{"id":131976,"date":"2024-07-02T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/news\/points-gift-cards-strategy\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T04:10:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T09:10:41","slug":"points-gift-cards-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/strategy\/points-gift-cards-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: How To Earn Rewards Points With Gift Cards And Credit Cards?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why are gift cards important?&#8221; el_id=&#8221;why_are_gift_cards_important_&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>There are dozens of gift cards for many businesses, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/milesopedia\/permalink\/2224832024417426\/\">and members of the Facebook group are big fans<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Gift cards are important in many situations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unlocking welcome bonuses<\/li>\n<li>Collect <strong>many more reward points<\/strong> (like <a href=\"#walmart\">5 points per dollar at Walmart<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Using an American Express card almost anywhere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you prefer the video version, here it is! Otherwise, keep on reading.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/_Ce8H89aVM8&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We love this strategy because it allows us to accumulate more points! First, check which category you earn the most points in with your credit card.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/td-first-class-travel-visa-infinite-card-qc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TD First Class Travel Visa Infinite Card<\/a> gives you <strong>6 TD \/ $1<\/strong> Rewards points for grocery purchases and <strong>2 TD \/ $1<\/strong> Rewards points for other purchases. A $100 purchase at Simons will&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 88.3304%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 64.0559%;\"> <\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6849%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Number of points accumulated <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 64.0559%;\">Purchase with TD First Class Travel Visa Infinite Card <strong>directly at Simons<\/strong> ( <em>2-point Other Purchases<\/em> category)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6849%; text-align: center;\"><strong>200<\/strong> points ($100 X 2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 64.0559%;\"><strong>$100 Simons gift card paid for at the grocery store<\/strong> (6-point Grocery category) and payment with the gift card at Simons<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 26.6849%; text-align: center;\"><strong>600<\/strong> points ($100 x 6)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve used this clever strategy several times throughout the year, you&#8217;ll earn points much more quickly. So travel paid for with points or big cash rebates arrive at full speed!<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Unlock welcome bonuses with gift cards&#8221; el_id=&#8221;unlock_welcome_bonuses_with_gift_cards&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The points hunter is generally someone who keeps a close eye on his budget and is able to<strong> forecast his spending <\/strong>over the coming months, mainly<strong> on his credit cards<\/strong>. It&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/?p=10516\">all part of their strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, gift cards are valuable allies for quickly <strong>unlocking credit card bonuses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here, for example, is a typical budget for one month:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 384px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">Type<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">Example of gift cards<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">Amount<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Gas<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Esso, Petro-Canada, Shell&#8230;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">150&nbsp;$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Grocery<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Metro, Super C, IGA, Provigo, Walmart&#8230;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">500&nbsp;$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Alcohol<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">SAQ, LCBO<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">100&nbsp;$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Pharmacy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Jean Coutu, Shoppers Drug Mart, Familiprix&#8230;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">100&nbsp;$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Various subscriptions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Netflix, Apple, Google Play&#8230;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">75&nbsp;$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Online shopping<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Amazon<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">200&nbsp;$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 72px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Shopping<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 72px; text-align: center;\">Gap \/ Old Navy \/ Banana Republic, La Vie en Rose, Sail, Simons, Sports Experts, lululemon, Reitmans&#8230;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 72px; text-align: center;\">150&nbsp;$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 48px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Renovations<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 48px; text-align: center;\">Home Depot, Canadian Tire, Home Hardware&#8230;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 48px; text-align: center;\">100&nbsp;$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 48px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Everyday life<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 48px; text-align: center;\">Starbuck&#8217;s, Tim Hortons, McDonald&#8217;s, St Hubert, Keg,<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 48px; text-align: center;\">50&nbsp;$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Culture<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Renaud-Bray, Archambault, Cineplex<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">75&nbsp;$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: right;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">1&nbsp;500&nbsp;$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]So, by planning your spending over the next 2-3 months &#8211; and having the cash to &#8220;advance the funds&#8221; via gift cards &#8211; it&#8217;s possible to <strong>unlock credit card bonuses more easily<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This can also come in handy <strong>a few weeks before the deadline<\/strong> to unlock the bonus if you see that the 3 months won&#8217;t be enough![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Earn more reward points with Christmas gift cards&#8221; el_id=&#8221;earn_more_reward_points_with_christmas_gift_cards&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In addition to earning welcome bonuses, it&#8217;s best to learn <strong>when to use the right credit card at the right place<\/strong> in order to earn more reward points or cash back!