Patent ID: 7854380

Claim:
A method for delivering a plurality of purchase cards, comprising: obtaining the plurality of purchase cards from a plurality of retailers and loading the plurality of purchase cards into a plurality of purchase card feeders, wherein a first purchase card feeder of the plurality of purchase card feeders is loaded with purchase cards associated with a first retailer, and wherein a second purchase card feeder of the plurality of purchase card feeders is loaded with purchase cards associated with a second retailer; activating and verifying the plurality of purchase cards associated with a user to obtain activated and verified purchase cards, wherein activating and verifying occurs while each of the plurality of purchase cards are located on a conveyor leading from the plurality of purchase card feeders to a carrier sheet; placing the activated and verified purchase cards from the plurality of retailers on the carrier sheet, wherein the carrier sheet corresponds to the user receiving the activated and verified purchase cards; and shipping the activated and verified purchase cards to the user.