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Getting rid of gift cards you don't want is a losing proposition. You can re-gift the card, spend it on something you don't want or need, or sell the card through a site that will effectively charge you 20% to 40% of the card's value. Now there is a much better option. An up-and-coming company...

As gift cards have risen in popularity over the years (a whopping $87 billion of them were bought last year, according to research firm TowerGroup), you could be forgiven for assuming that they're the perfect, one-size-fits-all holiday gift. Apparently some of the people you gave those...

It's estimated that more than two-thirds of gift-giving Americans handed out gift cards this year. And although the final tallies are not completed, merchants are looking to gift cards to give their bottom lines one last 2009 boost. That's because gift cards typically double traffic in a store:...

Not sure what to tuck into that special someone's stocking? Gift cards are definitely one popular option this season. And now at least one major insurer has gotten in on all the gifting action, offering medical gift cards as an alternative to ties, robes and toasters. The cards sold by insurers...

A reader wrote in about a host of surprises that turned a gift card intended as a nice gesture into a big pain instead. Visa and other national gift card issuers don't make the terms of the cards a secret. But, let's face it, who sits around reading them? There are a lot of terms and conditions...

We've warned you plenty of times about issuers' terms, conditions and requirements that can eat away at the balances on your prepaid cash or gift cards. Now, this article from the Times-Union newspaper in Albany, NY, highlights yet another threat to your unused gift-card balances: New York and a...

Tons of retailers are offering incentives if you buy a gift card, which is a proven tactic to close a deal. Most online shoppers -- 88% -- are more likely to buy a gift card that comes with a perk than one that doesn't, according to a CashStar survey of 800 folks in October. The incentives are...

The first tip-off that a company isn't on the up and up is when the product it's selling is offered at a price that really is too good to be true. How exactly is BBBCertifiedGifts.com able to offer a $1,000 Walmart gift card for $79.95 -- with similar offers on other gift cards? The short answer:...

Target's Black Friday ad has leaked, and there's definitely a reason that its ad is one of the most anticipated each year. This year there are several great door-buster deals, including $3 kitchen appliances and some of the closest prices to our Black Friday predictions we've seen so far. Even...

One long standing retail tradition is to offer gift card bonuses leading up to the holidays to give gift givers a little extra incentive to give a gift card. This year the trend continues, and we are seeing bigger bonus offers coming in from retailers beyond the restaurant industry. Retailers...