How the hell do I spend a One4All card?

[OliviaOyl]

DC were given one each and I can't seem to get them to work online. Set them up on Amazon as a payment method, as per the instructions, but each time we try and use them to buy something it doesn't work. Any tips?

They are such a scam, it's impossible to use them unless you find something for the exact amount. That's if you manage to find somewhere to spend them before they expire.

I bought John Lewis vouchers with mine and dc’s, after trying to spend them elsewhere.

They are awful. The very worst gift card with an aggressive marketing campaign.

I've never had a problem with them. You just need to remember how much is on them. I think that they also have to go through the till like a debit card instead of a gift card which confuses some stores.

If using them online it's usually helpful to buy a voucher with them. You can then pay with the voucher and also a debit card to buy something more than the One4All voucher on it's own.

They're a right pain to use though and a total scam.

And yes, definitely write how much is left on the card before you head out to use it in person. The stores need to swipe it as a debit card so you need to tell them how much is on there if you want to spend more than the One4All amount. They should then be able to take a 2nd payment card for the outstanding amount left to pay.

How can you find out what's on them? I've been given 4 each with £5 on them. They probably don't have anything left on them now from the sounds of it!

There is a balance checker on their website that tells you.

https://www.one4all.com/one4all-checkbalance

Thank you!

My husband's workplace send these out fairly regularly to say thank you after a particularly busy period or to celebrate finishing a big project. We always spend them going out for meals. I don't find them a hassle at all, I love it when they show up in the post.

I remember a long thread about these previously - the consensus was that these are a massive PITA, and that this just so happens to mean that a lot go unspent.

I used mine to buy a different giftcard, a John Lewis or Marks & Spencers one IIRC.

I spent DSs’ in Boots and gave them the cash. Did so instantly so I knew how much was on them as I’d seen a thread here on them (for which I am grateful!).

They are a pain in the fucking star to spend! The way I got round it with mine was to buy gift vouchers from M&S online with it.

If I recall correctly you input the one4all gift card number as if you were paying for the gift vouchers with a credit card.

If you Google it there are instructions on how to do if as that's how I can across it.

Then you just spend your M&S vouchers as usual.

*arse not star! Blasted autocorrect trying to temper my language!

In laws buy us them every year, I tend to buy shoes from schuh or perfume from Boots. They are such a hassle to use especially online and shop staff grumble when you try to use them too.

Fucking horrible things - I managed to convert mine to JL vouchers but the whole
process was ridiculously painful and seemed to involve two separate logins from memory.

I got one at Xmas and after having one expire previously I made sure to use it immediately on a food shop in M&S. Not very exciting but I just felt relieved to have spent the damn thing.

I hate them so much. When the DC get them, I swap them for cash so the kids can truly spend their birthday money where they want. I note exactly how much is on each card (check online if not sure) with a sharpie and head to Primark or New Look for a splurge.

You can exchange them for an E Gift certificate on the One 4 All website and it is possible to use them as part payment for some stores online. I got £30 towards something I wanted from John Lewis.

I don't see how it is a scam. You have twelve months to use them after which they start to lose value.

I received a voucher from John Lewis which expired in its totality after 12 months.
In actual fact I used the JL voucher to buy a dress which didn't fit so I returned it, the refund gave me a new expiry date of a new 12 month period but when I tried to use it after the original 12 month period it failed. Despite an email setting out a new period they would have none of it and I lost the whole £100.

If received we use One4All in restaurants mostly

It's not a scam but £20 note after 3 years is still a £20 note (albeit with inflation issues). A £20 gift card will have severely devalued. It's the insurance business model to hope 🤞that the end user doesn't use your product so you can pocket the cash for your own revenue.

You can swap the balance over to Googleplay and then use Googlepay which makes it a lot easier to spend the money your friends/family were duped into handing over to this crappy company that makes nothing but plastic cards and headaches.
PLEASE STOP SUPPORTING THESE CRAPPY COMPANIES AND JUST GIVE CASH INSTEAD.

How did you do that I was trying to use mine In river island and I scanned it from my wallet but it wouldn't register. Thanks

Those cards are the worst.

We discovered we could use them to buy wine from Laithwaites.