Applebee Gift Card

Use the checker Applebee's links from its own site, at wbiprod.storedvalue, entering the 19-digit card number and the access PIN. You can also call 1-800-252-6722, or simply hand the card to a server at any Applebee's and ask them to run it at the register.

In the restaurant, give it to your server with the bill. Online, enter the card number and PIN in the gift card field at checkout on applebees.com or in the app. If the bill runs higher than what's on the card, the balance is applied first and you settle the difference with another payment method.

It comes down to who can spend it. An Applebee's card only has value to someone who will physically sit in an Applebee's in the US or Canada, or order delivery through the US app. Cards with narrow geographic utility trade at a discount to cards that buy anything, anywhere. That is a structural feature of the market rather than anything specific to Applebee's.

The commonest trap with restaurant cards is the fake balance-check page. Someone sends you a link that looks like a balance checker, you type in your number and PIN, and the card is drained before you close the tab. Only use the checker linked from applebees.com itself. On the sell side, never release the PIN until you have a confirmed rate and a named counterparty, and be wary of anyone who wants the details "just to verify" before any terms are agreed.

Giftcardcoach publishes Applebee's rate openly and runs every trade through a conversation on WhatsApp rather than a form, so you know the number before the card leaves your hands. Visit sell your gift card page to get started.

No. Applebee's has no Nigerian locations and the card is only good at Applebee's Grill + Bar restaurants in the US and Canada, or through the US website and app. This is precisely why holders in Nigeria sell rather than spend.

Not from Applebee's. The card terms state it is not redeemable for cash unless the law requires it, and no change is given on the balance. Some US states do require small residual balances to be cashed out, but that only helps if you're standing in that state.

In the restaurant, yes, your server can run several against one bill. Online the interface is more restrictive, so if you're stacking cards it's simpler to do it in person.

No. The card carries no fees and the balance does not expire. Bonus cards from the seasonal "buy $50, get two $10" promotions are the exception, because those behave like coupons and do carry printed expiry dates. Do not confuse a bonus card with a gift card. They are different instruments and only one of them trades.

No. Applebee's cards are not reloadable, so when the balance hits zero the card is finished and a new one is needed.

Buy the eGift from Applebee's own gift card store, enter the recipient's email and a send date, and it goes directly to them.

Yes. The eGift carries the same 19-digit number and PIN as a plastic card, so a server can key it in from your phone screen.

Ordinarily within minutes of purchase, unless you scheduled it for a future date. Cards bought in a restaurant activate at the till, though the online balance system can lag by a few hours.

If you want to see where Applebee's actually ranks against everything else we buy today, the whole list is on our giftcardcoach rate page.