Where to Buy an Apple Gift Card (+ Where You Can’t)

If you’re wondering, “Where can I buy an Apple gift card?” you’ve come to the right spot.

iTunes and App Store gift cards are available for sale in stores from Best Buy to Walmart — but where can you buy Apple Store gift cards? They’re out there, but unlike iTunes and App Store gift cards, Apple Store gift cards are only available for purchase online or in brick-and-mortar Apple retail stores. You can’t buy Apple Store gift cards at Best Buy, Walmart, Target, or other retail stores. Keep reading — we’ve covered everything to know about buying and using Apple Store gift cards. Here’s where to buy Apple Gift cards and more…

What to Know About Apple Store Gift Cards

How to Purchase and Use a Gift Card

The easiest way to buy an Apple Store gift card is online, on the Apple Store gift cards webpage. There, you can choose to mail the recipient a physical gift card or to send the recipient an e-gift card via email. Or, you can head to your local Apple retail store and purchase a physical gift card there.

Apple Store gift cards are available for values between $25 and $2,000, and they aren’t reloadable or valid for purchase at the iTunes Store, App store, or any Apple resellers. You also can’t resell them, use them to purchase other Apple gift cards, or get cash back from them.

You can use Apple Store gift cards at Apple retail stores, the Apple Online Store, and for Apple purchases over the phone at (800) MY-APPLE, according to the Apple Store gift card terms and conditions. If you find yourself on the receiving end of an Apple Store e-gift card, you can redeem it by simply clicking “Redeem Now” in the email, according to Apple Support. You’ll then be able to apply the gift card amount to your Apple ID and use it as credit toward future purchases.

Gift Card Age Limits

To access all the features in an Apple product, like a new MacBook or iPhone, the user will have to create an Apple ID. You must be at least 13 years old to create your own Apple ID — otherwise, your parent or legal guardian has to do it for you. So, if you’re thinking of purchasing an Apple Store gift card for a kid under age 13, double check with their parent or guardian first to make sure they’re willing to help their child create an Apple ID.

Stores That Sell Apple Gift Cards

Because you must buy Apple Store gift cards directly from Apple, the Apple retail store is the only brick-and-mortar store that sells them. These stores are located all over the world.

• Find an Apple retail store near you using the Apple retail store locator. There are currently Apple stores in 45 states.
• Most Apple stores are open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., but hours can vary based on location.

Stores That Don’t Sell Apple Gift Cards

In case you’re still thinking, “But I swear I saw an Apple Store gift card for sale in this one store,” this list is for you. The following retailers sell all kinds of gift cards in their stores (often including cards for iTunes and the App Store), but they don’t sell Apple Store gift cards:

• 7-Eleven
• Acme Markets
• Albertsons
• ALDI
• Best Buy
• BJ’s Wholesale Club
• Copps
• Costco
• Country Fair
• Country Mart
• CVS Pharmacy (Here’s our article that lists the gift cards sold at CVS and how to get them at a discount)
• DW Fresh Market
• Dillons
• Discount Drug Mart
• Dollar General
• Food 4 Less
• Food Lion
• Fred Meyer
• Fry’s Foods
• Gelson’s Markets
• Giant Eagle
• Hannaford
• Harris Teeter
• H-E-B
• Heinen’s
• Hy-Vee
• JayC Foods
• King Soopers
• Kroger (Here’s our article that lists the gift cards sold at Kroger)
• Lowe’s
• Market Basket
• Meijer
• Office Depot/OfficeMax
• Payless Foods
• Publix
• QuikTrip
• Raley’s
• Ralphs
• Rite Aid (Here’s our article that lists the gift cards sold at Rite Aid)
• Roundy’s
• Safeway
• Sam’s Club
• Save Mart
• Shaw’s
• Speedway
• Staples
• Super Value
• Sweetbay
• Target
• The Home Depot
• Walgreens (Here’s our article that lists the gift cards sold at Walgreens)
• Walmart
• Whole Foods Market
• Wegmans (See our list of gift cards available at Wegmans)
• WinCo
• Winn-Dixie
• Vons (See our list of available gift cards at Vons)

In Summary

We wish we could have given you a list of where to buy Apple Store gift cards and have it be an easy as “Walmart, Target, etc…” But Apple is Apple. Apple Store gift cards are good for purchases at the Apple Store, both online and in-store. However, they can’t be used for iTunes or App Store purchases. Though iTunes and App Store gift cards are commonly found at a host of retail chains, you can only buy Apple Store gift cards from an Apple store or on Apple’s website. Don’t spend time looking for Apple Store gift cards at Best Buy, Target, Walmart, or similar stores — those can only sell iTunes or App Store gift cards.