#EvilPaticus - Checkout
dull ermine
north cedar
I've thought about generating a coupon code and applying it during the checkout session creation, but that doesn't cover renewals, and could get very messy if the user abandons checkout.
dull ermine
Hello! What you're describing isn't really possible. As you found the Customer balance only applies to Invoices, and Stripe generally discourages you from moving credit/stored value around between Customers the way you're describing.
north cedar
That's unfortunate, it seems the use-case for customer balances is incredibly limited then. Any suggestions for other approaches to what are effectively Gift Cards then? (Ideally not using a 3rd party service)
dull ermine
Stripe does not allow gift cards/stored value. See the third item in the table here: https://stripe.com/restricted-businesses
north cedar
Wow, alright, good to know
Thanks for the link, I'll make sure I'm more familiar with that
dull ermine
No problem!
north cedar
Quick follow up question. Gift Up! is listed as a Stripe Partner. How are they able to sell gift cards via Stripe?
dull ermine
I do not know the answer to that.
That would be a better question for support: https://support.stripe.com/contact
north cedar
Ok, sounds good. I'll reach out. Thanks again!