# Digital Gift Cards for Walk-in Shops | NextUp Walk-in Source: https://nextupwalkin.com/features/gift-cards > Issue prepaid gift cards from the dashboard and redeem them at checkout with partial use, a full history and gift card reports for your accountant. On Pro. Pro # Gift cards, from the dashboard to the till Issue prepaid gift cards in seconds. Staff look up the code at checkout and the balance comes off the bill, with every redemption kept on the card. [Start your free trial](https://nextupwalkin.com/signup) [How it works](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/gift-cards#how) - Issue in seconds - Partial use - History on every card - Refunds go back on the card - In your accounting reports ## Issue a card in a few clicks Set a balance, add who it is for if you like, and you get a code. Use your own code if you prefer. - **Balance and recipient.**The recipient name and a note are for your records. - **Automatic or custom code.**Generated for you, or typed in. - **Optional expiry.**None by default; set one if your local laws require it. - **Pass the code on yourself.**Gift cards are never texted. $25 $100 $50 Sold right from your dashboardRedeemed at checkout in secondsNo third-party gift-card serviceStaff look it up by code at checkout Example card in a sample brand. ## Redeemed at checkout, never overspent On the bill, choose Gift card, look up the code, and use as much as the customer wants. Pay the rest any other way. - **Partial use.**The remaining balance stays on the card. - **From the Staff Screen too.**Gift card on a customer’s row does the same for that visit’s bill. - **Split bills.**A gift card can pay for one person’s items when a group splits the bill. - **No double spend.**Two people using one card at once cannot overspend it. - **Refunds go back.**Take it off a bill, or refund a paid bill, and the money returns to the card. **CheckoutSkin fade**With Marcus$35.00 **Gift card GC-7K2Q**Balance $50.00 · using $35.00−$35.00 **Paid in full**$15.00 left on the card Example: a bill paid with a gift card. ## Every dollar accounted for You were paid when you sold the card, so using it is kept apart from card payments. Your accountant sees what was issued, what was redeemed and what is still owed. - **A gift card report.**Issued, redeemed and still owed, on the Accounting page, by PDF, Excel or CSV. - **A history on every card.**Each redemption is listed on the card. - **No NextUp Walk-in fee on redemptions.**Our card fee is never taken when a gift card pays. - **On the receipt.**The gift card line shows on the bill’s receipt, beside tax and tip. **Accounting · Gift cards** Issued**$1,250** Redeemed**$840** Still owed**$410GC-7K2Q · Dana R.**$35.00 redeemed · $15.00 left **GC-M4TX · For Chris**Issued $75.00 · not used yet **Download all**PDF, Excel or CSV Close-out counts a bill paid fully by gift card as “another way”. Example: the gift card report on the Accounting page. ## How it works - 1 ### Create Gift Cards, then Create gift card. Set the balance. - 2 ### Share the code Pass it on in person or your own message. - 3 ### Redeem Choose Gift card on the bill and look up the code. - 4 ### Reconcile See issued, redeemed and still owed on the Accounting page. ## Who it’s for - ### Salon Sell a gift card at the front desk or from the dashboard, and take it as payment at checkout. - ### Barbershop A gift card for a friend’s next cut, issued in seconds and spent at checkout. - ### Tattoo studio A prepaid card for a client’s next session, redeemed against the bill. ## The small things - ### Find a lost code Search by recipient name or part of the code. - ### Deactivate anytime Turn a card off if it goes astray. - ### Move it to store credit An owner or manager can turn a card’s balance, all or part, into store credit. - ### A full audit trail Gift card records are kept in the audit trail for seven years. ## Questions Do gift cards expire? Not by default. You can set an expiry date on a card if your local laws require one. Can a card pay part of a bill? Yes. The balance left stays on the card. Can a gift card and a card payment pay the same bill? Yes. Use as much of the gift card as the customer wants, then take the rest in cash, on their phone, on a card reader or another way. Where is gift card money in my reports? You were paid when you sold the card, so using it is not counted as a card payment. The Accounting page shows gift cards issued, redeemed and still owed, and close-out counts a bill paid fully by gift card as another way. Is it on every plan? Gift cards are part of Pro and Restaurant, and the free trial includes them. Balances already sold can always be redeemed. ## Goes well with - [LoyaltyA branded digital punch card.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/loyalty) - [Checkout and card paymentsWhere gift cards are redeemed.](https://nextupwalkin.com/product/payments) - [Store creditA prepaid balance on the client record.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/store-credit) - [Accounting reportsGift cards issued, redeemed and still owed.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/accounting-reports) ## Turn gifts into new regulars Start the free trial and issue your first gift card in a minute. [Start your free trial](https://nextupwalkin.com/signup) [See every feature](https://nextupwalkin.com/features)