<\/p>\n<p>For example, rather than using your <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-cobalt-american-express\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>MD<\/sup> Card<\/a> directly at an SAQ branch<strong>(1 point per dollar<\/strong>), you could buy SAQ gift cards at your M\u00e9tro \/ Super C grocery store or Couche-Tard convenience store<strong>(5 points per dollar<\/strong>)!<\/p>\n<p>Thus, your purchase at SAQ with a gift card <strong>will have earned you 5 points per dollar instead of 1!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;83404&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This applies <strong>to a wide range of retailers<\/strong>; in fact, all those for which you can find a gift card in your grocery store, gas station, convenience store or pharmacy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walmart<\/li>\n<li>Netflix<\/li>\n<li>Shell<\/li>\n<li>Home Depot<\/li>\n<li>Hudson&#8217;s Bay<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Tire<\/li>\n<li>and much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below you&#8217;ll find out which credit card to use where to get more reward points!<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;70939&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='m-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--m-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22621\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"card\">\n\t<div class=\"card--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--img-outer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--img\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer-selling\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--selling-points\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"apply-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Use an American Express card almost anywhere with gift cards&#8221; el_id=&#8221;use_an_american_express_card_almost_anywhere_with_gift_cards&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>American Express cards <a href=\"\/en\/?p=48281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are increasingly accepted,<\/a> especially by <a href=\"\/?p=47319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small businesses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some stores continue not to accept them, <strong>such as large grocery chains <\/strong>(Maxi, some IGAs, etc.). At this point, something exists: Rakuten.<\/p>\n<p>Rakuten allows you to <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/how-to-earn-rewards-with-online-purchase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get cash back for your online purchases<\/a>. But the site also contains a <strong>section dedicated to gift cards<\/strong>(not accessible from the mobile application)!<\/p>\n<p>If you are not a member of Rakuten.ca, <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Rakuten\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rakuten.ca\/r\/milesopedia?src=Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">sign up via our referral link<\/a> to get a <strong>$5 credit after a $25 purchase!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;83938&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Many businesses are accessible through the card offered on Rakuten.<\/p>\n<p>For example, since Maxi or Provigo do not take American Express, you could purchase a gift card for these grocery stores on the Rakuten.ca site. While earning a cash back!<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;83940&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]You can then use your American Express card<strong>(via Paypal<\/strong>) to buy a Maxi gift card, for example.<\/p>\n<p>Indirect use of your American Express card at Maxi&nbsp;;)[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;83942&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;List of stores and grocery stores offering gift cards in Canada and Quebec&#8221; el_id=&#8221;list_of_stores_and_grocery_stores_offering_gift_cards_in_canada_and_quebec&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>There are different categories of businesses in Canada offering gift cards that can be purchased with credit cards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/grocery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grocery stores<\/a> (Metro, Super C, IGA, etc.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/gas-transit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gas stations<\/a> (Esso, Shell, Petro-Canada, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Drug stores (Pharmaprix, Jean Coutu, Uniprix, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Convenience stores (Couche-Tard)<\/li>\n<li>Home improvement centers (Home D\u00e9p\u00f4t, Rona, Home Hardware)<\/li>\n<li>Office Supply Centres (Staples)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And for each of these categories, there are different credit cards to earn points! We will give you our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best credit card choices<\/a> for each category<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_message]Only credit cards offering a permanent bonus in the categories are mentioned. Cards that impose a time limit for the bonus on certain categories (3 months, 6 months) or use an &#8220;easily attainable&#8221; annual maximum amount ($15,000) have therefore been excluded.[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Gift cards available in grocery stores&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; el_id=&#8221;gift_cards_available_in_grocery_stores&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>To purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/grocery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grocery store card with a credit card<\/a> , turn to one of these 5 credit card&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 142px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Credit card<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Earning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-cobalt-american-express\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">5 points per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Scotiabank Gold American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/scotiabank-gold-american-express-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Scotiabank Gold American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\">5 points per dollar<br \/> (6 points per dollar at IGA\/Sobeys)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/nbc-world-elite-mastercard\/\">National Bank World Elite Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup> card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; text-align: center;\">5 points per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; text-align: center;\"><a title=\"SimplyCash<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Preferred Card from American Express\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-simplycash-preferred\/\" rel=\"noindex\">SimplyCash<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Preferred Card from American Express<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; text-align: center;\">4% per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\"><a title=\"CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/cibc-dividend-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">4% per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Scotia Momentum<sup>&reg;<\/sup> VISA Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/scotia-momentum-visa-infinite-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Scotia Momentum<sup>&reg;<\/sup> VISA Infinite* card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">4% per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/bmo-eclipse-visa-infinite-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">5 points per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The first two American Express card can be used at most Metro, Super C, <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/news\/programs\/iga-grocery-american-express\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IGA<\/a> and Safeway grocery stores.