Do restaurants and salons accept the Gift Card?
Some restaurants and nail/hair salons accept the Gift Card. Typically restaurants and salons add a fixed percentage (approx. 20%) to the authorization amount when they swipe your Gift Card for authorization to cover the tip that would normally be added to the transaction amount. Depending on the Available Funds, the transaction may be declined, or it may result in a “hold” for the additional amount. To avoid complications, you can generally ask the merchant to only authorize the amount you have requested. See Agreement for more details.
Related Questions
- Why are there occasional problems spending the gift card at restaurants, hair and nail salons and other personal service retailers when I know there is enough balance to cover the receipt total?
- Why do I sometimes have problems spending my Star Gift Card at restaurants, hair and nail salons, when I have enough money left on my Star Gift Card to cover the bill for food/service?
- How should the Gift Card be used at restaurants, hair salons or other Merchants that may be expecting a gratuity?
