I could not find an answer to this in existing threads... My question is, can I use a Prepaid gift card to back up the PayPal DEBIT CARD with insufficient funds ? Not back up online purchases with PayPal, But Rather, the PayPal Debit MasterCard! Threads only have an answer to the former, not the latter. This seems like a strange question; because one would just ask: Why wouldn't I swipe the gift card in a store and want to use my PayPal Debit MasterCard instead?? The answer is this; Sly people who give you gift cards, but copy down the info so they can log in and see what you used the giftcards for, LOL, PayPal debit would be a workaround so they can only see "PayPal" whereas if you used your gift card, they could see the transaction info. Additional Comment not part of question: I know you cannot use a GiftCard to add funds to PayPal, Frustrating, When I get to the add funds section it has only my bank as an option, and a strange false drop down bar that only has the bank, and nothing else I added. I apologize if you are offended by the use of the word false for lack of a better word, its just that a drop down bar is for selecting from 2 or more things not one item. Hope this comment is refreshing for people searching and finding people ask about *adding funds* with a giftcard, but the only answers are: that you can "add some gift cards but others you cannot add" and "they can cover online purchases if you are insufficient in paypal" when people ask if you can ADD FUNDS with one, not asking if you can add the cards in general, and not asking if it backs up online purchases.
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