Selling gift cards online
Your clients buy a gift card from your site, paid online into your account. The templates, the validity, and what happens at the counter.
In this article
Your site has a Gift cards page: a client chooses an amount or a template there, pays online, and receives their card with its code. The person who receives it presents it at the counter like any other gift voucher.
What you need to sell
- A connected payment account — Stripe, PayPal or Viva — in Taking a deposit online. The money arrives in your account, not Buiiild's.
- Templates and a validity period, in Loyalty › Gift cards: the amounts offered, the visual, the validity period.
At the counter
The card sold online appears in Gift cards at the till, with its code and its balance. At payment, present it as a means of payment: it debits itself, and each use stays linked to its receipt.
Frequently asked questions
What do I need before I can sell gift cards online?
A connected payment account — Stripe, PayPal or Viva — and templates with their validity set in Loyalty › Gift cards.
How do I use a card bought online at the counter?
Present it as a means of payment at checkout: it debits itself, and each use stays linked to its receipt.
Does the money from the sale go to Buiiild?
No, it lands directly in your account at the connected payment provider, not at Buiiild's.
Why does a card stay "pending"?
While the order is being settled. It becomes usable again as soon as the payment is confirmed.
Go further
Selling a card at the till, finding its balance in two seconds at the counter, reading its status and the life of each card, receipt by receipt.
Online bookingTaking a deposit online: connecting Stripe, PayPal or VivaThe money goes to your bank account, not Buiiild's. Choosing the provider, setting up the application, understanding where the money goes.
Clients and loyaltyThe loyalty programme: points, stamps, treatment packagesRewarding those who come back: the programme runs on its own at every till sale. Points or stamp card, threshold, reward, prepaid treatment packages.
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