Our sister site, GiftCardRescue.com is featured in this piece on The Bargainist about “How to Trade Your Stuff”. The article provides suggestions on where to trade your Gift Cards, Art, Sporting Goods, Gifts, Books, CDs, and DVDs, Plant and Seeds, or even your home. GiftCardRescue is listed as the place to trade or exchange your unwanted gift cards, and I could not agree more.

In case you are not aware, GiftCardRescue is an online marketplace where you can sell or exchange unused gift cards. We also sell discounted gift cards of up to 20% off. For more information, visit our web site at www.GiftCardRescue.com. GiftCardRescue is the publisher of this blog.

For a limited time, Walmart is offering a free $30 electronic gift card with the purchase of an 8GB iPod touch.

The free gift card can only be used online at Walmart.com. Offer available while supplies last. The iPod bundle is only available via Site to Store shipping. Click here for more details.

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Lowe’s is offering a prepaid Visa card with the purchase of 2-7 eligible Electrolux kitchen appliances. This is how it works:

Buy 2 appliances to receive a $75 visa card
Buy 3 appliances to receive a $150 visa card
Buy 4 appliances to receive a $250 visa card
Buy 5 appliances to receive a $300 visa card
Buy 6 appliances to receive a $450 visa card
Buy 7 appliances to receive a $750 visa card

Offer ends 09/06/2008. Click here for more details.

Beginning on July 13th and for a limited time, Target will be offering a free $25 gift card when you buy an Xbox 360 Pro. Checkout your nearest Target store for details or be on the lookout for the Target flier in the mail.

For more free deals like this offer, click here.

Avis is offering a free $25 American Express gift card when you use your American Express card to rent a car at any Neighborhood Avis location. You also save up to 25% on your car rental. You must pay with any American Express Card to qualify for the savings and rewards card offer. Gift Cards are available while supplies last. Click here for details.

Marriott is offering a free $25 Visa Gift Card when you stay for a weekend at participating JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Marriott Hotels & Resorts in the Continental U.S. and pay with your Visa card.

Offer valid for stays between June 5 and September 1, 2008. Visit Marriott.com or call 1-877-Marriott for complete offer terms and conditions.

For our complete list of free gift card deals, click here.

Is there a difference between the Visa Reloadable Prepaid Card and Visa Gift Card? This question was posed on Yahoo Answers recently and since I have seen the question asked a couple of times already, I did some research on the subject and here is what I found.

While both cards are accepted anywhere visa debit cards are accepted, there are differences between the two cards that should be considered before buying.

1. The Visa Gift Card is not “reloadable”. Once the initial value on a Visa Gift Card is spent, the plastic becomes worthless. On the other hand, the Visa Reloadable Prepaid card can be reloaded with cash several times over until the expiration date listed on the card.
2. The Visa Gift Card can be purchased at many grocery stores or supermarkets without any precondition, such as age requirement or proof of ID. However, to purchase Visa Reloadable Prepaid Card, you must be at least 18 years of age and must provide a government issued ID.
3. You can use a Visa Reloadable Prepaid Card to get cash at an ATM while the Visa Gift Card does not allow you to get cash at the ATM.
4. The Visa Reloadable Prepaid Card also allows you to add money to the card through direct deposit of your wages, tax refunds, or other disbursements, such as social security, child support, welfare or other payments. This feature does not exist with the Visa Gift Card. Read the rest of this entry »

Below are stores that carry the Visa Reloadable Prepaid Card. As you can see, it is a much shorter list than the stores that sell the Visa Gift Card.

Walmart
ACE Cash Express
CVS
Walgreens
Safeway
Rite Aid

Source: Visa.com

American Express (Amex) gift cards can be purchased in-person at the following drug stores and supermarkets (grocery stores).

Drug Stores

Eckerd’s
Duane Reade
Longs Drugs
Rite Aid
Walgreens
CVS

Grocery Stores/Supermarkets Read the rest of this entry »

This is a popular question online, especially on Yahoo Answers, so I did some research and here is what I found:

You can buy an iTunes gift card at the apple store. To do this, you need a valid credit card with a U.S. billing address. You can also buy them at many national retailers, supermarkets, and drug stores, including the following: Read the rest of this entry »