Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/rewards-loyalty/gift-card-granny-adds-cash-back-rewards-with-a-5-redemption-threshol-14fcd09653bd/ --- description: The April 2019 launch rewarded selected purchases and account activities, with earnings redeemable as cash or gift cards. title: Gift Card Granny adds cash-back rewards with a $5 redemption threshold image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/gift-card-granny-adds-cash-back-rewards-5-redemption-threshold-b5f678a57ae857c654510258a54dd2d5.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Rewards & Loyalty](https://giftcard.news/rewards-loyalty/) # Gift Card Granny adds cash-back rewards with a $5 redemption threshold The April 2019 launch rewarded selected purchases and account activities, with earnings redeemable as cash or gift cards. By [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) April 24, 2019 2 min read Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fgift-card-granny-adds-cash-back-rewards-with-a-5-redemption-threshol-14fcd09653bd%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Gift%20Card%20Granny%20adds%20cash-back%20rewards%20with%20a%20%245%20redemption%20threshold "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fgift-card-granny-adds-cash-back-rewards-with-a-5-redemption-threshol-14fcd09653bd%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Gift%20Card%20Granny%20adds%20cash-back%20rewards%20with%20a%20%245%20redemption%20threshold%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fgift-card-granny-adds-cash-back-rewards-with-a-5-redemption-threshol-14fcd09653bd%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Gift Card Granny logo on a white background](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/gift-card-granny-adds-cash-back-rewards-5-redemption-threshold-logo-white-w1200.webp) Official GiftCardGranny brand artwork, used illustratively for this historical announcement. Photo: GiftCardGranny [GiftCardGranny](https://giftcard.news/company/giftcardgranny/) introduced a cash-back rewards programme on April 24, 2019, allowing users to accumulate rewards from selected gift-card purchases and other eligible activities. The company set a $5 redemption threshold and said earnings could be taken as cash or gift cards. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) ## A second reward around the gift-card purchase The launch included earning opportunities tied to creating an account, subscribing to the newsletter and making qualifying purchases. GiftCardGranny described the amount users could earn as unlimited. That statement concerned the total accumulation of rewards, rather than a promise that every card or activity qualified. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) [Eric Turcovski](https://giftcard.news/person/eric-turcovski/), identified as product manager in the release, presented the programme as an additional savings mechanism alongside the marketplace’s gift-card offering. The announcement did not provide a universal earning rate or establish that every offer would remain available indefinitely. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) ## Separate the card balance from the reward balance The business model creates two different balances in the customer journey. A purchased gift card carries spending value at its eligible merchant. A cash-back account records a separate benefit that may need to reach a threshold before it can be withdrawn. For users and operators, clarity at that boundary is important. The amount paid for a gift card, its face value and a later promotional reward should not be presented as the same thing. Each has its own eligibility and fulfilment conditions. This account records the terms announced in April 2019\. It does not represent a current offer or a confirmation that the original earning opportunities remain unchanged. ## Sources and documents ExpandCollapse * [\[S01\] Original source](https://www.giftcardgranny.com/press/releases/cash-back-rewards-offered-through-gift-card-granny/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news) — www.giftcardgranny.com ## In this article ### Companies * [GiftCardGranny](https://giftcard.news/company/giftcardgranny/) ### People * [Eric Turcovski](https://giftcard.news/person/eric-turcovski/) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fgift-card-granny-adds-cash-back-rewards-with-a-5-redemption-threshol-14fcd09653bd%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Gift%20Card%20Granny%20adds%20cash-back%20rewards%20with%20a%20%245%20redemption%20threshold "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fgift-card-granny-adds-cash-back-rewards-with-a-5-redemption-threshol-14fcd09653bd%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Gift%20Card%20Granny%20adds%20cash-back%20rewards%20with%20a%20%245%20redemption%20threshold%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fgift-card-granny-adds-cash-back-rewards-with-a-5-redemption-threshol-14fcd09653bd%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) Journalist — Gift Cards & Digital Gifting Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News. 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