Comments on: Can you buy a Target gift card with another gift card? http://www.onemint.com/2010/03/02/can-you-buy-a-target-gift-card-with-another-gift-card/ Helps You Make Better Financial Decisions Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:32:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J http://www.onemint.com/2010/03/02/can-you-buy-a-target-gift-card-with-another-gift-card/comment-page-1/#comment-144860 J Thu, 05 May 2011 17:39:45 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=3503#comment-144860 I hate gift cards. I always get one that has say $20 on it and after spending $17.49 have a stray balance of $2.51 that I must spend at least another $10 or so to actually use. In California gift cards can be redeemed for cash if they have a value of $9.99 or less. If giving money, skip the gift card and just write a check! I hate gift cards. I always get one that has say $20 on it and after spending $17.49 have a stray balance of $2.51 that I must spend at least another $10 or so to actually use. In California gift cards can be redeemed for cash if they have a value of $9.99 or less. If giving money, skip the gift card and just write a check!

]]> By: Manshu http://www.onemint.com/2010/03/02/can-you-buy-a-target-gift-card-with-another-gift-card/comment-page-1/#comment-116971 Manshu Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:26:33 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=3503#comment-116971 Thanks for your comment Sandra - you could try selling these off on eBay. You could keep a reserve price so that card doesn't go away for a price lower than what you have in mind. Thanks for your comment Sandra – you could try selling these off on eBay. You could keep a reserve price so that card doesn’t go away for a price lower than what you have in mind.

]]> By: Sandra http://www.onemint.com/2010/03/02/can-you-buy-a-target-gift-card-with-another-gift-card/comment-page-1/#comment-116563 Sandra Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:14:33 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=3503#comment-116563 It's christmas time and I have recieved a few gift cards. My dilema is that if I got something at a particular store and did not see anything I liked, I am stuck not spending it and that person has wasted his/her money, Example: I have a newborn at home and my brother sent a $50.00 gift card to Toys R Us. Have you seen their prices? Almost any decent baby item cost more than that. Doesn't it take the whole them buying it out, if I have to put in the money to get it? My advice is to either buy one of those Visa/Mastercard gift cards that only has a small one time fee plus your amount that they can use whenever and where ever they want. Or a gift card to somewhere like wal-mart where they have a littleof everything at good prices and that way they might be able to buy more of what they need rather than stuck with one item. As for cash, too easy to lose and can't be replaced so you just spent your hard working money for nothing. It’s christmas time and I have recieved a few gift cards. My dilema is that if I got something at a particular store and did not see anything I liked, I am stuck not spending it and that person has wasted his/her money, Example: I have a newborn at home and my brother sent a $50.00 gift card to Toys R Us. Have you seen their prices? Almost any decent baby item cost more than that. Doesn’t it take the whole them buying it out, if I have to put in the money to get it? My advice is to either buy one of those Visa/Mastercard gift cards that only has a small one time fee plus your amount that they can use whenever and where ever they want. Or a gift card to somewhere like wal-mart where they have a littleof everything at good prices and that way they might be able to buy more of what they need rather than stuck with one item. As for cash, too easy to lose and can’t be replaced so you just spent your hard working money for nothing.

