Selling and recharging gift cards

⚠️ Original - These instructions only apply to the original Lightspeed gift card version.

You can sell and recharge gift cards when making a sale.

Prerequisites

• When using the original gift card version, the recharge amount is added to the card’s existing value, even when the value is greater than zero.
• When using the new gift card version, the original balance must be zero in order to recharge the gift card. 

Instructions

1. From the main menu, click Sales > New Sale.
2. At the top of the screen click Gift Card.
3. Scan the gift card barcode or enter the barcode number. You can either scan a new gift card to sell, or a previously sold gift card to recharge.
4. Enter the value in the Amount field then click Create Gift Card. If you're recharging a gift card, the amount is added to the card’s existing value.
5. If required, add other items to the sale.
6. Take payment for the sale.