Best cashback for buying gift cards [guide]

One of the easiest ways of saving / making money every time you shop at your local supermarket or store of choice is by using a gift card as your payment method. There are many websites & apps that pay you whenever you buy a gift card! – This is paid in the form of a percentage of cashback.

• This guide features the top 3 must have apps/sites to get cashback when you buy giftcards. They all currently have very generous sign up bonuses going at the moment – these are paid in addition to the free cashback that you earn for buying a gift card!

🛒 You can currently get up to 4% cashback on a Tesco, Sainsburys or Iceland gift card*. These gift cards can be used in store or online! (*Rates change frequently)

🍕 The same goes for Amazon, Pizza Hut, Costa, Morrisons and most of the other popular stores that you shop at!

💹 The great thing about using a gift card is, not only do you get free cashback from buying the gift card. But you are still eligible to make further savings through the usual means – by using promotional discount codes, loyalty cards or by shopping via a cashback website! #savingsOnTopOfSavings

#1 – Topcashback – Topgiftcards

Topcashback is the most popular website for earning cashback when you shop online. But in addition to earning cashback from online shopping they also have a Topgiftcards section where you earn cashback from buying gift cards!

• They’ve currently got a very generous incentive of free £15 cashback with any £15 or more gift card purchase for new users

The gift cards are generated quickly and Topcashback usually have the highest cashback rates for gift cards.

Payouts are also super easy as it’s all linked to the Topcashback website. – There is no minimum payout and you can receive payouts to your bank, via PayPal or even in the form of more gift cards!

Don’t forget, if you create a new Topcashback account you can also get a free £15 Sports Direct spend via cashback (100% free cashback up to £15)!* – Don’t miss that generous freebie!

#2 – Cheddar – free £5 bonus

The cashback app Cheddar lets you earn cashback for buying gift cards. Their list of retailers include Amazon, Tesco, Aldi, Asda and more!

• Cheddar are currently offering a free £5 bonus when you sign up using the code FREEBIE and buy your first gift card (within 14 days of joining)

Cheddar are definitely worth joining as they also let you link your payment card to the app and will automatically reward you with cashback when you shop at any of their featured retailers like McDonalds, Just Eat, Caffe Nero, TFL and more!

To join Cheddar, use the link below to download the app, when prompted for a referral code enter the code FREEBIE to get the free £5 bonus offer.

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#3 – JamDoughnut app – free £3 bonus

Another must have cashback app is the JamDoughnut app. This app is specifically for buying gift cards. It works in exactly the same way where you earn a percentage of cashback.

• They’re currently offering a free £3 bonus with your first gift card purchase when you use the code YOQB on sign up

The pros of this app is that it’s quick and convenient to generate a gift card (you could literally do it whilst you are walking to the checkout).

The cashback that you earn accumulates in your account and once it reaches £10 you can cash-out (they charge a 30p fee if you cash-out to a bank account, otherwise it’s free and you earn cashback if you cash out to another gift card).

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Bonus Must Haves:

🥷🏼 Airtimerewards is a very popular free app you must have. You link your payment card and every time you spend at a featured retailer (like Boots/Argos/Morrisons/Wilko and loads more) you get paid cashback automatically. The catch as their name suggests is that cashback that you earn is paid out as airtime (mobile credit) and not cash.
They’re currently offering a free £2 bonus when you join via this link and make any purchase at any featured retailer within 14 days of joining!

🥷🏼 Bonus Tip: You should be using a payment card that also pays you cashback on every spend. This way you can stack the cashback that you earn! #savingsOnTopOfSavings
The best option at the moment would be to create a Zilch account and an Uphold account (both are free). You then link your Uphold account to your Zilch account and use the Zilch account as the primary payment method. Zilch pays 0.5% to 2% cashback on every purchase and Uphold pays 1% cashback on every purchase. (Plus new Zilch users get a free £5 bonus too). By using these cards you can be making up to 3% cashback n addition to the free cashback you earn using the tips in this post!

🥷🏼 If you’re planning any online shopping, you can get a very generous free £25 cashback bonus when you create a new Rakuten cashback account via this link and make any £30 spend!

*The Topcashback Tell-A-Friend link promo lets you get the new user incentive and by using my link I may receive a referral reward.

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