Have a Visa gift card that you keep forgetting to use? The October Prime Day shopping event is the perfect rainy day to break that bad boy out — you'll be able to squeeze way more out of those free funds when just about everything is discounted . It's a perfect time to get started on your holiday shopping for less. And BTW, the now-annual shopping holiday officially kicks off on Oct. 7 and runs through Oct. 8.

Adding a Visa gift card on Amazon isn't the process that you'd expect. While it is technically a gift card, it can't be registered as a gift card like an official Amazon gift card would. Instead, you'll have to register the gift card like you would register a legit Visa debit or credit card to start using it as a payment method.

How to add a Visa gift card to make purchases

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