Where to Find Discount Gift Cards?
Posted by : Premraj Jeyaprakash | Posted on : Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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REDDITDiscount gift cards are great ways of saving you some money for your shopping or your next dinner date. They are readily available from numerous sources and people, and with them and some budget tools, you can really maximize the effectiveness of your money. It doesn’t take much effort to use them, and you’d be amazed by helpful they can be.
A popular way of getting a discount card is through your local grocery store. Groceries or big stores reward their loyal buyers with discount cards or gift checks when they frequently shop at the store. Rewards maybe given after purchasing a certain amount of goods, and you can get the cards at any time with no annual fees. You simply show or swipe the card and reap the benefits.
Checking your newspaper for discounts is also a good way to save money. Make a personal budget after you find the discounts so you can see what all you can really get. When new businesses advertise their services in a newspaper, they usually give out discounts as a way of introducing their services to the community. The discount card is cut out of the newspaper and presented when purchasing goods or availing of their business.
Specialty stores or commercial brands also give out discount cards or gift checks. When you go to a store for a purchase, a membership card maybe given which functions as a discount card, similar to the one from the grocer. A gift card to a restaurant or movie house can also be given to loyal patrons.
Promotions in radio or TV also give you an opportunity to win gift cards. When big businesses local stores advertise, they may give contests where you can win freebies, such as goods or a visit to their business. Contests give big rewards such as discount cards or gift cards to any lucky contestant.
When you walk down a street, there are instances when people give out discount cards. This is also a good way of advertising their business, and it‘s also a great way for you to pick up a good deal. There are lots of freebies around, and you could even get a 50 percent discount on their introductory offers. Just look around your area for people passing out these cards, and if you live or work on a college campus, you should have a lot of those opportunities through the university too.
Discount cards and gift cards are also available from the internet. There are a lot of websites that offer these great cards. Just searching for gift or discount at on a search engine can offer you good discounts from a variety of sites. They may be given as codes to use online rather than physical card, but that doesn’t lessen their usefulness.
With the current economic crisis that we are facing, it’s always a good idea to find ways of saving money. Discount cards can help you do just that. Their great helpers that are absolutely free, helping you save money from every angle. So next time you start making a personal budget, try working some of these in so you can buy everything you need.
Do you use gift cards to save money?
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@Paul Thanks, that’s a new one for me, I will check them out.
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Hello, I found your website while searching for help with a Christmas gift idea. In our family, we draw names for the adults for gift exchanges. I have made a name for myself with the creative gifts (more like creative wrapping). This year I purchased my sister-in-law a simple gift card, but giving it to her would be much too easy. I am trying to collect 1000 other gift cards (with zero balance of course) to throw her off. The idea is to make her and her husband sift through all the fakes o find the real card. I have sent e-mails and walked into stores with some success. Most are worried about fraud and I cannot blame them. Do you have any suggestions or any expired, non-activated or used cards?
Thank you,
Michael Calveard
5315 Eisenhower Dr.
Pasco, WA 99301
@Michael That sounds like an original idea although like you mention I can tell why some stores may not be interested. I do not have any old cards lying around, but good luck on your journey. I hope your sister in law likes it. If you are interested, please contact me after the holiday. I would really like to hear about the success of your gift and if you are interested would like to post the story on the blog.
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All cards are discounted 10-40% off. Lots of great deals to be found .
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Great ideas! The only one that I had used before was gift cards in exchange for reward points, so it’s awesome to have more ideas for getting inexpensive gift cards! I also use swagbucks.com points. Thanks for sharing!