One of the features that gift card holders seek from their card is the ability to check the outstanding or available balance. Whether their goal is to know the balance of the Visa or Mastercard gift card, the primary reason is because each cardholder would want to know the remaining amount in their card for them to allocate it appropriately or strategize their next actions.

For example, if card holder is planning to purchase something but finds out that that the balance on the gift card is still sufficient, then he can decide to save whatever cash he has. Another example is the other way around. A card holder who discovers that the balance on the gift card is not enough, then he can devise ways to raise money in order to purchase his desired gift item.

There are generally three ways to check your balance on your gift card – either online, through phone or in person.

The first method and, perhaps the most popular way, is to check the balance of the gift card online. Generally speaking, this can be done by going to the official website of the gift card provider. You would need some details like the gift card number which is typically printed at the back of the gift card. Other sites will require you to provide a PIN or a captcha as additional security feature.

Other ways to know your balance is through phone or in person by visiting the stores. The telephone hotlines are generally written on the back of the card or on the gift card providers’ websites. Here are some of the numbers that allows you to check your gift card balance.

Abercrombie & Fitch: 877-529-6991
ACE Hardware: 888-749-1509
Aeropostale: 877-289-2376
AMC Theaters: 800-255-0311
American Airlines: 800-291-8189
American Express (Amex): 877-297-4438 or 877-796-4678
American Eagle Outfitters: 877-274-3004
Ann Taylor: 800-DIALANN; 888-808-5019
Applebee’s: 800-252-6722
Arby’s: 800-699-5802
Babies R Us: 800-TOYSRUS
Baker’s Square: 866-672-1243
Banana Republic: 888-BR-STYLE
Barnes and Noble: 800-295-3029
Barney’s New York: 888-222-7639
Bath and Body Works: 800-756-5005
Bebe: 866-270-6415
Bed Bath and Beyond: 800-462-3966
Belk: 800-474-6102
Best Buy: 888-716-7994
Best Western: 877-227-3288
Black Angus: 800-242-5353
Blockbuster: 800-406-6843
Bloomingdale’s: 800-511-2752
Bob Evans: 866-249-9087
Bon-Ton: 866-875-3233
Borders/Waldenbooks: 877-273-2233
Boston Market: 888-220-7165
BP/Amoco: 800-519-3560
Brighton: 800-942-3759
Brooksbrothers: 800-274-1815
Buca Di Beppo: 866-EAT-BUCA
Build A Bear Workshop: 888-566-4977
Burberry: 800-832-0282
Burger King: 800-522-1278
Cabela’s: 800-237-4444
California Pizza Kitchen: 888-351-2594
Caribou Coffee: 888-227-4268
Casual Male: 800-767-0319
Charming Shoppers (Fashionbug): 800-478-2921
Cheesecake Factory: 888-891-2429
Chevron/Texaco: 800-786-8028
Children’s Place: 877 PLACE USA
Chili’s: 888-532-6092
Circle K: 866-294-9866
Circuit City: 888-695-4880
Claimjumper: 949-756-9001
Coach: 888-262-6224
CompUSA: 800-COMPUSA, options 3, 3, 1
Corner Bakery: 888-395-6342
Crate & Barrel: 800-606-6458
Crabtree & Evelyn: 800-272-2873
Culver’s: 608-643-7980
CVS: 888-607-4287
Dave & Buster’s: 888-386-5230
Dick’s Sporting Goods: 877-846-9997
Dillard’s: 800-269-5826
Dominick’s (Safeway): 800-229-5855
Dunkin Donuts: 800-447-0013
Exxon/Mobil: 800-919-8646
Foot Locker: 877-254-3333
GameStop/EB Games: 888-818-2915
Gap: 800-GAP-STYLE
Giordano’s Restaurant: 800-982-1756
Gymboree: 800-255-1989
Hollister Co.: 888-632-8906
Home Depot: must visit store
Hooters: 800-242-5353
Hot Topic: 800.892.8674
IHOP: 800-242-5353
IKEA: 800-434-IKEA, #2, #1
J. Crew: 888-826-2739
Jack In The Box: 888-876-8402
Jamba Juice: 866-4-R-FRUIT
JC Penney: 800-294-8804
Jewel / Albertson’s / Osco Drug: 877-932-7948
JoAnn Stores: 800-525-4951
Justice / Limited Too: 866-246-5822
Kmart: 866-562-7848
Kohl’s: 866-887-8884
Lane Bryant: 800-478-2921
Lettuce Entertain You: 888-301-9063
Linens n Things: 800-799-6247
L.L. Bean: 800-426-9112
Long’s Drugs: 800-865-6647
Lord & Taylor: 800-950-5327
Lou Malnati’s: 847-562-1814
Lowe’s: 800-560-7172
Macaroni Grill: 888-532-6092
Macy’s: 800-511-2752
Maggiano’s Little Italy: 888-532-6092
Marriott Hotels: 800-442-6132
McDonald’s: 877-458-2200
Meijer: 877-459-0676
Menard’s: must visit store
Michael’s Stores: 800-642-4235
Morton’s Steakhouse: 800-242-5353
Neiman Marcus: 888-888-4757
Nine West: 800-999-1877
Nordstrom: 877-283-4045
Office Depot: 877-776-5056
OfficeMax: 877-633-4236
Official College Cards: 888-464-6324
Old Navy: 800-653-6289
On The Border: 888-532-6092
Olive Garden: 877-230-4120
Outback Steakhouse: 800-242-5353
Pacsun: 877-372-2786
Papa John’s Pizza: 800-325-1119
Panera Bread: 866-443-8273×15
Payless Shoes: 800-294-5317
Petco: 877-738-6742
Petsmart: 800-820-6189
Pizza Hut: 877-302-7777
Pottery Barn: 800-846-9713
Potbelly Sandwich Works: 312-951-0600
Radio Shack: 888-609-4620
Red Lobster / Darden Restaurants: 877-720-6601
Regal/IMAX Theaters: 800-291-8173
Sears: 888-332-2218
Saks Fifth Avenue: 888-695-4872
Sephora: 888-860-7897
Shell: 800-300-8113
Southwest Airlines: 866-393-2081
Sports Authority: 877-720-6609
Staples: 888-609-6963
Starbuck’s: 800-782-7282
Subway: 877-697-8222
Sunglass Hut: 888-860-7966
T.G.I.Friday’s: 888-284-5544
Target: 800-544-2943
The Container Store: 877-877-0032
Ticketmaster: 866-828-4400
Tiffany’s: 800-843-3269
Toys R Us: 800-TOYSRUS
Trader Joe’s: 888-556-6450
Ulta: 888-566-2736
UNO Chicago Grill: 800-242-5353
Urban Outfitters: 800-920-5656
Victoria Secret: 800-270-8999
Walgreen’s: 877-248-5555
Wal-Mart: 888-537-5503
William’s Sonoma: 877-812-6235

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