Friday, July 29, 2011

Be Wise When You Buy Gift Cards

By Carl Hung


We are all aware that many among us love freebies. Today's consumers are eagerly looking online for any free items, and free gift cards are no exception, especially now that gift cards and grocery certificates are getting more and more popular online. There are a variety of gift cards that can be acquired online. Having one of these can buy almost anything, depending on the type of gift card you have, from electronic gadgets to food and household products, even pet accessories are available as well. Gift cards are more than just non-monetary presents. The most important factor in acquiring gift cards for free is knowing where and how to get them. This is what most people actually want to uncover.

For the past few years, acquiring such gift cards for free has been kept as a secret by people who knew how to get them. But lately, however, more and more people are learning how and where to get free or discounted gift cards and food coupons. The benefits of gift cards that are offered free of charge are simply too enticing to many, especially in today's dwindling economy where any form of help in terms of food expenses and other basic commodities are just too valuable to pass up.

Although most gift cards that are offered for free are restricted to specific products or manufacturers, they can be pretty useful. If you have a variety of gift cards or certificates in yours hands, a Wal-Mart gift card or several Subway gift cards, for example, you can actually use those gift cards to buy almost anything you want or treat your family to a good Subway sandwich perhaps. More importantly, if you have acquired a free grocery gift card from your local grocery, then you have just effectively saved some money on groceries.

Since gift cards are meant to, in a sense, serve as non-monetary substitutes to cash, getting free gift cards are somewhat like receiving free cash. For instance, if you got a free Wal-Mart or Best Buy gift card, or an Amazon.com gift card, it would be as if receiving money for you to spend on any item you wish. Depending on the amount of the Amazon.com gift card, you can buy any item you want from Amazon's online store.

For anyone who loves eating at food chains like McDonald's or Subway, having gift cards for such food chains can be a treat. Subway, for instance, is giving away gift cards for free as part of a settlement deal they entered in. Just by visiting the official website of Subway, you can get your very own free gift card, which they will send to you via postal mail. Now you can eat at any Subway without spending any of your own money. How cool is that?

Just like Subway gift cards, there are many forms of gift cards available out there. But companies, restaurants, and retailers are not giving them away for free because of the same reason as Subway; of course not. Some offer gift cards free of charge for promotional or advertising purposes. By visiting various rewards sites online, you can get gift cards for free without ever spending any of your hard earned cash.




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