GET Cash

1. Buy a gift card

For a gift card, go to one of the stores listed, you will find the gift cards at the checkout and buy a gift card from the store itself. We accept a maximum of 50,- gift cards, but you can also exchange other amounts for example 20,- or 10,-.

2. Exchange gift card at café for cash

We only exchange 50 € per person and only while we still have cash. Since we sometimes run out of cash, you can make a reservation for the next time and we will reserve the money for you.

You can find us at Obere-Masch-Straße 10 (OM10) (on Google maps, on Apple maps) on the ground floor (EG Mehrzweckraum“). Our opening hours are every Tuesday from 5-6 pm.

Sometimes it can happen that a lot of people want to swap at once. This means that there may be longer waiting times. We do our best to ensure that everyone gets their turn as quickly as possible.

Would you like to support us and want to exchange a Gift Card from us?

Great! You can come to the swap café in OM10 on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month between 5 and 6 pm and pick up a gift card in exchange for cash. Starting in March 2026, the café will take place every Tuesday between 5 and 6 pm.

The second option is to buy gift cards at Rote Buchladen in their opening hours. The supply of gift cards will be refilled as soon as possible. Kindly note, that they can be out of stock for a while.

The third option is to regularly exchange a fixed amount. We will then reserve gift cards for you. Just contact us!

Help us to reach people with a Bezahlkarte by sharing our multi-language flyer (download here).

Do you have questions about the swap café or want to help organize it.

Then you can reach out to us via:

• E-Mail
• Instagram
• Mastodon

We are currently trying to crowdfund more capital so we can give more people the possibility to exchange gift cards for cash. Help us to create a bigger pool of capital to exchange from with the GoFundMe Fundraiser above. Or help us advertising, by sharing this info-flyer about the campaign.