I came across this press release for a new biodegradable plastic product suitable for, among other things, gift cards. Given how many gift cards are sold each year (billions), it is probably a good idea if they were all compostable. Hey, how about credit cards too? For me personally, biodegradable gift card would still make […]
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You wouldn’t put cash in the mail, would you? In some respects, putting cash in a letter can actually be safer than putting a fully activated gift card in the mail; as long as the envelope is thick enough to prevent the contents inside from showing through under a bright light. Gift cards on the […]
Gift cards have become a necessary evil in today’s society. Even if you don’t buy them, they are so ubiquitous and easy (read, lazy) as last-minute gifts, you are bound to receive one or more per year. So anything that makes gift cards easier to use is Ok by us. It is no great secret […]
I came across a recent promotion touting “Eclipse MasterCard debit cards: Collect them all.” That made me wonder, is anyone that interested in a prepaid debit card to actually collect them? Somehow I don’t see debit cards as collectibles like baseball cards (as in someone would want to collect them now) or nostalgia items (as […]
Mobile gift card company Giiv, which allows people to send virtual gift cards to peoples mobile phones via SMS for companies including Amazon.com and Krispy Kreme, raised $3.35 million in venture funding, which complements their previously raised $2.3M. Actually, instead of a gift card, the recipient receives a store redemption code, which can then be […]
Repeat after me, there is no such thing as a collectible gift card. No one will want to pay more for your gift card because you call it collectible.
Judd over at ScripSmart has tackled one of the things I’ve had on my list for a long time but never got around to – compiling information on all lots of individual gift cards. Additional information included in his very useful site is information about gift card state laws, a comparison of state vs Federal […]
Do people really get excited about things like this? I personally don’t buy gift cards for people, so I don’t get excited about a gift card with a custom picture. GiftCards.com has had the ability for customers to upload custom photos to be made into gift cards for some time, at a cost to the […]
Plastic Jungle is apparently teaming up with Offerpal Media, which offers one form of virtual currency for use in online games, virtual worlds, and social networks, to give people the ability to convert unused gift card balances into virtual currency. This is a good idea and ultimately offers people more ways to get the most […]
Plastic Jungle has announced plans to work with retailers to give gift cards issued from one retailer the ability to be used at others. For instance, you would theoretically be able to use a Wal-Mart gift card to purchase something online from Target.com, although both companies would have to agree to this. The move would […]
Cardhub.com, a gift card buy/sell/trading site, has launched a new social network-linked gift card exchange to allow people to buy, sell, or trade gift cards without the overhead involved in using a service. Why is this better than Craigslist? The idea is that with access to the other persons social network profile (aka Facebook), people […]
The Wikipedia page on gift cards has some interesting factoids: 1. Gift cards are the most highly wanted gifts by women but only the third highest by males 2. Gift cards ranked as the second most given gift by consumers in the US in 2006. 3. The US is WAY more gift card crazy than […]
Google’s auto-completions are always good for a few laughs and on occasion provide some interesting insight. Clearly Google acknowledges that there are lots of problems with gift cards.
I must say, I totally misunderstood the purpose of this business where you can rent a gift card holder and thought it was meant for giving individual gift cards. Turns out, the point is to rent a gift card holder for weddings to hold all the gift cards that people give you. I find this […]
I previously reported on the first Australian market gift card buy/sell/trade site cardnap.com.au. What I missed with the first look at this company is that it was created by a 15 year old.
www.giftcardconverter.co.uk is the first UK focused gift card site I’ve seen. An interesting tidbit in the article about this site is the claim that up to 25% of gift cards in the UK are unspent. The site will buy cards, trade them, or customers can donate them to charity. Cards donated to charity do not […]
I’m a little torn about this one. Friendgiftr has been infiltrating social networks with apps that allow people to purchase gift cards without ever having to leave sites like Facebook. You can also purchase them directly from their site. They recently announced a mobile device optimized store (but not native apps, why not?). On the one hand, […]
Thanks to the Buxr blog for recognizing our contribution to useful gift card info.
Plastic Jungle announced that it has raised $7.4 million from several Venture Capital firms and plans to use the money to accelerate product development and work on other ways to create supply and demand for gift cards on the site. This is in addition to the $6 million it raised in the middle of last year.
From what I have seen, most of the gift card auction/trading/buyback sites are focused on the US or Canadian markets. It is nice to see other markets getting some of these useful tools, like the new site Cardlimbo.com.au, which serves the Australian market.
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