Custom Plastic Gift Card Resource Center

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Custom Plastic Gift Card Resource Center

Learn how to choose, design and order printed plastic gift cards for restaurants, cafés, retail stores, salons and hospitality businesses. Explore practical guides and shop customizable card designs.

Shop custom plastic gift cards

Start with your business

Choose a design from the RH Now gift card design gallery or explore gift cards and presentation supplies. You can personalize a design with your business name and logo, or supply your own print-ready artwork.

How to order custom plastic gift cards

  1. Choose a design or upload your own artwork.
  2. Select your available quantity and personalization options.
  3. Identify your POS or gift-card program and obtain its card specifications before production.
  4. Review the proof and confirm card data, numbering and encoding requirements.

Gift card questions, answered

What is a magnetic stripe gift card?

A physical card with a magnetic stripe that may hold a card identifier. Whether it works with your gift-card program depends on the POS provider's supported format and encoding requirements. Review our magnetic-stripe gift card product.

Are barcode and magnetic stripe cards interchangeable?

No. The appropriate format depends on how your business's gift-card software reads and validates card identifiers. Confirm the specifications with your POS or gift-card program provider before ordering.

Can I add my business logo?

Yes. RH Now offers ready-made designs that can be personalized with your business identity, plus options for customer-provided artwork and a custom design service.

Does RH Now activate or process gift cards?

RH Now supplies printed physical cards. Your POS or gift-card program provider determines activation, balance tracking, redemption and supported card formats.

What artwork should I prepare?

Start with a high-resolution logo and print-ready artwork. The custom plastic gift card product page includes specifications, artwork guidance and template images.

Gift card learning library

Our 12-part gift card education series publishes every three days, from October 19 through November 21, 2026. Guides will be available in the RH Now Resources blog as they are published.

Getting started

  • How Custom Plastic Gift Cards Work — scheduled guide
  • Magnetic Stripe Gift Cards: What Businesses Need to Know — scheduled guide
  • How to Choose Gift Cards for Your POS System — scheduled guide

Magnetic stripes and encoding

  • Magnetic Stripe Tracks 1, 2 and 3 Explained — scheduled guide
  • HiCo vs. LoCo Magnetic Stripes on Gift Cards — scheduled guide
  • Gift Card Numbering and Encoding Explained — scheduled guide

Barcode options

  • Barcode Gift Cards: A Buying Guide — scheduled guide
  • Code 39 vs. Code 128 for Gift Card Barcodes — scheduled guide

Artwork, operations and planning

  • Gift Card Artwork Requirements: Print-Ready Checklist — scheduled guide
  • How to Start a Gift Card Program for Your Business — scheduled guide
  • Common Custom Gift Card Ordering Mistakes — scheduled guide
  • Physical vs. Digital Gift Cards for Small Businesses — scheduled guide

Ready to order? Browse gift card designs or shop gift card supplies.

Explore RH Now resources

Visit RH Now Resources for business guides, or browse the main RH Now Resource Center for restaurant and POS supply topics. A new series of dedicated gift-card guides is scheduled for October and November 2026.

Ready to create your cards? Browse gift card designs or shop custom printed plastic gift cards.