01-02-2014, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Over Christmas, I have picked up several gift cards, and now I need to figure out what to spend them on. They are all from different places, so I can't combine them to get something bigger. I have to buy things that don't cost much more then the card value. What would be some good things to get at these places?
Home Depot - $50
Future Shop - $50
Mark's - $50
Amazon - $25
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HD - spare blades for power saws?
Future Shop - double up/buy spares on charging cords for phones/iPods/whatever; couple of movies?; game?
Marks - they have some really good winter socks, I'd buy a couple pair of those
Amazon - book
Just things I'd probably spend money on. YMMV.
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01-02-2014, 03:03 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Home Depot: LED Light Bulbs, "free" so you save money right away.
Future Shop: Wine aerator.
Mark's: Socks/Underwear. Throwing out the old underwear rotation is always an overdue task.
Amazon: Regift!
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01-02-2014, 03:04 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Over Christmas, I have picked up several gift cards, and now I need to figure out what to spend them on. They are all from different places, so I can't combine them to get something bigger. I have to buy things that don't cost much more then the card value. What would be some good things to get at these places?
Home Depot - $50
Future Shop - $50
Mark's - $50
Amazon - $25
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Sell them on the Buy/Sell sub-forum, use $175 for hookers and blow.
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01-02-2014, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Home Depot - $50
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Hand tools, light bulbs, work gloves, garden stuff (plants in the spring, potting soil, pots, whatever), stuff for the barbeque, or air filters. Might even be able to pick up a small kitchen appliance or the like.
Or you could multiply the value of the gift card by buying a ton of drywall screws, throwing them out on the street, and opening up a tire repair shop....
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01-02-2014, 05:48 PM
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Just buy whatever, return it all to walmart and get $175 to use at Walmart.
No harm no foul right?
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01-02-2014, 05:49 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Originally Posted by Northendzone
Just buy whatever, return it all to walmart and get $175 to use at Walmart.
No harm no foul right?
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Totally came here to post this
Why not check on Kijiji for people looking to trade. Maybe you could find another of the cards you already have and double up to purchase something more expensive.
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01-02-2014, 06:41 PM
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-keep them
-store them in your vehicle
-Get an App called Google Keep for your Android or iOS device
-set up location based reminders for the each store for each card.
-when you pull into the Best Buy you usually go to you'll get a notification that you set up earlier. "Reminder - $25 gift card in glove box.
Google Keep is such a handy app for stuff like this. I find I never get decent stuff when I'm trying to get rid of it but I'll end up losing or forgetting all about them if I don't. A location based reminder is perfect for this. I set them up for gift cards I got this year too.
Pulled into Market Mall and ding, reminder I had an Eddie Bauer card.
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01-02-2014, 10:15 PM
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Sell them on CP for $170. Because we all know there are people just waiting to go out of their way to meet a stranger in a parking lot to save $5.
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01-03-2014, 09:14 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by puckluck2
Sell them on CP for $170. Because we all know there are people just waiting to go out of their way to meet a stranger in a parking lot to save $5.
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It is called networking!
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01-03-2014, 09:47 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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Well, I just read this handy (no pun intended, but not regretted either) suggestion:
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The website Naughty America will accept gift cards from a dozen retail outlets or restaurants, including Starbucks or Target, in exchange for full access to their network of websites. A $15 card will get someone 16 days of membership, while a $100 card will earn someone 344 days.
While the website is for Americans, gift cards purchased in Canada could work on the system if they work with a gift card network called PayGarden. Businesses can sign up to be part of PayGarden and accept the cards as an alternative form of payment.
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http://technology.canoe.ca/News/2014.../21372641.html
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01-04-2014, 06:35 PM
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Scoring Winger
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I know this isn't helping OP, but I'm wondering why people give gift cards for Christmas. I give kids over 14 a card with a nice plastic portrait of William Lyon Mackenzie King. Saves me a lot of time and them a lot of hassle. I buy toys for younger kids but I've always noticed older kids prefer to get their own.
What is the benefit of gift cards? IMO it's not like it's *actually* not cash, it really is, just a bigger hassle to spend it. Not trying to hijack the thread, just curious.
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01-04-2014, 06:37 PM
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Because cash is tacky.
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01-04-2014, 06:43 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Nm
Last edited by Smartcar; 01-04-2014 at 06:48 PM.
Reason: Off topic
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01-04-2014, 07:05 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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Originally Posted by Smartcar
I know this isn't helping OP, but I'm wondering why people give gift cards for Christmas. I give kids over 14 a card with a nice plastic portrait of William Lyon Mackenzie King. Saves me a lot of time and them a lot of hassle. I buy toys for younger kids but I've always noticed older kids prefer to get their own.
What is the benefit of gift cards? IMO it's not like it's *actually* not cash, it really is, just a bigger hassle to spend it. Not trying to hijack the thread, just curious.
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Not a bad idea. Pick your favourite PM and give kids a pic of that person. Teaches them national history as well!
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01-04-2014, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by The Goon
Not a bad idea. Pick your favourite PM and give kids a pic of that person. Teaches them national history as well!
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I've always been a fan of Sir Wilfred Laurier.
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01-04-2014, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In your enterprise AI
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Have you ever seen a rapper make it rain with gift cards?
Cash rules everything around me.
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01-04-2014, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: London Ont.
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Originally Posted by MRCboicgy
Have you ever seen a rapper make it rain with gift cards?
Cash rules everything around me.
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Cream, get the money, dolla, dolla bill y'all
As for why you get gift cards is you know there is a better chance the kid is going to buy something semi useful. Give the 14 year old zukes $50 and I'm buying weed!
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01-04-2014, 11:36 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by zukes
Cream, get the money, dolla, dolla bill y'all
As for why you get gift cards is you know there is a better chance the kid is going to buy something semi useful. Give the 14 year old zukes $50 and I'm buying weed!
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But, give you a $50 gift card to Chapters and you're only buying $30 worth of weed because that was all you could sell the gift card for.
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01-05-2014, 10:55 AM
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First Line Centre
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FYI there's a promo at Crossiron Mills on Jan 12 in which you trade in your unwanted gift cards, then get the equivalent balance on a mall gift card, and your original gets donated to Habitat for Humanity.
http://www.crossironmills.com/events...t/trade-it-up/
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