left. A glance at the balance before a purchase tells you whether the card covers the whole price or whether you need a second payment method ready. Looking again afterward confirms the correct amount was taken.
Some cards also lose value if left unused for a long stretch, depending on their terms, so an occasional check protects small amounts from fading away.
Do it your way
There is no need to visit a store or wait for someone to pick up the phone. Everything on this site can be done from a sofa, a desk or a bus seat.
- Choose a quiet minute and type the digits slowly.
- Read the number back before you send it.
- Keep the result so you can compare it later.