Some of you might already know this tip, but if you don’t, listen up. It will save you even more money on Black Friday and on the rest of your Holiday Shopping!
Right now, think of the stores that you will definitely be shopping at during the Holiday Season. Is it ToysRus, Target, Kohl’s, JC Penney or The Apple Store? No matter which stores you have in mind, you can probably purchase a discounted gift card for them!
When people get a gift card that they don’t want, they can actually sell it to gift card companies who will pay them cash. Then, these same companies will turn around and sell them for a discounted price!
You do have to be careful who you purchase from. So I would recommend only purchasing from Discounted Gift Card companies that have a good BBB Rating. Here are my favorites:
Raise.com: They have an A- Rating with the Better Business Bureau and are accredited with them. So, these guys are legit! And, right now, purchase at least $60 in gift cards from them – to any store(s)– and you can use code RAISE60AF to get an extra $5 off!
For example, purchase a ToysRus Gift Card with $88.38 on it for only $80.87. Take off that extra $5 and it ends up being $75.87 for that $88 Gift Card. Then, when you go to use your gift card, you can combine it with any promotions and coupons they have on the toys you want to purchase!
Cardpool.com: They have an A+ Rating with the Better Business Bureau and are accredited with them as well! These guys have a huge assortment of stores to choose from. So, if you can’t find it on Raise.com, you can search through Cardpool to find the store you want.
So, let’s re-cap:
- Think of the stores you will definitely be buying from in the next two weeks
- Purchase discounted gift cards from either of the two legit companies I listed above. They will ship to you free.
- Once you have them, keep them on hand for Holiday Shopping, Black Friday Shopping, and Cyber Monday. Before you purchase, each gift card will tell you whether you can use it online, in-store or both.
- Then, when you go to purchase your hot deals, use your coupons and discounts… don’t forget to pay with your discounted gift card!
Combining the coupons, discounts and promos WITH the discounted gift card is what will really stretch your money further this holiday season!
**Heads up, inventory changes quickly. They only have a limited amount of certain gift cards on-hand and in-stock.
Rachel
Hadn’t really thought of this or heard of it before. Good to think about for Christmas shopping.
Allyson
awesome i didnt know about that!
Shay
I have never tried this…thanks for the tip!
Jerilee
I had no idea there were sites that did this! Great tip- thank you!
Erica
Great tip! Thanks for sharing! I love saving money!
Patti
I have used Cardpool for years! Even bought $2,000 in cards to Home Depot to get my new carpet at a discount.
Patti
They even have electronic cards I’ve used when I didn’t have time for them to mail a card. Saved a bundle on everything from clothes at Kohl’s to a snowblower at Sears.
Jami
Wow thanks for the tip!
Amanda Spencer
That is a good idea!!
Erin Riley
I’ve never heard of this! Thank you!
Catherine
Would never have thought of that as a way to get more out of your gift card. Great idea!
Chelsea Funk
awesome idea!
Corina
This sounds like a great idea. Thanks for posting it!
Erin Nicol
Such a good Idea! Thank you!
Craig
Good Tip. I’ll have to check it out.
Cristal
What a great idea!
Chelsea
what a great way to save if you know you need something from that store! Not so great as a gift itself because of the odd values some have, but it makes sense to buy these and then use them at the store.
Kim
Do the cards come in the mail or are they electronic so you can use them immediately? If mailed, need to keep mailing time. Great idea!
Kim Ellett
Great tips thanks for the help!
Beth Enk
I have never heard of this either. This does seem like a great way to save a little. Every little bit helps. Thanks for the tip.
Kira
Also, at Smith’s you can often get 4x rewards points for buying giftcards. That ends up saving you quite a bit on gas-so that is another option for saving money!
