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isPermaLink="false">http://www.narrowbridge.net/?p=1508</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you regularly make purchases at any major chain store or online website, you can most likely save 6% or much more (up to 30%) using sites like CardPool.<p><a
href="http://www.narrowbridge.net/2010/09/buy-discounted-gift-cards-to-save-on-purchases/">Buy Discounted Gift Cards to Save on Purchases</a> is a post from: <a
href="http://www.narrowbridge.net">Narrow Bridge</a></p> Related posts:<ol><li><a
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href='http://www.narrowbridge.net/2011/12/buy-a-home-in-your-20s/' rel='bookmark' title='Do You Have to Buy a Home in Your 20s?'>Do You Have to Buy a Home in Your 20s?</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28528152@N05/3857651043"><img
class="alignleft" title="so surprised!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/3857651043_5777b3f7d6_m.jpg" alt="so surprised!" border="0" hspace="5" /></a></p><p>If you regularly make purchases at any major chain store or online website, you can most save 6% or much more (up to 30%) using sites like <a
href="http://www.cardpool.com">CardPool</a>.</p><p>CardPool has gift cards for companies like Southwest Airlines, Barnes and Noble, Best Buy, Gap, Home Depot, iTunes, Target, and Morton&#8217;s Steakhouse.  There are hundreds of options.</p><p><strong>How Does It Work?</strong></p><p>If you have a gift card that you don&#8217;t want, the worst thing you can do is just waste it.  Many people sell the gift card, at a discount, to CardPool.  CardPool takes a cut and posts the gift card on their website, where they sell it at a discount.  For Target, all gift cards are sold at a 3% discount.  For Home Depot, cards are sold at a 6% discount.  For small companies, like Guitar Center, cards are sold at a 15% discount.</p><p>CardPool only has no fee, no expiration gift cards and sends you the <a
href="http://www.mypersonalfinancejourney.com/2011/02/fidelity-up-to-their-usual-tricks-again.html">gift card</a> for free.</p><p>Other sites, such as <a
href="http://www.giftcardrescue.com/">GiftCardRescue</a>, <a
href="http://www.monstergiftcard.com/">MonsterGiftCard</a> and <a
href="http://www.plasticjungle.com/">PlasticJungle</a> offer a similar service.</p><p>Have you ever used a gift card exchange service?  How did you like it?  Please share in the comments.</p><p><a
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