As if we needed yet another unofficial holiday on the calendar...... here we go......
Today, January 18, has been designated as NATIONAL USE YOUR GIFT CARD DAY!!
WHOOPIE!!
What's it about?
National Use Your Gift Card Day reminds Americans to use the $1 billion in gift cards left unused each year. On the third Saturday in January, take stock of the gift cards you received over the holidays. Make the most of each one of them before they’re forgotten for good!
We all do it. Stash away gift cards thinking we will have more time later to use them. They collect dust and disappear into an abyss somewhere. We discover them as we clean and often don’t remember how much was on the card or if we used a portion of it. Those partial balances add up, too! The first step is to collect the cards together and see what you have. You know where to look.
- Every pocket of every purse and wallet you have
- The infamous junk drawer
- Glove compartment of the car
- Bottom of the toy box (it may have been used to scrape goo off a toy)
- The other junk drawer
- A gift bag with the tissue paper still in it
- The toolbox (we know what happens when a flathead screwdriver can’t be found)
Once you've collected them...... organize them and answer 3 key questions:
Do they expire?
Are you going to use them? For what?
Do you need to find some way to cash them in?
Or trade them?
Or donate them?
Or re-gift them?
Or sell them on eBay?
(There's a website to help you further: https://useyourgiftcard.com/)
$1 BILLION in unused gift cards EVERY YEAR -- WOWZAS!
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt