Guest guest Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 I hope everyone is having a great holiday season! CyndiSee AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. Having trouble viewing this email? Read it online. Want to change your service? Update your subscription, or (sniff) . Dec 26, 2007 BANG FOR THE BITE Lowering your consumption of stuff you don't really want is easy, but you don't usually get a tit-for-tat trade, and you might have to come up with a good story when the gifter asks what you bought with the card they gave you. COCKTAIL FACTOID During its 2006 fiscal year, Best Buy made $43 mil off of expired gift cards. LIKE THIS TIP? Then check out . . .The Obligatory Gifts Tip RATE THIS TIP How useful is this tip?(5 is the highest) 1 2 3 4 5 Whatcha supposed do with a 10-buck Applebee's gift card? The Bite Swap it. Gift certificate trading sites make it easy to swap unwanted gift cards for cash or store credit elsewhere, and some even allow you to donate your card to your favorite charity (especially handy if the nearest Applebee's is 50 mi away and you aren't really a " loaded potato skins " kinda person). The Benefits Getting stuff you actually want. For example, you can up-swap a side salad at Applebee's for a frolic in the Whole Foods produce section. Less waste. We Americans create more waste than the citizens of any other country; by buying less stuff we don't really need, maybe we can be slightly less embarrassed. Gift-carding to good causes. Almost $5 bil in gift-card credit disappears into thin air (read: expires) each year in the United States; convert your credit into cash for your fave charity instead of watching it expire. Personally Speaking Everyone on the team agrees that gift cards are a bit of a cop-out gift. But each and every one of us gave at least one to somebody on our holiday gift lists. Sorry, second cousin, twice removed... Wanna Try? Gift Card Buy Back - sell your gift cards for 60%-80% of the value. Swapagift - buy, donate, sell, or swap gift cards. Sponsor UNSUBSCRIBE | CHANGE YOUR PREFERENCES | PRINT THIS TIP CONTACT US | EDITORIAL POLICY | PRIVACY POLICY | DISCLAIMER | AFFILIATES © IDEAL BITE, INC. You are d as cyndikrall. If you would like to , go here. All above editorial suggestions are the result of testing and preference. No one can pay to be in a Daily Tip. Read more on our editorial policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Santa was very good to me this year. I must not have been too bad after all! LOL. ;-)Cyndi In a message dated 12/26/2007 1:07:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, barbara3 writes: Yes! Hope you do too! Barbara I hope everyone is having a great holiday season! Cyndi See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Yes! Hope you do too! Barbara I hope everyone is having a great holiday season! Cyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Having a great one. Thanks for asking. Y'all have a wonderful New Year k? Greg Dream lofty dreams and so as your dreams you become ______________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Good to hear from you, Greg! How is your health these days?Happy New Year to you too, Cyndi In a message dated 12/27/2007 6:47:49 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, nevels65 writes: Having a great one. Thanks for asking. Y'all have awonderful New Year k?Greg See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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