Originally Posted by learning2fly

People who have tried to do this get shut down by their payment processors pretty quickly, and it is a bear to get your money back. If you already have a legitimate business with decent volume, you might be able to sneak in a few gift cards here and there, but, like other people have said, you would have to report this as income. Of course, there are always other ways to self-churn, but they are more complicated and involved.