You Can Buy Retail Gift Cards On Google Play Now - Here's How

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• The Google Play Store now sells integer gift cards.
• Cards are disposable for dozens of retailers.
• You tin nonstop nan gift paper done email aliases text.

The adjacent clip you request to shop for a gift card for someone, you person a new, easier action -- nan Google Play Store.

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With nary charismatic announcement, Google has launched a integer gift paper shop wherever you tin acquisition cards from dozens of different retailers, including restaurants, beauty, entertainment, home, and more.

How to find it

To entree nan shop, you tin spell directly to this link aliases hunt "gift cards" successful nan Play Store (you will spot immoderate apps popular up if you take nan second option, but look for a "Find nan cleanable gift connected Google Play" banner). You tin only entree nan shop done an Android device, though. When I tried to entree it connected my computer, I sewage a connection that it wasn't available.

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I couldn't find a complete list, but a speedy browse done nan shop showed options for illustration Adidas, AMC, Bass Pro Shops, Chipotle, Disney, Lego, Starbucks, Target, Ulta, and more. There are moreover respective compilation options for illustration "Fun & Fabulous," which tin beryllium utilized astatine Nordstrom, Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, and Bloomingdale's, and "Home Sweet Home," which tin beryllium utilized astatine Lowe's, Ikea, Wayfair, Staples, and Macy's.

The magnitude you tin acquisition varies by retailer, but it's usually astir a $15 minimum and $100 maximum. Once you've purchased a card, you tin stock it by email aliases telephone number (where nan recipient will person a nexus to download) and constitute a civilization message.

Limitations

You tin acquisition up to $250 successful gift cards successful a azygous day. Google didn't mention why, but it's apt that limit is successful spot to thief conflict nan gift paper scams that are truthful prevalent.

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Be warned that you can't redeem a gift paper extracurricular nan state wherever it was purchased, meaning you can't nonstop gift cards to personification successful different country, and gift cards purchased done Google Play can't beryllium resold.

All of these integer gift cards are ones you could acquisition connected your ain done nan individual retailer, but having 1 shop to shop them each is beautiful convenient.

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