Do you know about buying discounted gift cards? When someone recieves a gift card or store credit and don't plan on using it, they might sell it to make a few dollars off of it instead. As a buyer, YOU benefit by saving a little extra on your purchases.
As an example, for a $50 gift card you might pay $45. It's not a huge savings, but it's worth it if you know you will be going to a particular restaurant or store anyway, and is especially great if paired with a coupon. I'll put it this way - I ended up with a 30% off coupon for Old Navy recently (the "Give and Get" promotion good through March 24th) - I like to shop the clearance there. So, I went to plasticjungle.com and ordered a $25 gift card for $22, free shipping. I like to think of it as an extra $3 off coupon. That, on top of clearance prices and my 30% off coupon...I got some decent deals on clothes for the kids for next season!
I also planned a mini-weekend-away and was able to get a gift card for the hotel I will be staying at and am now looking into restaurants that might be in the area or other activities (movie theatre, bowling alley) to make the vacation a little more financially worry-free.
Beware - if you are buying a gift card on this website to give as a gift to someone else, the website may not be able to tell you what the "theme" of the card is, so keep that in mind.
Oh - as a side note, plasticjungle.com also has a notification service, so you enter the cards you're looking for (restaurants and stores you frequent, perhaps) and they will send you a daily email letting you know if they have cards available for that establishment.
Happy discounting!
*Although I am not particularly promting plasticjungle.com, I have used them and found them to be reputable. Also, some other "discounted gift card websites" I stumbled upon lead you directly to plasticjungle.com, so why not go directly to the source?
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