<\/p>\n<p>They will offer 5 points per dollar, <strong>a return of approximately 5% on all grocery store gift card purchases<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can read our <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reviews\/credit-cards\/comparison-amex-cobalt-or-scotia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detailed comparison on these two credit cards here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22621,22640\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"card card-list card-list-header\">\n        <div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-dark shimmer-bar--short card-specs--title\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-dark shimmer-bar--short card-specs--title\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;63155&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>If you shop elsewhere, you&#8217;ll want to consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/nbc-world-elite-mastercard\/\">National Bank&#8217;s World Elite Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/a>, which gives you <strong>5 points per dollar<\/strong> spent on groceries when you purchase gift cards.<\/p>\n<p>Or switch to the <a title=\"CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/cibc-dividend-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/scotia-momentum-visa-infinite-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotia Momentum<sup>&reg;<\/sup> VISA Infinite* card<\/a>, which will give you <strong>4% cash back on all gift card purchases at a grocery store<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, you&#8217;ll earn <strong>5 points per dollar<\/strong> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/bmo-eclipse-visa-infinite-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card. <\/a>This corresponds to a return of around 3.5% on travel purchases made with your points.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--4'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22637,105658,22695,401432\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Gift cards available at gas stations&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; el_id=&#8221;gift_cards_available_at_gas_stations&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>To purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/gas-transit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gas station card with a credit card<\/a> , turn to one of these 6 credit card&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 154px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Credit card<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Earning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\"><a title=\"CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/cibc-dividend-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">4% per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; text-align: center;\"><a title=\"SimplyCash<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Preferred Card from American Express\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-simplycash-preferred\/\" rel=\"noindex\">SimplyCash<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Preferred Card from American Express Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; text-align: center;\">4% per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Business American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-marriott-bonvoy-business-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Business American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">3 points per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Scotiabank Gold American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/scotiabank-gold-american-express-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Scotiabank Gold American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; height: 10px; text-align: center;\">3 points per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-cobalt-american-express\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">2 points per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>All <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/gas-transit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gas stations<\/a> accept <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cards\/american-express-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Express<\/a> credit cards. Here, the choice of a card will vary depending on the type of rewards you prefer to have.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer to earn <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reward-program\/marriott-bonvoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriott Bonvoy<\/a> points by purchasing your gift cards at gas stations, we recommend that you use&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <a title=\"Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Business American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-marriott-bonvoy-business-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Business American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card<\/a> (3 points per dollar)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22624\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer to earn travel points by purchasing your gift cards at gas stations, we recommend that you use either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Scotiabank Gold American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/scotiabank-gold-american-express-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Scotiabank Gold American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a>: 3 points per dollar<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-cobalt-american-express\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>MD<\/sup> Card<\/a>: 2 points per dollar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22640,22621\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Finally, if you prefer to earn cash back by purchasing your gift cards at service stations, we recommend that you use either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/cibc-dividend-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a>: <strong>4% per dollar<\/strong> on gas station purchases<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"SimplyCash<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Preferred from American Express Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-simplycash-preferred\/\" rel=\"noindex\">SimplyCash<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Preferred Card from American Express