When choosing a gift for your family and friends have a look at gift credit cards. There is a great choice of prepaid cards from various credit card issuers. You can choose your own individual design, also find a greeting card and a packaging, and a gift will be delivered to the stated address. You can easily find electronic gift cards online. It is really convenient and doesn't take much time. Try to keep to your budget. It's so much fun to get gifts and even more to make them!

The Starbucks coffee shop represents its prepaid gift card. Customers may choose one of the classic designs or create their own. You have a choice of several original themes. The peculiarity of this card is the information about your favorite drink on a card. You have an opportunity to apply for a credit card on a company's site.

Starbucks Company has over 6500 retail outlets, around 3800 of them are situated in USA. Starbucks has trade missions all over the world and plans to expand its business by 2500 coffee shops next year.

In February 2003 Starbucks together with the Bank One created a Starbucks Card Duetto Visa Card. Making a first purchase with a Starbucks card, you get $25 on your account. Starbucks Card Duetto credit card can also be used for purchases in any other merchants.

Internet also offers a variety of e-gift credit cards. Discover Financial Services Company announced of an issue of a new card - Discover eGift Card. It is a virtual gift card that you may order online. Write the name of a recipient on it and send it by email. You can shop online or by phone with this card. eGift Card costs $3.95. The cardholder can start using this card right after he/she receives it. The credit line can be not less than $20 and not more than $500.

The advantages of this card include:

1. This card is safe for online shopping

2. It is quick and convenient for a sender and a recipient of a card

3. The card is valid during 24 months

4. The recipient may easily check out his/her balance on a site of Discover

5. The recipient gets cash back bonus for applying for an eGift Card

The disadvantages are:

• Territorial limitedness of the card usage (eGift Cards can be sent to citizens of all states except for Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rod Island, Vermont, Tennessee and D.C.). eGift Cards also cannot be sent outside the US by email.
• There is no opportunity to put a card in your wallet and go shopping with it.

That means, the mechanism of determination of territorial belonging of recipient is not really clear, which causes doubts in its usability. If recipient doesn't activate a card within 30 days, the bank sends the money back on the name of a recipient.

Prepaid gift card is a wonderful idea for any holiday. Apply for best credit gift card and enjoy the happy smiles of your family and friends.