for a wedding present. i know they can use the card anywhere but they can cash the money order. what you guys think?
2007-04-09 15:27:30 · 6 answers · asked by file_me 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Visa and MasterCard make their money by charging the retailer a fee for using their payment system, and also sometimes by charging your bank for issuing the card. None of this effects you directly however.
American Express is a very different arrangement. Not only do they have their own payment system, but they also issue their cards directly to customers. So they are running the whole show. If a card says American Express on it, you know instantly who issued it, what payments system it utilises and everything else about the card.
While Visa and MasterCard are probably far more prevalent payment methods worldwide, American Express is rapidly expanding its network. Both Visa and MasterCard are accepted at over twenty million locations worldwide and these are spread around over one hundred and fifty countries. This makes them truly global payment methods. American Express still lacks this degree of saturation. There are places in the world where Visa and MasterCard are accepted widely but American Express is more difficult to use. get a best american express credit card at: http://www.credit-card-gallery.com/American_Express.html
2007-04-09 21:20:20 · answer #1 · answered by farran abat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with poster #1. Amex gift cards are classier to give and to spend. If don't necessarally want to pay the fee of giving an amex gift card, then give them a gift card to wherever they are registered. There will be things the won't get from their registry.
2016-04-01 06:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use American Express-they do not work everywhere. Use a Visa or Mastercard, they are accepted everywhere. Money order is a bad idea too.
2007-04-09 15:33:11 · answer #3 · answered by Terrence J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
American Express charges 3.95 to activate the gift card
http://www10.americanexpress.com/sif/cda/page/0,1641,22146,00.asp
2007-04-09 15:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by queenb84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love gift cards. AMEX you can use anywhere, I think it's great.
2007-04-09 17:09:49 · answer #5 · answered by Esther 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, at least, it would come down to how much would each one cost?
2007-04-09 15:35:30 · answer #6 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