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[Alelock]

Hi all,

I see that MWO accepts Starbucks, Walmart, and many other gift card types... If I have $50 on a SB card, will they value it at $50, or are they going to suck the value down some percentage?

Thanks.

[Alexander Garden]

Using a third-party Gift Card won't be a 1:1 conversion of its value, as the payment processor is essentially purchasing x amount of 'Starbucks dollars' from the Gift Card and converting it into usable USD. It's essentially currency conversion, but the fees are a bit higher.

If you go through the first step of a transaction using a supported Gift Card the Xsolla portal should tell you what the converted value ends up being, prior to completing the purchase.

Because of the fees associated with the process I really only recommend using Gift Cards if you have no other options available, or if you otherwise have no use for the Gift Card.

[Alelock]

Yeah, totally agree that it's not ideal. I checked it out and they dont give you the option to only use X amount of a GC... I have a 99Walmart GC and they offered 79 (they ate 20%).. I think i'll have to just add a $50 visa card to my grocery purchase this weekend and use the $99 against it...