Turning a Perx reward card into cash?

I tried to buy a Stream game with one and it didn't work. Sometimes they don't work, depending on the site.

I also tried to buy something on JD Sports, but the site was looking for an authenticator and these 'cards' don't have that feature.

I had already used the card on other sites with no problem (well, except for JD Sports, that was looking for 3rd party authentication which these cards don't have)

Yeah it would be much better if these cards just had a barcode or QR code that could be scanned, and then they could be used in store as well.

I just bought a Supervalu voucher with mine, can use it in store now.

Wouldn’t reccomend perx at all way too difficult to use let alone cash in. Lost a 100 euro voucher as no shop would take it and when I went to check the balance etc a few months later there was some error with it. Tried to contact them- waste of time.

After inputting the One-Time PIN code by text, it returned there was a problem with the transaction and that I should contact the card issuer.

Thanks for the electric Ireland tip.

Just did that now no issues.

I'll probably do the same next year too

Any new ways to cash these out? Does Paypal not work anymore?

I used one on Amazon.co.uk last week without issue.

Make sure whatever you're ordering doesn't have a subscription attached - that can cause it to be declined. I bought a Fitbit (from Fitbit) last year, and the order kept getting declined until I removed the 6 free months of Fitbit Premium from the order.

I'm having EXACT same issues, many places declining, amazon,PayPal and today tried Uber eats, declined.. shocking. Happy to hear it works with insurance, I will try insurance in a few months.

Also I have a physical card, which is meant to be easier than the virtual but I struggle to use it anywhere only place it worked so far is lidl

Then less issues than with the virtual cards.

Had that issue before Christmas and I had to add the card to my Perx account and then enable 3D security and everything worked then. I had tried it many times on multiple sites before I added the card to my account and it failed but once I added it to my account, enable 3D security, everywhere accepted it.

Hmm, well that's good to hear. I did swipe it last time and she just said it didn't work. Maybe it was a one off thing and would have worked if I'd tried it a second time. Thanks anyway for the info.

Tried to use it in an post, they only take contactless tap, or chip and pin, no swipe and of course the perx card I have is the swipe one not chip and pin. Was thinking to exchange money or something at the post office but nope, they don't take swipe cards. Yet another place if doesn't work!

I use a virtual Perx card to top up my Amazon account a couple of times a year. It's never failed yet. I add the card, make it the default payment method, then top up my gift card balance.

Got a Perx card today and will probably do this. Do you know if an exchange fee is charged? So if I top up 200 euro to £175~ as an example, will it actually cost me more than €200?