[header] How to buy gas gift cards [title] Choose your retailer. [step] Almost every major gas station offers gift cards. To decide which station's card you want to buy, ensure that the person you're buying the card for has a gas station of the corresponding card nearby. 
For instance, if you buy the card for your son who moved away, you might not know what gas stations he has nearby. Use an online map system like mapquest to look up gas stations near him.