When you purchase an Apple gift card, do you have to upload it right away or can I put it in my drawer and load it up at any time?
You can load it at any time.
I'll qualify my previous response. There are scams -for which I won't provide details- where you can minimize risk by redeeming a card immediately after purchasing it. I do this for my prepaid phone service and I redeem the card before I even leave the store, barely a minute after having paid for it.
Another reason for redeeming “sooner rather than later” …
… you can loose or easily misplace a gift card, but once it’s redeemed it’s as safe and secure as your AppleID.
When you purchase an Apple gift card, do you have to load it up the exact same day or can you keep it and load it up another day?