]]> By: J http://www.onemint.com/2010/03/02/can-you-buy-a-target-gift-card-with-another-gift-card/comment-page-1/#comment-94641 J Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:09:58 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=3503#comment-94641 Personaly i would rather have the cash. i know that you can say with a gift card they put some "thought" into it but the only thing that they thought about was a store that carries thousands of things. so pretty much they only narrowed it down to a few thousand things to get you. so really all it is saying is you have to buy something for yourself at this place. if they dont know what to get me im fine with it but give me the cash and i can buy what i want where i want. i almost rather have the cash than even a gift most times, i know that people have good intentions but it seems that most times i open a present i have to pretend that im excited about something that i know is going to do nothing but take up space and collect dust. there was one time that i had wished that people did give me gift cards instead, my wife and i had our wedding reception back in her home state and my son, father and sister came along as well. we had rented a big suv so we had plenty of room, untill we got all of our gifts (now we had registered so 90% of the stuff we actually wanted) but the 3,000 mile trip home was pretty cramped had people went and picked out a gift and put the amount for that item on the card and said go buy this it would have been a much better trip home Personaly i would rather have the cash. i know that you can say with a gift card they put some “thought” into it but the only thing that they thought about was a store that carries thousands of things. so pretty much they only narrowed it down to a few thousand things to get you. so really all it is saying is you have to buy something for yourself at this place. if they dont know what to get me im fine with it but give me the cash and i can buy what i want where i want. i almost rather have the cash than even a gift most times, i know that people have good intentions but it seems that most times i open a present i have to pretend that im excited about something that i know is going to do nothing but take up space and collect dust.

there was one time that i had wished that people did give me gift cards instead, my wife and i had our wedding reception back in her home state and my son, father and sister came along as well. we had rented a big suv so we had plenty of room, untill we got all of our gifts (now we had registered so 90% of the stuff we actually wanted) but the 3,000 mile trip home was pretty cramped had people went and picked out a gift and put the amount for that item on the card and said go buy this it would have been a much better trip home

]]> By: Srividhya http://www.onemint.com/2010/03/02/can-you-buy-a-target-gift-card-with-another-gift-card/comment-page-1/#comment-79250 Srividhya Wed, 26 May 2010 20:15:31 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=3503#comment-79250 Hi Manshu, I am a new reader to your website. I find it fabulous and believe to improve my knowledge on finance through you. Learning from husbands is not great all the time :) Btw, small comment on this article. Cash gift can be used for any purpose rather than the compulsory spending at the store caused by gift card. I do believe in cash gifting for larger amounts. Keep up the good work Hi Manshu,
I am a new reader to your website. I find it fabulous and believe to improve my knowledge on finance through you. Learning from husbands is not great all the time :)

Btw, small comment on this article. Cash gift can be used for any purpose rather than the compulsory spending at the store caused by gift card. I do believe in cash gifting for larger amounts.

Keep up the good work

]]> By: Manshu http://www.onemint.com/2010/03/02/can-you-buy-a-target-gift-card-with-another-gift-card/comment-page-1/#comment-61714 Manshu Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:39:08 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=3503#comment-61714 I think a large part of this is also how sure you are that you can get the right thing for your friends. I think a large part of this is also how sure you are that you can get the right thing for your friends.

]]> By: Ancella http://www.onemint.com/2010/03/02/can-you-buy-a-target-gift-card-with-another-gift-card/comment-page-1/#comment-61630 Ancella Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:32:30 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=3503#comment-61630 I think the gift card idea is a great one and comes in very handy, too. For example, many of my friends shop at Macy's and Kohl's and when their occasions come along, I would prefer to present them a gift card from these stores (allowing them to choose what they want) rather than buying them something which I am not a 100% sure they would like or keep. This in turn avoids the hassles of the return / exchange routine with gifts. Another option, especially for Baby Showers and Weddings, are the gift registeries. These are easy to set up and allows the gift giver to purchase items which s/he knows will be appreciated. I think I will avoid the cash route ..especially since I know (or have an idea) as to what to get my friends :) I think the gift card idea is a great one and comes in very handy, too. For example, many of my friends shop at Macy’s and Kohl’s and when their occasions come along, I would prefer to present them a gift card from these stores (allowing them to choose what they want) rather than buying them something which I am not a 100% sure they would like or keep. This in turn avoids the hassles of the return / exchange routine with gifts.

Another option, especially for Baby Showers and Weddings, are the gift registeries. These are easy to set up and allows the gift giver to purchase items which s/he knows will be appreciated.

I think I will avoid the cash route ..especially since I know (or have an idea) as to what to get my friends :)

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