Allyson
Sometimes people sell used ones on KSL (the local classifieds for you non-utahans) but thats always a risk meeting up with strangers and what not
Monica
awesome! thanks
Melissa
Don’t get a Target gift card from this site if you already have the RED card. (You get 5% with the Red card and only 3% from this site)
Nicole
This is a great idea! Thank you
Courtney
I get the gift cards all the time at smith’s. 4 x rewards points this Saturday!! Saves me a ton on gas!
Tiffanie
Awesome! I’ll definitely try that this year!
Barbara
Cool! I didn’t know this. Thanks!
Stacey
I’ll have to try this this year.
Diana
Great idea!!
Katie
Thanks for the tip. Every little bit helps 🙂
Kaeloni
Never knew they did that! Awesome!
Chelsee
I have never heard of that before. thanks for the heads up.
Kallie
I have never thought of this before- I learn something new and exciting from you every day! I love it!
Jill
This is great! I had NO clue. Thank you!
Shari Willis
great idea, thanks!
Jana Sohm
How great! Thanks for the info!
Wendy
I’d never heard of this. Thank you!
Alicia
Can you go to these sites via ebates as well? That’d save even more
Nicole
Wow that is worth looking into. Thanks!
Nicki
wow!! good to know! thanks!
jennifer
I like this tip.
Kenzie
Cool I never thought of doing that before Thanks!
amy b.
Thanks for letting us know which websites to trust.
Laura Bloomfield
we use cardpool.com, too… love that idea for those cards you don’t want!
Emily Pinegar
I am grateful that you have given us helpful information to make saving worth it. It is so helpful. Thanks for posting this!
Bethany
I’ve never heard of this before. This sounds like a great way to get an even better price on Christmas gifts. Thanks for sharing this tip and for giving us some reputable sites to go through.
Rachel Holmes
What a great tip! I hadn’t thought about that before!
Amy
Gosh I love saving money. Thanks
Jamie S
FYI:
Code you gave is only for new users so you can only use it one time.
Sommer Rollins
seems so easy yet I have never done it thanks!
Malinda
I didn’t even know you could do this!! LOVE IT!!!
Julie S
I had no idea these companies existed. Thank you!
Do the cards expire?
Kasey
What a great idea!
Kristi Hiatt
wow
Jodi K
Thanks for the tips, I love Black Friday shopping
Karen
I had never thought of this but it is a good way to save money.
Heather
Great to know, thanks!
Rhonda Miller
Thanks for sharing.
trieste
This is a great idea to save more for Black Friday!
Calie
What a great idea! Thanks!
Laynie Billman
Great tip thanks!
Jodi Wilkey
love, love, love this!
Camille
Another way to stretch your money with giftcards is to buy them from a Kroger store when they’re doing the 4X point promotion- they always do it before Christmas. If you’ll be spending money at those stores anyways, might as well earn gas rewards at the same time. Gas rewards can add up fast. Plus I can buy the giftcards with my Amex points card and get travel points at the same time. Win-win-win.
casey england
Thanks!
Jamie
This is such a smart idea! Why didn’t I think of this before :). Thanks for the tip!
JoAnne
Thanks for the info!
Kristen
Cool idea, thanks!
Kathryn M
Wow – totally never thought of doing that! Super smart 🙂
Ashley
What a good idea!
Megan
I like using my Discover cash back by getting gift cards that way, for example using $20 of my cash back and getting a $25 gift card. If I plan ahead, I can save a ton on black Friday!
Emma Lamoreaux
I’ve never heard of this! How awesome!
Stephanie D
I think I’m mostly shopping online this year, but I’ll have to look and see what they have!
BrieAnn
What I great tip! Thanks!
Brenna
Super smart idea, thanks for the tip.
Jill
Thanks. i never knew about these sites.
Heather
I didn’t know about this! How awesome!
maryann
Wow, thanks for the heads up!
Melissa
Thanks for the tip
Shanty
Love this idea thanks for the tip.
Jennie
Have never heard of this before. Great idea!!
Melody
I’ve never heard of this but it’s awesome! I will definitely have to squirrel this away in my brain for future use.
