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Gorf
Joined: 25 Jun 2011
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 Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:47 pm Post subject: Parents sent me a $100 Chase gift card - how do I use this?? |
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My kind-hearted parents must have forgotten than they don't use dollars over here for transactions, and sent me a 100 dollar gift card for Christmas. I'm not really sure on how I'm supposed to make this thing turn into won. Anyone know anything about this?
My only ideas are trying to buy things from websites that ship to America (but I can't think of anywhere I would use it), or using it on base somewhere, but I don't have any military friends, nor do I want to make the trip to go out there and look around, but possibly not find anything I want. I'd prefer just to find a way to get the full balance in SK won put into my Kookmin bank account.
Has anyone ever dealt with this before? |
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r122925
Joined: 02 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm assuming this is the "Chase Visa Gift Card"? With the Visa logo in the lower right corner? If so, it does work in Korea anywhere that Visa debit cards are accepted (almost everywhere). What is a little bit more tricky is keeping track of the daily exchange rate, exchange fees, etc and knowing exactly how much that $100 is worth in Korean won. |
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Gorf
Joined: 25 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep, that's the one. So it'll work anywhere and automatically convert to KRW? That's nice, but I feel like I'm only going to be able to spend $95 or so of it due to being worried about the fluctuations of the won. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Gorf wrote: |
| Yep, that's the one. So it'll work anywhere and automatically convert to KRW? That's nice, but I feel like I'm only going to be able to spend $95 or so of it due to being worried about the fluctuations of the won. |
You got $100 for free and you are worried about $5?
Think about it this way, if you pulled $100 from your US checking account at a Korean ATM, you would get hit with $5 in fees anyways. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| If I were you, buy stuff that can be shipped to Korea from the U.S. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Yaya wrote: |
| If I were you, buy stuff that can be shipped to Korea from the U.S. |
And spend 1/3 of the gift on shipping? |
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Shauneyz
Joined: 26 May 2008
Location: The land of Nod
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Check the website on the back of the card...you should be able to register it which means that you can check the remaining balance on it as well as being able to use it online. |
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Gorf
Joined: 25 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| Tried it at the Family Mart today, and it worked. I just need to now convert 23,500 won into dollars and figure out how much came off the card. |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:41 am Post subject: |
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| Think 1200 won per dollar . Then, when you think it's empty, use it the next time you need a quart of milk. Keep doing that every time you need milk until it doesn't work anymore. That's what I do when I get Korean gift cards and I can't be bothered with checking online for the balance. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| If I were you, buy stuff that can be shipped to Korea from the U.S. |
And spend 1/3 of the gift on shipping? |
I order stuff from abroad that is unavailable in Korea. I meant that, dude. |
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darkjedidave
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Location: Shanghai/Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:34 am Post subject: |
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| Check eBay. You'd be surprised how much stuff offers free international shipping. |
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