Plastic Gift Cards

What Are Plastic Gift Cards?

Plastic gift cards are durable, wallet-sized cards printed full color on 30mil white plastic at credit-card thickness, in the standard 2.125" x 3.375" size. Businesses reach for them when a paper voucher would not last: gift value at the register, loyalty and rewards cards, membership cards, VIP passes, and prepaid promo cards. Because the card is rigid and real-feeling, it gets carried and used instead of tossed. If you need the same card to double as a membership credential, the Plastic Membership Cards run on the same 30mil stock and sit right beside this one.

What Size and Thickness Are Plastic Gift Cards?

There is one size here, and it is the one that matters: 2.125" x 3.375", the exact footprint of a credit card, on 30mil plastic that gives it true credit-card thickness and a rigid snap. The 1/8" rounded corners are standard on every card, so it slides in and out of a wallet slot cleanly and reads as the real thing at a counter. Because the size is locked to the card standard, your gift card works in the same readers, sleeves and holders your customers already carry. The single size, both finishes and every add-on are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it.

Here are a few easy ways to make a plastic gift card pull its weight.

Print full color and pick a finish

Print 4/0 for a full-color front with a blank back, or 4/4 to use both sides for a balance line, terms and a QR code. A high-shine UV gloss coat makes a logo pop, while a silk-laminated matte reads softer and more premium in the hand. Want metallic detail? Foil stamping adds a reflective stamp to the front, the back or both sides, and a signature panel gives a cashier a place to write in a balance or a name.

Turn it into a working card

A gift card only works if the register can read it. Add a magnetic stripe in LoCo or HiCo so the card swipes in a standard POS terminal, or a barcode in Code 128 or Code 39 so it scans. For a premium upgrade, the Holographic Gift Cards add a shifting foil layer on the same credit-card format, so the working card also catches the light.

Already have your artwork? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank instead. The blank plastic gift card template is built at the real 2.125" x 3.375" trim with the 1/8" bleed and safe margin already drawn in, so your design never crowds the cut or the rounded corners. Drop your art in and upload.

How Much Do Plastic Gift Cards Cost?

Plastic gift cards start at $226.11 per run of 250, about 90 cents a card, and the per-card price keeps dropping across 12 quantity tiers as the count climbs to 10,000, where each card lands near 25 cents. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the run total and the true per-card cost update live, then find the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.

Can You Put a Different Number or Code on Every Card?

Yes. Turn on variable data and every card in the run carries its own sequential number, code or name, so a batch of a thousand ships as a thousand unique cards in a single pass. That is how you print numbered loyalty cards, one-off promo codes, or membership IDs without ordering a separate run for each. Need raised digits? Choose 14pt embossed numbering, plain or gold-tipped. And for prepaid value, add a scratch-off panel that hides a PIN until the customer reveals it. Pair those with a magnetic stripe or barcode and a plain plastic card becomes a card your point-of-sale system tracks like any other.

How Do Plastic Gift Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range?

Plastic gift cards are the pick when you want a durable, spendable card that works at a register, but they are not your only move. If you are weighing a membership credential, a holographic upgrade, or the sleeve that protects the card in the mail, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up plastic gift cards against their closest siblings, including the Gift Card Holders, so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.

See How a Finished Plastic Gift Card Lands

Words only go so far. Want to see how stock, color and finish come together on a real 30mil card? The gallery below collects work our own customers printed in-house, across different finishes and add-ons, so you can borrow ideas and see how a choice actually reads on a card in the hand. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Plastic Gift Cards?

Plastic gift cards run on a 15 business day standard production schedule, because each card is manufactured, not just printed: the plastic is printed, laminated and finished with any stripe, number or panel you added. Plan a launch or a holiday promo with that lead time in mind. Before anything prints, choose a free online proof to check your artwork on screen, or send it straight to production if you are confident in your file. Upload as PDF, JPG or PNG. Across every product, 99.8% of 4OVER4 orders ship on time and 82% ship early, so the date you plan around is one you can trust.

See the Rest of Our Cards

Plastic gift cards are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a membership card, a holographic finish, or a matching holder would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away. Each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so finding the right fit takes seconds.

Print Your Plastic Gift Cards Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by five Gold Standard guarantees and 25+ years of printing since 1999, including a Price Match that beats a real competitor quote by an extra 10% - the 110% price-match guarantee. Whatever finish, stripe or numbering you pick, these plastic gift cards are built to feel good in a hand and earn a spot in a wallet. Print your plastic gift cards today.