{"id":58596,"date":"2020-08-02T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2685083"},"modified":"2020-08-02T14:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T14:40:00","slug":"apples-new-universal-gift-card-can-be-used-to-purchase-everything-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/08\/02\/apples-new-universal-gift-card-can-be-used-to-purchase-everything-apple\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s new universal gift card can be used to purchase \u2018Everything Apple\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/4001-logo.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\">Apple previously sold two separate gift cards<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/0PzyLbOh7v_OStc5IIDSl08RzBE=\/0x0:2086x1392\/1200x800\/filters:focal(877x530:1209x862)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/67138387\/Screen_Shot_2020_07_31_at_9.57.29_AM.0.png\" width=\"656\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"svSSLA\">If you wanted to buy yourself or someone you love an Apple gift card, it used to be a bit complicated. Apple offered two separate gift cards: an iTunes card, which you could use for purchases on the App Store, iTunes Store, and \/ or to increase your iCloud storage, and an Apple Store card, which was used on purchases made at the company&rsquo;s retail or online stores. But now, Apple has merged the two gift cards into a single card simply called&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=66960X1514734&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fgift-cards&amp;referrer=theverge.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2020%2F7%2F31%2F21349447%2Fapple-universal-gift-card-everything-app-store-itunes-icloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Apple Gift Card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ZMaMm5\">Spotted by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/07\/31\/apple-launches-new-gift-card-for-everything-apple\/\"><em>MacRumors<\/em><\/a>, the new Apple Gift Card can be used to buy any of its products &mdash; from games on Apple Arcade to purchases at its retail store.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"NXFnMv\"><q>THE APPLE GIFT CARD IS EXCLUSIVE TO THE US<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"lEc22G\">The Apple Gift Card also has a new look: it&rsquo;s a white card with a colored Apple logo in the center. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=66960X1514734&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fbuy-giftcard%2Fgiftcard&amp;referrer=theverge.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2020%2F7%2F31%2F21349447%2Fapple-universal-gift-card-everything-app-store-itunes-icloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener noreferrer\">design of the logo can change<\/a>; in total, there are eight designs for the digital card and five for the physical version. As with its previous cards, Apple allows you to choose the amount you want to add to the card.<\/p>\n<p id=\"OJuHcY\">The Apple Store card and the App Store and iTunes card will continue to be valid as forms of payment, but the latter can now be used to purchase items from the Apple Store in addition to its previous functions, according to the gift card&rsquo;s webpage. However, Apple appears to have removed the option to buy the older cards from its website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-ad m-ad__dynamic_ad_unit mb-3 m-ad__desktop_article_body_failsafe dfp_ad-wrapper--is-filled\" data-concert-ads-name=\"desktop_article_body_failsafe\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-desktop_article_body_failsafe\" class=\"dynamic-js-slot dfp_ad--rendered dfp_ad--is-filled\" data-google-query-id=\"CL7c2rK4_OoCFeI10wodvLwB9g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/172968584\/verge_13__container__\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"MjwrRJ\">Currently, the Apple Gift Card is exclusive to the US. Apple tells&nbsp;<em>The Verge<\/em>&nbsp;that the gift card will be available through Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart. Apple has not said if or when it will offer the card in other countries.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ohzG1d\"><em><strong>Update July 31st, 11:58AM ET:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><em>Added additional information from Apple about the new gift card.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n<div><strong>See Campaign: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=66960X1514734&#038;xs=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fgift-cards&#038;referrer=theverge.com&#038;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2020%2F7%2F31%2F21349447%2Fapple-universal-gift-card-everything-app-store-itunes-icloud\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=66960X1514734&#038;xs=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fgift-cards&#038;referrer=theverge.com&#038;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2020%2F7%2F31%2F21349447%2Fapple-universal-gift-card-everything-app-store-itunes-icloud<\/a><br \/><b>Contact Information:<\/b><br \/> Taylor Lyles<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"\"><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/wire\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Wire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/global-regions\/united-states\/\" rel=\"category tag\">United States<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/language\/english\/\" rel=\"category tag\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"cwdfimg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Contact Information:<\/h3>\n<p> Taylor Lyles<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/4001-logo.png\" alt=\"\">Apple previously sold two separate gift cards If you wanted to buy yourself or someone you love an Apple gift card, it used to be a bit complicated. Apple offered two separate gift cards: an iTunes card, which you could use for purchases on the App Store, iTunes Store, and \/ or to increase your &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/2020\/08\/02\/apples-new-universal-gift-card-can-be-used-to-purchase-everything-apple\/\">Continue reading <span>Apple&rsquo;s new universal gift card can be used to purchase &lsquo;Everything Apple&rsquo;<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/08\/02\/apples-new-universal-gift-card-can-be-used-to-purchase-everything-apple\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,22,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-united-states","category-wire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Apple\u2019s new universal gift card can be used to purchase \u2018Everything Apple\u2019 - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/08\/02\/apples-new-universal-gift-card-can-be-used-to-purchase-everything-apple\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Apple\u2019s new universal gift card can be used to purchase \u2018Everything Apple\u2019 - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Apple previously sold two separate gift cards If you wanted to buy yourself or someone you love an Apple gift card, it used to be a bit complicated. 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