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title: Paying with a Gift Card
description: "This guide shows a quick, step-by-step way to complete a sale using a gift card 1. Select all the products you want to add. ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-04-10/f17e0c8d-76fa-425b-bcab-d127dc79927c/File_467379f016d3425b94a29ceb9deb98a9_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 2. Click \"Pay\" when finished ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-04-10/86b87e35-5273-4055-89ae-9e69795e2d3f/File_3bbd9cb11a5d4953badf30b49e132a02_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 3. Go down to your \"Gift Cards\" payment method…"
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updated: "2026-07-07"
category: Gift Cards
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# Paying with a Gift Card

This guide shows a quick, step-by-step way to complete a sale using a gift card

1. Select all the products you want to add.

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-04-10/f17e0c8d-76fa-425b-bcab-d127dc79927c/File_467379f016d3425b94a29ceb9deb98a9_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1)

2. Click "Pay" when finished

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-04-10/86b87e35-5273-4055-89ae-9e69795e2d3f/File_3bbd9cb11a5d4953badf30b49e132a02_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1)

3. Go down to your "Gift Cards" payment method

Either type in the gift card number manually, or you can swipe it or scan it

Click "Check Balance" to check the customers balance

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4. To collect the amount due for the payment,

Click "Collect" and the gift card balance will cover the purchase if the balance is sufficient, if balance is insufficient, finish off the payment with Cash, Credit, Debit ETC.

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-04-10/b31c0a0e-8d56-4095-9799-2ab3a331aba6/File_f794c5b90641462c978d29ffa2284dbd_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1)

5. **You are now all finished paying for products with a gift card**