Tomorrow is National "Use Your Gift Card Day," which is also known as "The Day You Walk Into an Outback Steakhouse and Think, 'Wow, It's Busy Tonight.'"
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This "holiday" has been around for a few years now, and it's basically just a reminder to use the gift cards that you got over the holidays . . . before you toss them into a drawer and forget about them.
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I know, there's nothing exciting about spending your Saturday night at Chili's . . . but it's the middle of January, do you really have a better option?
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According to CreditCards.com, $21 BILLION worth of gift cards will go unspent this year . . . and 47% of American adults say they have at least one unused gift card, voucher, or store credit lying around.Β
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And the average person was sitting on $175.Β But that was in August . . . the holiday season has just passed, so you might have a lot more than that.
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So, here's what you do:Β Keep your gift cards with you so you have them when you need them.Β Or if you REALLY don't need them, considerΒ donatingΒ them to a good cause . . . orΒ sell themΒ for partial credit in CASH online.Β
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(PR NewswireΒ /Β CreditCards.com)
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