Yes, you can use credit cards to buy gift cards at most retailers that offer them.

Furthermore, can I buy a Visa gift card with my Lowes card? Lowes, a home improvement store chain, sells Visa gift cards in the gift cards display area of its stores, customer service representatives said. Expect to pay a Visa gift card purchase fee of about , which is added to the gift card amount. Visa gift cards are only available in-store at Lowes.

Correspondingly, can I use my Home Depot credit card to buy gift cards?

We can accept VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and PayPal. Neither The Home Depot Consumer Credit Card nor The Home Depot Commercial Revolving Charge Card can be accepted as payment for a Gift Card purchase because this site is operated by The Home Depots third-party partner, CashStar.

Why cant I buy a gift card with a credit card?

In the past, most retailers prohibited shoppers from purchasing a Visa prepaid gift card with a credit card. Thats because many thieves would steal credit card numbers and use them to purchase these cards — which provided them with an untraceable card they could then use wherever they wanted.