Add, use, and send digital Exchange gift cards with Sandboxx.
With Sandboxx, you can add, use and send digital Exchange gift cards to those with Military Exchange store privileges.
Set up your Digital Wallet
To use Sandboxx’s Digital Wallet you need to download and have an active Sandboxx account.
How to add an Exchange gift card to your wallet
Purchase a new gift card for yourself from the dashboard tap on the “My Wallet” button
Tap on the “+” in the bottom right hand corner
Select “Purchase Gift Card”
Enter the email address you want to receive your gift card with
Check the box to claim “This gift card is for me”
Select which Exchange you have access to
Choose your design
Choose the amount
Enter your payment information
Select “Purchase”
Add a previous gift card
There are two ways to add a previously purchased Exchange gift card to your wallet.
From the dashboard tap on the “My Wallet” button
Tap on the “+” in the bottom right hand corner
Select “Manually Add Gift Card”
To use your camera to upload your gift card select “Scan Barcode” “Claim Gift Card”
Or select “Claim Your Gift Card” to manually type in the gift card number
4. Enter your pin and hit “Add Gift Card”
How to send someone an Exchange gift card through your wallet
From the dashboard tap on the “My Wallet” button
Tap on the “+” in the bottom right hand corner
Select “Purchase Gift Card”
Enter the email address of the person you want to send your gift card to
Select the branch of service your recipient has access to
Choose your design
Choose the amount
Enter your payment information
Select “Purchase”
Where can Exchange gift cards be used
The military has four types of military Exchange stores:
The MCX – The Marine Corps Exchange
AAFES – The Army and Air Force Exchange
NEX – The Navy Exchange
CGX – The Coast Guard Exchange
Exchange gift cards can be used in store or online.
Do Exchange gift cards have an expiration date
The gift card doesn’t expire and can be used at any time for purchases at any military Exchange store or online.
If I purchase and Exchange gift card for someone how is it delivered
Exchange gift cards purchased through your Digital Wallet in the Sandboxx app are delivered via email.
Who can use Exchange store gift cards
Exchange gift cards are only redeemable for those with Exchange store privileges.
You can shop at the exchange if you’re in one of these groups:
Active, reserve or retired uniformed services members
Medal of Honor recipients
Wage marine personnel and retired wage marine personnel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Defense and Coast Guard civilian employees on service agreements overseas
Certain full-time employees of non-federal entities hired in the United States and assigned to work on a U.S. military installation overseas
Certain military members of foreign nations
Federal government civilian employees who reside on military installations in the United States or the U.S. territories and possessions
Authorized family members
Delayed-entry program participants
Veterans with service-connected disabilities
Purple Heart recipients
Former prisoners of war
Primary family caregivers of veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers
Department of Defense and Coast Guard civilian employees in the United States and U.S. territories and possessions
U.S. citizen employees of firms under contract to the DOD employed overseas
All honorably discharged veterans (at online exchanges only) as of Nov. 11, 2017
Retired DOD and Coast Guard civilian employees (at online exchanges only) by fall 2021 (check back for updates)