Comments on: Thoughts on Purchasing Discounted Gift Cards

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:09:16 +0000

@Michelle P - I've had issues with eBay too. Now I only purchase items from sellers with nearly perfect feedback.

@Lauren - It's good the pawn shop refunded your money, but I bet the whole experience was a pain in the a**.

@Ruby Leigh - I checked out Restaurant.com, but it seems a lot of the certificates are only good for dining in. I was hoping for something we could use for take-out after the baby arrives.

By: Ruby Leigh

Ruby Leigh — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:24:00 +0000

I think for discounts on restaurants, the better option is to use groupon or living social. I've done okay with restaurant.com and I also use The Happenings book.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:36:52 +0000

I tried it once with a Kohl's gift card from a pawn shop, and the gift card wasn't valid. The pawn shop refunded my money no questions asked, but after that one experience, I haven't tried to buy discounted gift cards again.

By: Michelle P

Michelle P — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:34:32 +0000

I've never bought a discounted gift card before. I guess I'm just a little afraid on someone not mailing it (I've had that happen SOOOO many times on ebay and not gotten my money back).