# Gift card work around, paying invoices

**URL:** <https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/gift-card-work-around-paying-invoices/75745>\
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**Tags:** wix-events, wix-members-area, question\
**Created:** [January 1, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/gift-card-work-around-paying-invoices/75745 "2026-01-01T14:38:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.wixstudio.com/t/gift-card-work-around-paying-invoices/75745/1 "2026-01-01T14:38:19Z")

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**I’m having trouble with**  
making best use of gift cards without creating a bunch more work for myself

**What I’m trying to do**  
family members have bought gift cards for kids who want to come to events like summer camp BUT if a parent has already paid the deposit, they can’t use gift cards to pay the invoice. am trying to find a work around. I could create a new invoice, manually check how much the student has been sent in gift cards, manually discount them from the invoice and send with new balance total, but then how do I mark in the gift card manager how much has been spent?

Thanks