Angie
Thanks for the info. I hasn’t heard of this.
Michelle
I have never thought about this before! What a great idea!
April Thompson
Thanks for all the money saving tips!
Krista Spurrier
Thanks for the great saving tip! I love to save!
Tiffany Hawkins
This is an awesome idea. I had never thought about it
Christina
Thanks for finding great information like this!
Shari Cowan
Thanks for sharing!
Donna
I have never thought of this either, thanks for sharing all your tips and tricks.:)
Ashlee Yardley
Good idea!
Keola Kinghorn
Cool. Thanks for the heads up.
Amanda D
Thanks for this information. I have never thought of doing this before.
Devan Bradshaw
Now this is a great idea, thanks so much for teaching us how to save money!
Beth
Never thought of this, but it doesn’t seem like a huge discount. I guess every little bit helps though. Might give it a try, but I’m still waiting for wishlists and I won’t buy without them
Karolyn
I’ve never heard of these two companies. They have some great discounted cards! Thank you for sharing!
Jennie
Worth the deals!
Stacy Hansen
How did I not know about this before? Thank you for the tip, keep them coming.
Patti Parker
Didn’t even know this existed. cool.
Alissa
I need to think about what’s on my Christmas list. Every little bit of savings helps. Plus if they are gift cards can’t you combine them with other discounts you find?
Heather
I did not know about this site, i will have to check it out, thanks!
LeLisa DiTullio
Thank you for the great tip!!
Jeff Ellett
Great tip. Thanks for the idea
Jaimie Tanner
Nice idea
Jessica
Good to know!
Lauren
Holy Cow. This is brilliant
Sarah Watters
I do this all the time! I also use Gift Card Rescue. I’ve been very pleased with them.
Stacie
awesome
Jessica
Great to know, thanks!
Shelise
Yeah! Great idea!!!
Alison
Great idea!!! I’m totally going to do this!
Alyssa
I’m glad you posted about this. Always looking for ways to save money!
Gretchen
Great idea!!
Penny
Great tip! Thanks for sharing!
brooke
I’ve never done this before but I will have to check it out!
Shannon
Never heard of this
Amy Miller
Thats awesome! Thanks.
Danya
How did I not know about this site? I’ve even looked for discounted giftcards before (usually on ebay). I like this better because it’s backed up by a company.
Anna
I would never have thought of this…thanks for the great idea!
Sara
I had no idea. This is great information and very useful!
Jessica
Thank you so much for sharing these tips! They help so much!
keely hostetter
Wow didn’t know this, thanks
Marnee
Just one more example of something new I’ve learned on this site. Thank you!
Lydia
Great ideas here, Melea.We all have to save money anywhere we can! Thanks for your advice!
Mykal Shirley
This is great to know! Thanks for the tips!
Annie
great tip, I never knew this
Tramell
Interesting ideas! I’ll have to check it out!
Naheed
I need to try this
Natalie
What a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing the sites!
Shannon E
Sounds a little complicated and that there is restrictions. Not sure about it.
Jennifer J
I didn’t know they did this! I’ll have to look into it for sure. Thanks!
Christina
What a neat idea. Thanks!
Cammy
Great deal!!
Kristen
Thank you! Had no idea about these other sites that sell discounted gift cards. Definitely going to look into it more and see if they have any gift cards to the stores I need.
Jenny
Thanks for the tips.
Kimberly Knight
Just amazed how many different ways there are to save!!
Jordan A
My favorite way to buy gift cards is through a site that offers a rebate which is donated to my daughter’s school.
Kaylene
I’ve never thought of this, that’s a great idea! Every little bit helps.
Erika
I will have to try this out this year!
Krista
Never heard of this! Awesome idea
Amy
You give the best tips! Thank You!
Minta
Great idea!
Jennifer
THanks for sharing this info
chandra miller
awesome
Casey Spurlin
Great advice!
Kim
What a smart idea!