And while an Amazon gift card is a great gift and all, a Visa gift card is even better - in fact, a Visa gift card even beats cash. Why? Because you can't use an Amazon card at the local pizza ...

If you have a gift card balance, spending it on Amazon is the only way to use it. While some third-party sites offer cash for physical gift cards, you'll lose some of the value of your card.

Here are a few of the best cards to use when shopping Amazon's Black Friday sales: Best card for cash back You can receive an instant $100 Amazon gift card upon approval with no spending requirement.