Comments on: Got Gift Cards You Don’t Want?

By: Five Quick Tips for Reducing Your Grocery Budget | Credit Guy

Five Quick Tips for Reducing Your Grocery Budget | Credit Guy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:42:47 +0000

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By: Student Scrooge

Student Scrooge — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:32:14 +0000

I do the same thing as Paul with those Visa/Mastercard/AmEx gift cards — I’ll buy myself a gift certificate to a store I know I’ll visit at some point. Whereas those Visa-like gift cards often have dormancy fees and other restrictions, most retailer gift cards don’t expire. Of course, I only stick to things I’ll know I’ll use quickly (Amazon.com, grocery store, etc.). That way, I’ve locked the full value into a form I’ll know I’ll use at some point.

Of course, that doesn’t work for other gift cards, in which case I consider some of the steps you suggested.

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Sunday Money Madness - Happy New Year! | Rich Credit Debt Loan — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:08:45 +0000

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By: Sunday Money Roundup - M-Network Edition. | My Two Dollars

Sunday Money Roundup - M-Network Edition. | My Two Dollars — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:01:20 +0000

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By: Gift Card Guy

Gift Card Guy — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:21:28 +0000

Don’t forget Plastic Jungle (www.plasticjungle.com) — the most visited Web site to sell cards for cash, exchange them for Amazon.com Gift Cards, or trade them for something you’d rather have. Plus, Plastic Jungle is the only place where all transactions are guaranteed.

By: glblguy

glblguy — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:41:32 +0000

You forgot one: Give them to me

Good tips. Personally I like gift cards as my interests are kind of hard to buy for.

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Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:35:09 +0000

[...] Then what can you do with it? Well, Mrs. Micah at Finance for a Freelance Life has given some great suggestions on just that! A couple are to re-gift or even swap it for something you can use. Have you ever [...]

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:40:50 +0000

I ave sold unwanted gift cards in the past to family members who could have used them. That was the easiest way to get rid of them. Do people on craigslist look for that though? I feel like they wouldn’t but it, cause it doesn’t help them out at all. Swapping is a great idea though and can see that being successful.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:57:23 +0000

Whenever I get one of those Visa or Mastercard gift cards, the first thing I do is immediately use it to purchase an Amazon.com gift certificate for myself in the amount of the gift card. That way I don’t worry about losing or forgetting about the gift card or losing any money to fees, and the amount just sits in my Amazon account. When I go to purchase a book or movie, it’s automatically deducted from my total.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:41:57 +0000

It seems a shame to waste gift cards – it is like throwing money away.