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Resend, Deactivate, or Repurpose Gift Cards

This article will show you how to resend a digital gift card, deactivate a gift card, or repurpose a gift card so you can sell it again.

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This article will show you how to resend a digital gift card, deactivate a gift card, or repurpose a gift card so you can sell it again. 

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Resend a digital gift card 

Unfortunately, there can be situations in which customers misplace their gift cards. There is an easy way to resend a copy of their gift card from talech.com, ensuring that they are impressed with your excellent customer service! 

  1. Log in to talech.com and select Items > Issued Gift Cards.  
  2. Scroll through the issued gift cards to locate the one you wish to resend or use the search bar to search by the gift card number.    
  3. Select the gift card to open the edit menu.  
  4. Select Resend at the bottom.  

details of an issued gift card.  

 

  1. Confirm the email address listed and then select Resend Gift Card on the pop-up that appears. If the email listed is incorrect, you’ll have to deactivate the gift card and send a new one. See Deactivate a gift card section below.  

resend gift card pop-up message. 

 

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Deactivate a gift card 

You can deactivate any issued gift card if a gift card was lost, an emailed gift card was not received or sent to the wrong email, or you need to repurpose (reuse) a used gift card.  

  1. From the Issued Gift Cards page (Items > Issued Gift Cards), select the gift card to open the edit menu.  
  2. Select the ellipsis […] in the top right > Deactivate Card.  

deactivate gift card option from the edit menu.  

 

  1. Select Deactivate Card on the pop-up that appears from the right of the screen. Deactivating disables the card and prevents any remaining balance from being used. Reactivation of a deactivated card can only be done on talech Register (see next section Repurpose a gift card).  

 

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Repurpose a gift card 

If you’d like to repurpose a gift card that’s been used so you can reload and sell it again, you can either activate a gift card via the Gift Card option in Back Office or activate the gift card as part of a sale transaction to a customer.  

Via Back Office 

  1. Make sure the gift card is deactivated by following the steps above in section Deactivate a gift card.  
  2. When ready to resell the deactivated gift card, open talech Register.  
  3. Go to the Dashboard > Back Office > Gift Cards.  
  4. Enter the amount of the gift card.  
Important! The amount must match the previous gift card amount when it was first activated and sold. Example: If a $25 gift card was previously sold, used and deactivated, it must be reactivated at the same $25 amount, or you will receive an error.  

 

  1. Enter the gift card number by either swiping the card through your card reader (if equipped with one), scanning it with your point-of-sale device’s camera, or manually keying it in.  
  2. Select Activate.  

Via sale transaction 

  1. Go to Dashboard > Register.  
  2. Select the Gift Cards category. 
  3. Select a gift card product.  
Important! The amount must match the previous gift card amount when it was first activated and sold. Example: If a $25 gift card was previously sold, used and deactivated, it must be reactivated at the same $25 amount, or you will receive an error. 

 

  1. Process the transaction according to your customer’s preference.  
  2. Once the transaction is processed, activate the gift card by either swiping the card through your card reader (if equipped with one), scanning it with your point-of-sale device’s camera, or manually keying it in. 
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