With a Halfords virtual gift card, the recipient can purchase a wide range of motoring, cycling, and leisure products. Halfords is a leading retailer in the UK and Ireland, providing car parts, bikes, camping equipment, and more. Customers are able to use the gift card to buy products online or in-store, which makes it a convenient choice for anyone interested in outdoor activities.
Terms of use
- The minimum load value is €1, and the maximum load value is €1,000.
- e-Gift cards are non-refundable so please treat them as cash.
- You can check your e-gift card balance online at [Halfords.com](http://halfords.com) or [www.giftcards.halfords.com](http://www.giftcards.halfords.com) alternatively, you can check your e-gift card balance in store at any Halfords store.
- You cannot top-up an e-gift card, but you can purchase another one.
- You can use an e-gift card as part or full payment and in conjunction with another payment method such as a debit or credit card or another e-gift card or cash, in any Halfords store or online.
- The remaining funds on the e-gift card will remain available for redemption until the e-gift card expires.
- The e-gift card is valid for 5 years after date of purchase.
- Lost or stolen e-gift cards cannot be replaced.
- E-gift cards are redeemable in any Halfords retail store, online on www.halfords.ie and in Halfords Autocenters.
- All refunds are made in the payment method, or combinations of payment methods used for the transaction.
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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.