Hi @mhweft,
We have created a styled gift card A4 template in Word that matches our branding, and all we do is just copy the card number onto it and either email or print it. We use them mostly for give aways etc (ie donations to raffles / auctions etc and feel its a better way to get our branding out there a bit). This could be a good option for you if your customers want something physical. See attached image of what ours looks like.
If you don't want to make your own, you can Google "gift voucher template Word" and there will be thousands of pre-made options that you can easily customise with your branding / spot for the card number.
If you have a printer in store already, you could have this template ready to go (using Word for iPad or Google Docs), when you sell the gift card, just send the gift card to your own email address (which is where the card number is sent), copy the card number from the email and paste it into your template, hit print, chuck it in a cute envelope and all done! It'll take 2-3 mins max.
It might not sound like the most ideal solution, but I actually prefer it for us because then we have maximum control over the content / design of it for our brand, so it makes it worthwhile for us. Plus its way cheaper and more sustainable than the plastic gift cards which rarely get reused in our experience.
Hope that helps!
