Barnes & Noble is a well-known bookseller in the United States, offering an extensive selection of books, magazines, and educational materials. They also provide a variety of digital content such as eBooks and audiobooks. A Barnes & Noble digital gift card can be used to purchase these items online or through their app. Additionally, they offer toys, games, and stationery products. The Barnes & Noble e-gift card provides access to a wide range of literary and entertainment options for readers of all ages.
Terms of use
Terms and Conditions
Barnes & Noble eGift Cards can be used at any Barnes & Noble store nationwide and at BN.com (www.bn.com). They can also be used at any Barnes & Noble College location. Maintenance, dormancy or service fees do not apply to balances on eGift Cards. Barnes & Noble eGift Cards have no expiration dates. They may be used to purchase annual memberships in the Barnes & Noble Membership program (continuous billing memberships require a valid credit card). Barnes & Noble eGift Cards will not be replaced if lost or stolen. Barnes & Noble eGift Cards will not be exchangeable for cash except where required by law. Barnes & Noble eGift Cards are issued by Barnes & Noble Marketing Services LLC. Other conditions may apply.
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How are digital gift cards delivered?
When the Thankbox is sent the recipient receives a unique and secure link to redeem their gift. They choose their currency, retailer online gift card of choice or prepaid Visa, Mastercard or PayPal transfer option, and are then sent the virtual digital gift card, individual e-voucher or transfer instructions to their Inbox.
How does the recipient spend their digital gift voucher?
Once the recipient has chosen their currency, retailer online gift card of choice or prepaid Visa, Mastercard or PayPal transfer option they can then go shopping. Ensuring to select any ‘pay by online gift voucher’ or similar option at checkout.
Many stores will also allow any virtual gift card to be used for more than one transaction, up to the gift card collection total amount. Split payments between virtual gift cards and credit cards are also common with many retailers, as are payments in physical stores, John Lewis being a good example.
Does adding to an online gift card collection have any fees?
We add a small fee to each gift contribution to cover our payment processing & fraud check costs.
This amount varies depending on the currency you are collecting in: 🇬🇧 GBP collections are charged at 1.1% + £0.17. e.g. contributing £10 means you'll pay £10.28 🇪🇺 EUR collections are charged at 2.5% + €0.17. e.g. contributing €10 means you'll pay €10.42 🇺🇸 USD collections are charged at 2.9% + $0.19. e.g. contributing $10 means you'll pay $10.48
The fee is always clearly and explicitly stated whenever someone leaves a contribution.
To minimise fees when making multiple contributions you can top up your gifting wallet once and use it for multiple Thankboxes.
Are payment details handled safely?
Thankbox uses Stripe as our payment provider. They are the gold standard for internet payments, used by companies such as Airbnb, Lyft and Booking.com. They handle all of the payment details, including security.
All collected digital gift card funds are stored in a dedicated secure bank account with restricted access.
Can I pay for my Thankbox from the collection pot?
100% you can!
It's a great way to split the cost of sending the Thankbox between all the contributors. Just pick the Pay from your gift collection balance option when checking out.