Netflix gift cards have a catch

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Netflix’s gift card catch: You can’t cancel them

Jared Newman   |   February 13, 2026

When you sign up for Netflix with a gift card, you might expect it to work like any other form of payment, allowing you to cancel and resume the subscription at any time.