Gift Card Ideas

• Loopulse wrote on 2012-02-07 19:16
  Okay, so my group for a school project is raising money to help give people in the city who currently don't, an opportunity to get an education. We're doing a raffle, so we need gift card ideas. So, what are some good stores that sell gift cards? Thank you.
• Claudia wrote on 2012-02-08 03:01
  Probably the best way to do it is to buy Visa/American Express Gift Cards, if you guys are doing higher-valued gift cards.
  
  Otherwise, the last time I stopped by CVS, they were selling a 3-pack of iTunes gift cards valued at $30 (so three $10 gift cards).
  Depends on what kinds of gift cards you're raffling off, but the ones above are a good bet.
• Zack wrote on 2012-02-08 03:51
  I wouldn't buy pre paid credit cards. I would get cards that are only for a specific place. You don't want people using their money for booze or something. I would suggest a grocery store nearby. That way the family can save their own money while having gift cards to buy food. A Walmart gift card would be the best probably since they sell clothing, food, home appliances, etc.
  
  I wouldn't buy an iTunes card either IMO. There could be a chance the family doesn't own an iPod or even have computer/internet.
• Claudia wrote on 2012-02-08 03:58

  Quote from Zack;766732:

  I wouldn't buy pre paid credit cards. I would get cards that are only for a specific place. You don't want people using their money for booze or something. I would suggest a grocery store nearby. That way the family can save their own money while having gift cards to buy food. A Walmart gift card would be the best probably since they sell clothing, food, home appliances, etc.
  
  I wouldn't buy an iTunes card either IMO. There could be a chance the family doesn't own an iPod or even have computer/internet.

  
  
  True, but the chances of that are slim and if they don't want it, they can either not enter or give it to someone else.
  I'm honestly a bit confused as to whether he means gift cards for the "city kids", or gift cards for the people entering the raffle. I thought he was talking about the kids in his school entering the raffle, so I went with that...otherwise, i'd go with your suggestion.
• Zack wrote on 2012-02-08 04:16

  Quote from Claudia;766736:

  True, but the chances of that are slim and if they don't want it, they can either not enter or give it to someone else.
  I'm honestly a bit confused as to whether he means gift cards for the "city kids", or gift cards for the people entering the raffle. I thought he was talking about the kids in his school entering the raffle, so I went with that...otherwise, i'd go with your suggestion.

  
  
  Oh.. Yea now I'm confused too..
  
  I'd defiantly go with Claudia if it's for students in your school.
• Claudia wrote on 2012-02-08 04:35
  'Cause the way I was thinking was like;
  
  Kids at his school pay for raffle -> kids get gift cards -> money from raffle goes to inner-city school
  
  The other way of thinking about it is;
  
  Inner-city kids enter raffle -> might win gift cards?
  
  The second one is definitely more depressing, though. ;_;
• Loopulse wrote on 2012-02-08 09:21

  Quote from Claudia;766763:

  'Cause the way I was thinking was like;
  
  Kids at his school pay for raffle -> kids get gift cards -> money from raffle goes to inner-city school
  
  The other way of thinking about it is;
  
  Inner-city kids enter raffle -> might win gift cards?
  
  The second one is definitely more depressing, though. ;_;

  
  
  First one's right, but now we gotta buy something from the inner city schools instead of gift cards and making a load of money for them.
• Cynic wrote on 2012-02-08 09:24
  I prefer pre-paid credit cards since cards for certain stores really limit you. We got a pre-paid gift card from our neighbors the other day and it works like a charm. The fees are pretty decent for either party. (though the only fee we'd get is if we lost the card + regular taxes)
• Hiccup wrote on 2012-02-08 11:23
  Walmart.
  
  derp