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Best gift cards for Mother's Day

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It's hard to go wrong with gifting a gift card. Getty Images

If you've waited until the last minute or just don't know what to gift the mom in your life for Mother's Day, consider a gift card. With a gift card, she can make her own choice of what she wants. Here are some of our favorite gift cards for Mother's Day, plus a great Amazon gift card deal for mom that's not to be missed.


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The best Mother's Day gift card deal: Amazon gift card deal: Buy $50, get a $10 credit

Treat mom to a great dinner at home: Grubhub e-gift cards

For the mom who loves coffee: Starbucks gift card


What's the best gift card for your mom? It depends on her unique tastes, of course. You can't go wrong with a gift card to one of mom's favorite stores or restaurants, such as Starbucks. An Amazon gift card is a good option too, since the company has so many things to choose from. Amazon even offers a special Mother's Day gift card design in a (free) premium gift box.

(Want more great gift ideas for mom? Then check out our best Mother's Day gifts 2022best Mother's Day gifts on Amazon, best Mother's Day gifts that deliver fast and best Mother's Day flowers. And for a really fancy Mother's Day gift, check out these diamonds for Mother's Day you can buy online, plus our article on how to save $400 on Lululemon's "The Mirror" home gym for Mother's Day.)

Amazon Mother's Day egift card

Amazon mother's day gift card
Amazon

This Amazon Mother's Day gift card can be scheduled for delivery via email on any day you'd like. You choose the denomination of the gift card.

Best of all, there's a special gift card deal at Amazon for first-time gift card buyers: You'll get a $10 promotional credit when you spend $50 or more on Amazon gift cards in a single order now through May 6. Be sure to use code USGIFTCARD21 at checkout to get the deal.

Amazon Mother's Day gift card, $25 and up

Amazon gift card deal: Buy $50, get a $10 credit


Mother's Day cards from Hallmark

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Amazon

Don't forget to pick up the perfect Mother's Day greeting card to go along with your gift card. Amazon has a number of Mother's Day cards from Hallmark available that are Prime-eligible, many of which arrive as fast as the next day. 

Amazon Mother's Day egift card


Ulta gift card

Ulta gift card
Ulta

Upgrade mom's beauty stash with an Ulta gift card. Gift her an e-gift card or send her one in the mail. You can select the amount you'd like to put on it.

Ulta gift card


Gap options gift card 

Gap Options Gift Card
Amazon

She can shop at Gap, Banana Republic, Athleta and Old Navy using this Gap options gift card. Enter any amount over $24 you'd like to put on it. 

Gap options gift card


Bath & Body Works e-gift card

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Amazon

Choose any amount over $24 you'd like to put on a gift card from Bath & Body Works. That way she won't run out of scented candles for months.

Bath & Body Works e-gift cards


Grubhub e-gift card

Grubhub Gift Card
Amazon

Choose the amount over $24 you'd like to put on this Grubhub e-gift card, so she can enjoy delivered meals instead of cooking.

Grubhub e-gift cards


Cold Stone Creamery e-gift card

Cold Stone Creamery Gift Card
Amazon

Choose the amount you want over $24 to put on a Cold Stone Creamery gift card. It makes for a sweet gift.

Cold Stone Creamery e-gift card

Want to give mom an even bigger treat? Sam's Club members, in addition to getting access to discounted gasoline, have access to a great Cold Stone Creamery gift card deal: They can get $30 in Cold Stone Creamery gift cards for mom for just under $21.

$30 Cold Stone Creamery gift cards, $21

Not a Sam's Club member? The warehouse chain currently has a fantastic deal for new members. You can get a $45 Sam's Club e-gift card when you sign up for a $45 annual membership -- it's like getting your first year of Sam's Club access for free.

This deal gets even sweeter for American Express card holders: You can get a one-time statement credit of $25 when spend $45 on a new Sam's Club membership now through April 30. (Check your American Express offers for more details.) That's like getting paid to be a Sam's Club member.

Sam's Club membership (1 year) plus $45 e-gift card, $45


Starbucks gift card

Starbucks gift card
Amazon

Get her a java treat with a Starbucks gift card. Choose from three card designs and denominations up to $100.

Starbucks gift card


Happy Dining gift card

happy dining gift card
Amazon

She can spend this gift card at The Cheesecake Factory, Red Lobster, McCormick & Schmick's, Cracker Barrel, Buffalo Wild Wings and P.F. Chang's. Put $25 or $50 on it. There are gift cards with other restaurant options available on this page as well.

Happy Dining gift card


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