Card<\/a><strong>4% per dollar of gas station purchases<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22695,22626\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Gift cards available at drugstores&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; el_id=&#8221;gift_cards_available_at_drugstores&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>To purchase gift cards in drug stores with a credit card, you will turn to one of these 3 credit cards:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 82px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Credit card<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Earning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 34px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; text-align: center; height: 34px;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/tangerine-world-mastercard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; text-align: center; height: 34px;\">2% per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><a title=\"American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Gold Rewards Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-gold-rewards-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Gold Rewards Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">2 points per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Most drugstores accept <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/amex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Express<\/a> credit cards.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer to collect Membership Rewards points when you buy your gift cards at drugstores, we recommend using the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/american-express-gold-rewards-card\/\">American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Gold Rewards Card<\/a> 2 points per dollar spent.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='3'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22620,22642\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;282631&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer to earn cash back by purchasing your gift cards at pharmacies, we recommend <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/tangerine-money-back-credit-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">using Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card<\/a> or <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"World Mastercard Tangerine\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/tangerine-world-mastercard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">the Tangerine Money-Back World Mastercard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>choose the &#8220;Drugstores&#8221; category<\/strong> among the categories offering 2% cash back.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22687,71355\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;walmart&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Gift cards available in convenience stores&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; el_id=&#8221;gift_cards_available_in_convenience_stores&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>To buy gift cards in convenience stores such as Couche-Tard, Macs, Circle K, 7-eleven with a credit card, <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/avis\/cartes-credit\/cobalt-card-best-card-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one will turn to one credit card<\/a>:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 120px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Credit card<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Earning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-cobalt-american-express\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; text-align: center;\">5 points per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-cobalt-american-express\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>MD<\/sup> Card<\/a> is recognized as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/avis\/cartes-credit\/cobalt-card-best-card-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best credit cards in Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When you buy your gift cards in convenience stores with this credit card, you will get <strong>5 points per dollar<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;58726&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221;]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='m-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--m-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22621\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"card\">\n\t<div class=\"card--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--img-outer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--img\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer-selling\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--selling-points\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"apply-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/strategy\/how-to-save-walmart\/#Les_accelerateurs_de_points_chez_Walmart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walmart gift card <\/a> can be purchased at Couche-Tard convenience stores! A sneaky way to get <strong>5 points per dollar for Walmart<\/strong> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-cobalt-american-express\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>MD<\/sup> Card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Including for<strong> medications at Walmart pharmacies!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;131956&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;131958&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Gift cards available at renovation centers&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; el_id=&#8221;gift_cards_available_at_renovation_centers&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Pour acheter des cartes-cadeaux dans les centres de r\u00e9novation avec une carte de cr\u00e9dit, on se tournera vers deux cartes de cr\u00e9dit:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 120px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Carte de cr\u00e9dit<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; height: 24px; text-align: center;\">Accumulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; text-align: center;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"la Carte Remises Tangerine Mastercard\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-remises-tangerine-mastercard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Carte Remises Tangerine Mastercard<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; text-align: center;\">2&nbsp;% par dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.9568%; text-align: center;\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"la carte World Mastercard Tangerine\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/avis\/cartes-credit\/avis-carte-world-mastercard-tangerine-remise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Carte World Mastercard Remises Tangerine<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7098%; text-align: center;\">2&nbsp;% par dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>You can earn cash back by purchasing gift cards at home improvement centers <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/cartes-de-credit\/tangerine-money-back-credit-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">using Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card<\/a> or <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"World Mastercard Tangerine\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reviews\/credit-cards\/review-tangerine-world-mastercard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">the Tangerine Money-Back World Mastercard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>choose the &#8220;Renovations&#8221; categor<\/strong>y among the categories offering 2% cash back.