The thing about 'gift cards' is that people think they are money. They are not, they hold no actual monetary value, which is why you can't request the issuing c

The thing about 'gift cards' is that people think they are money. They are not, they hold no actual monetary value, which is why you can't request the issuing company to convert them back to cash. Also MANY gift cards have expiry dates on them. It doesn't matter if the gift card is 'worth' £3,000, if it's past its expiry date, that £3,000 is effectively gone.