Calculate the effective saving when you buy a gift card at a discount.
Buying a gift card below its face value gives you instant savings worth the difference, especially when reselling or giving it as a gift. Discounted cards effectively increase your buying power, so comparing the face value to what you pay reveals the true saving.
Discounted Gift Card
Effective discount = (face value - cost) / face value x 100
Effective discount = (face value - cost) / face value x 100 Buying a gift card below its face value gives you instant savings worth the difference, especially when reselling or giving it as a gift.
Discounted cards effectively increase your buying power, so comparing the face value to what you pay reveals the true saving.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Card face value, What you pay for the card. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.