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# Leat Gift Cards

> Let customers pay with a Leat gift card at storekit checkout and on table bills: turning it on, how balance checks, partial redemption and split payments work, and what happens on refunds.

With gift cards on, customers can enter a Leat gift card code when paying for an order or a bill. storekit looks up the balance with Leat, takes what is needed, and leaves the rest on the card. If the card does not cover the whole amount, the customer pays the remainder by card.

Gift cards are issued and topped up in Leat. storekit only redeems them.

## Turn On Gift Cards

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Leat for the store">
    Go to **Stores** → your store → **Settings** → **Integrations** → **Leat**. The store needs to be [connected](/docs/guides/integrations/loyalty/leat/connect) with a shop chosen under **Rewards at checkout** → **Edit** → **Shops** — redemptions are recorded against that shop.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable gift cards">
    Check **Enable Leat** is on in the page header. Open **Gift cards & orders** → **Edit**, turn on **Enable gift cards** and click **Save** in the top bar.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The same two settings cover Pay at Table: once they are on, the gift card box also appears when customers pay a bill.

Repeat for each store. Gift cards issued by Leat can be spent at any of your stores whose shop has access to the same Leat gift card programme.

## How Customers Pay

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter the code">
    At checkout (or on the bill) the customer clicks **Apply a gift card** and types the code. Customers do not need to be signed in to Leat to use a gift card.
  </Step>

  <Step title="See the balance">
    storekit looks the card up with Leat and shows *You currently have a £20.00 balance on your gift card. Click Apply to use it.* Looking up the balance does not reserve or deduct anything.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Apply">
    The customer clicks **Apply**. A **Gift card** dialog shows the **Balance** and **Order total** and asks for the **Amount to apply** — the customer types an amount or clicks **Use max** to apply the most the card can cover. They confirm with **Apply gift card**; storekit shows *Applied £15.00 from your gift card* and any remainder is paid as normal.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Redemption">
    When the order is placed (or the bill payment goes through), storekit records the redemption against the card in Leat. The remaining balance stays on the card for next time.
  </Step>
</Steps>

| Scenario | What happens |
| - | - |
| Balance covers the total | The gift card can pay the whole order; no card payment is taken |
| Balance is less than the total | The gift card pays up to its balance and the customer pays the rest by card in the same checkout |
| Customer applies less than the maximum | Only that amount is redeemed; the rest of the order is paid by card |
| Card is unknown or empty | *Sorry, that's not a valid gift card*; nothing is deducted |
| Balance changes between lookup and payment | The redemption fails with *Insufficient gift card balance* and nothing is deducted |

## Refunds and Failed Orders

* If an order fails after the gift card was redeemed — the card payment for the remainder is declined, or the POS rejects the order — storekit reverses the redemption and the amount goes back on the card.
* Refunding an order paid with a gift card returns the refunded amount to the card, up to what the card paid. On a split payment only the gift card's share goes back to the card; the rest is refunded to the customer's payment card.

Refunds are made from the order in the dashboard in the usual way — see [Refunds and payouts](/docs/guides/payments/refunds-payouts). There is no separate gift card refund screen.

## Related

* [Voucher Connect](/docs/guides/integrations/voucher-connect) — an alternative gift card provider
* [Rewards and Vouchers](/docs/guides/integrations/loyalty/leat/rewards-and-vouchers) — points-based rewards and Leat promotion vouchers
* [Troubleshooting](/docs/guides/integrations/loyalty/leat/troubleshooting#gift-cards)


## Related topics

- [Connecting Leat](/docs/guides/integrations/loyalty/leat/connect.md)
- [Leat Overview](/docs/guides/integrations/loyalty/leat/overview.md)
- [Loyalty Programs](/docs/guides/increasing-sales/loyalty-programs.md)
- [Troubleshooting Leat](/docs/guides/integrations/loyalty/leat/troubleshooting.md)
- [Glu gift card redemption](/docs/guides/integrations/glu.md)


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