QUICK ANSWER. To use a Visa gift card on Amazon, you first need to activate it. You can usually do this online or by calling the provider. Instructions will be included in the packaging.

With Amex, you will have to wait for the gift card to activate (the Amex site notified me that it would take 45 minutes when I registered my card). 2. Add your gift card as a payment method on Amazon ...

On the Office of the Public Advocate's website, it previously said that customers had 180 days to activate their card. ...