How does everyone store all their Disney gift cards while waiting for their trip? Do you keep them all, combine them into 1 large GC, use a vacation account and get it back before you go? Maybe some other idea? Just trying to figure out the safest method.
Ditto to this!I put them all on Disney gift card.com. I put the max balance on each card.
If I lose one, I keep a spare gift card with no balance so I can transfer it all to that empty card.
Luckily I haven't lost one yet, knock on wood.
I'm in Canada and have been saving gift cards for about 3 years. When people I know are crossing the border I bug them to bring me back a gift card. I'm on one survey site that actually offers US Disney gift cards so I order them when I hit $100. So my gift cards were all $25, $50, and $100 ones. Oh, and a couple of $10 for some reason.
It was only last week I heard about Disneygiftcard.com. Until then I stored them in a separate wallet I kept hidden in the house, but always had the numbers & security code saved on an Excel spreadsheet with their balances. I'm so glad I found the thread about combining cards! I was worried about paying for the WOC dessert party, meals and especially my park tickets on multiple gift cards!!
So now I have them combined into 5 gift cards. I could have put more $ on and ended up with less cards, but my husband suggested spreading them out more just in case I lose a card while in California. I'll still take photos of the card numbers as I understand Disney will cancel a lost/stolen card and give me a new one, but this feels safer to me.
I guess I'm in the minority...I combine them on my disney vacation account, mark them with a sharpie, and keep them in a desk drawer until the trip is completed. I didn't realize how much I had used my DVA until I got an email with my most recent gift card allowance arriving next week---I've maxed it out after the most recent utilization! I've never had any technical issues with it (knock on wood), just occasionally have had to speak to multiple reps until I got one on the phone who was familiar with the program. The maximum amount per household is $500 so for merely imputing and calling I've received $500 over the past 4 years for trips. Not going to sneeze at that
I would consider combining them now, JUST IN CASE.. if you happen to loose them all you can then transfer all your money to a new card.I just started buying gift cards a few months ago for my trip in 2018. I don't plan on combining them until right before we leave. I'm not using them to pay off my trip or anything like that just for suvinors. I don't buy them in high dollar amounts either. They are stored in a safe place only I know about.