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Prepaid Mastercard No Loading or Purchase Charges (Works with Ryanair)

ddub

Just a little heads up that the Dublin City Gift Card which can be purchased from Ticketron in Stephens Green and Jervis Centres has no purchase or loading charges. They give the impression that it's only for use in Dublin city centre shops but it is a prepaid mastercard and have successfully used it on play.com, Ryanair and in a shop.

Presumably Dublin City are subsidising the fees to generate business for their members but it's a handy alternative to payzone fees and a great option for ryanair.

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Athlone_Bhoy

Just got the entropay card myself.

Anyone know how much is costs to use/transfer money to?

patsybear

nephster wrote: »

Just booked a flight with the Dublin card and had no issues whatsoever...

Thanks for that i'll give it another try:), Was the flight you booked on the €3 sale section though? One other question is it the 16 digit number you use or the account number at the back??

nephster

One *was* a €3 flight. You use the 5338... number on the front, choose Mastercard prepaid, enter the expiry on the front and the 3 digit CVS on the back, give your own name and address, etc etc.

patsybear

thanks for the info nephster;):)

christo82

nephster wrote: »

One *was* a €3 flight. You use the 5338... number on the front, choose Mastercard prepaid, enter the expiry on the front and the 3 digit CVS on the back, give your own name and address, etc etc.

Oh that's where I was going wrong- the expiry date! On the card and receipt when I bought it, it said valid for 12 months after purchase. So I was just adding a year onto the purchase date, but it actually should be 10/12(or whatever is written on the front of the card).

Just bought €3 flights to London. Thankfully Ryanair extended their sale or I would have missed out.

Thanks for the help

Bebop

I was given a Dublin City Centre card as a Christmas gift but so far I have been unable to spend any of the €50 credit, I tried it at Marks & Spencer on Saturday but they do not accept them, this is a far cry from their claim that any retailer displaying the mastercard sign will take it, who do I complain to?

christo82

Bebop wrote: »

I was given a Dublin City Centre card as a Christmas gift but so far I have been unable to spend any of the €50 credit, I tried it at Marks & Spencer on Saturday but they do not accept them, this is a far cry from their claim that any retailer displaying the mastercard sign will take it, who do I complain to?

Well, the card was launched in association with thisismydublin.com, but I don't see anything about the card on that site now. You could try Zapacard who administer the card and where you can check the balance.

fifib

so any prepaid mastercards available/work in galway?
looking to book some flights today

HappyHarry

sitstill wrote: »

Used a Dundrum giftcard today to book Ryanair flights - worked a charm. You have to pay E2 service charge for the card but I'd still rather this to giving Ryanair E10 for nothing!!

Just a note to confirm that there is no activation charge for the Dundrum gift card. I bought and used one for Ryanair today.

At the stand in Dundrum they are now also offering a Perfectcard that is not the Dundrum gift card. This is advertised as working in shops and online and has the €2 activation charge. I don't know if there are any advantages or if you can top this one up. Might be worth getting if you can top it up.

nxbyveromdwjpg

Can you get money back out of these? Like if i load 150 on, and book a flight for 130, can i get my 20 back in cash?

nephster

Nope. Think of it as buying a voucher. You generally can't get your change back as cash, just as more vouchers.

Can you really not find something to spend 20 quid on by credit card? Will work online anywhere that takes MasterCard...

Bob Z

can you only buy these in Dublin?

muppetkiller

fifib wrote: »

so any prepaid mastercards available/work in galway?
looking to book some flights today

This I saw them on the counter in the shop downstairs in the Eyre Square centre.

JP Liz V1

Its a 3V card so without charges

Kotek Besar

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Its a 3V card so without charges

3V is Visa, not prepaid MasterCard. Normal charges apply.

Use Neteller. 1.75% load charge, that's it. Best.

el diablo

Bob Z wrote: »

can you only buy these in Dublin?

Read the thread.

Kotek Besar

el diablo wrote: »

Read the thread.

Helpful.

muckety

Just trying to work out which pre-paid mastercard is best for me. I will probably make 1 transaction on ryanair this year, for 5 or 6 people so looking to save 60 euro on ryanair card fees. I don't live in Dublin so its not that easy for me to get a Blanchardstown or Liffey valley card (if I've read the past 18 pages correctly, they both work on ryanair and are completely free -right?

If I apply for moneybookers.com pre-paid mastercard, am I right in saying I pay 10 euro for card and nothing after that, and can pre-load the exact amount from my laser directly before booking the ryanair flights so no waste by loading too much on the card?

If so then this is the one for me. If not, then I travel to Dublin for a Liffey Valley or Blanch card. Thanks for advice and expertise!

el diablo

Try this one: http://www.payzonemoney.ie/

It can be bought online (€6) and delivered with a couple of days. Also, it can be loaded in hundreds of shops around the country. It worked fine for me when I tried it a few weeks ago..

LavaLamp

el diablo wrote: »

Try this one: http://www.payzonemoney.ie/

It can be bought online (€6) and delivered with a couple of days. Also, it can be loaded in hundreds of shops around the country. It worked fine for me when I tried it a few weeks ago..

I use one of these all the time with Ryanair, the top up charge is a bit of a sting at €3.50, but it still beats paying €10 return for basically nothing

el diablo

LavaLamp wrote: »

I use one of these all the time with Ryanair, the top up charge is a bit of a sting at €3.50, but it still beats paying €10 return for basically nothing

Last time I used it my flights cost €33 but I topped it up for €150. I'll be booking more Ryanair flights in the near future so no need for me to pay the €3.50 top up charge each time. :cool:

BaconZombie

Is there any way of get and card and loading it up using cash and no ID?

el diablo wrote: »

Try this one: http://www.payzonemoney.ie/

It can be bought online (€6) and delivered with a couple of days. Also, it can be loaded in hundreds of shops around the country. It worked fine for me when I tried it a few weeks ago..

Our man in Havana

Yes. Just buy the card in a shop.

Bob Z

el diablo wrote: »

Read the thread.

it's too long

wil

LavaLamp wrote: »

I use one of these all the time with Ryanair, the top up charge is a bit of a sting at €3.50, but it still beats paying €10 return for basically nothing

In the charges they show a fee of "2.95% of purchase value" for shopping with this card.

Does this actually mean you pay an extra 2.95% on top of the the ticket price.
Stupid question but helps to clarify it with a sledgehammer

Our man in Havana

That is correct.

Kotek Besar

Just use Neteller. 1.75% loading charge. Need to wait for a plastic card through the post.

Kendr

I use Neteller - there's no 1.75% charge?

Using bank transfer there's no charge at all. Unless that changed in last 24 hours?

Load up from laser/debit or Visa and there's a charge though.

I find it great. No charges at all when you use it correctly.

Only

Are there any of these 'free' cards that can be bought online and used straight away? Need to book Ryanair flights but prices are already going up and don't want to risk waiting ... would prefer not paying the €30 booking fee either tho:rolleyes:

Our man in Havana

Wirecard is you best best for instant use.