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;71365&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; 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text-align: center;\">4 points per dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>You can earn travel points by purchasing your gift cards at office supply stores using:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"BMO Rewards<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Business Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup>*\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-mastercard-bmo-recompenses-pour-entreprise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">BMO Rewards<sup>&reg;<\/sup> World Elite<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Business Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup>*<\/a>: 4 points per dollar (or the equivalent of 2.68% in travel points)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22673\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Video&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;video&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/xOOJqAZVDJg&#8221; el_aspect=&#8221;916&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Bottom Line&#8221; el_id=&#8221;bottom_line&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;checkmarks&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Now you know which credit card to use in the right place to buy gift cards. Now, don&#8217;t forget your gift cards when you go shopping!<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"101871\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column el_class=&#8221;faq&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Frequently asked questions about gift cards&#8221; el_id=&#8221;frequently_asked_questions_about_gift_cards&#8221;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;What are gift cards?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Gift cards are prepaid instruments that allow the holder to purchase goods or services up to the monetary value printed or loaded on the card. They are often given as gifts for various occasions.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;How do I know if there&apos;s money left on a gift card?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>On the back of your gift card, go to the Internet address indicated. On this site, you&#8217;ll find a section that looks like &#8220;Check my gift card balance&#8221;. Enter your card information.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, there is also the option of calling a customer service department, which will provide the balance. Or go directly to the store and find out the amount at the checkout.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;How can gift cards help me earn points on my credit card?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>When you purchase gift cards using your credit card, it generally counts as a regular transaction. So, if your credit card offers points or rewards for every purchase, you&#8217;ll earn these benefits by purchasing gift cards.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Where should I buy gift cards to maximize my credit card points?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>To maximize your points, it&#8217;s a good idea to buy gift cards at stores where your credit card offers bonus points or higher reward rates. Such as a grocery store, gas station, convenience store or drugstore.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Where can you buy gift cards like Amazon, St-Hubert, Sports Expert, Apple, Home Depot, Canadian Tire, etc.?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>You can buy gift cards at many stores, including grocery stores, gas stations, convenience stores, <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/cheapest-grocery-dollarama-walmart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dollarama<\/a> stores and drugstores.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;What gift cards are available?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>There are hundreds of gift cards for a wide range of retailers, including Amazon, Walmart, Ikea, Shell, Esso and SAQ.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;How can I get gift cards?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>To obtain gift cards, you can go to any major supermarkets or chains selling them. These cards are often available at checkouts or in special displays. In addition, many websites also offer the option of buying gift cards online, which you will receive either in physical form by post or electronically by e-mail.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Where can I buy a gift card online?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>There are several online gift card sites. This is the case of Rakuten, for example.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Where can I buy a Walmart gift card?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to purchase a Walmart gift card at a Couche-Tard\/Circle K convenience store. In this case, it&#8217;s best to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-cobalt-american-express\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>MD<\/sup> Card<\/a> to earn 5 points per dollar.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Where can I buy an IKEA gift card?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>IKEA gift cards can be purchased at Couche-Tard\/Circle K convenience stores and IGA. In this case, it&#8217;s best to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-cobalt-american-express\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>MD<\/sup> Card<\/a> to earn 5 points per dollar.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;How do I check the balance of a gift card?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The most common way to check a gift card balance is to visit the card issuer&#8217;s website. Most of these sites have a dedicated section where you can enter the card number and, if necessary, an associated PIN code. By providing this information, the site will usually show you the remaining balance on the card. If you can&#8217;t access the website or prefer a different method, you can also often check the balance by calling a customer service number indicated on the card or by asking directly in-store.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Are there any risks associated with buying gift cards with a credit card?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>As with any transaction, it&#8217;s essential to ensure that you buy gift cards from reputable suppliers. There&#8217;s also a risk of over-consumption, as it can be tempting to buy lots of gift cards to earn points, but this could result in a high balance on your credit card.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Do gift cards expire?&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In Canada, most gift cards have no expiry date. 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