If using your personal debit card for online shopping makes you nervous, then a Vanilla Gift Card is a safe alternative. Here's how to use it on Amazon.

To use a Visa gift card on Amazon, you essentially have to trick the site into thinking you're simply adding another credit or debit card onto your account, and not using as gift card at all.

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