Swapping Gift Cards: it’s now possible to get what you really want!

Written by Staff Writer on December 15th, 2008

Aunt Edna. We all love her, but as time goes by, she’s either losing her mind or she’s pulling everyone’s leg. You know how it is, everyone knows that you are a Banana Republic girl, and yet you got a gift certificate to LL Bean. Nothing wrong with LL Bean, your cousin Eddie would have loved it, instead he got a Omaha Steak gift certificate, and . . . he’s vegetarian.

So you’ve been holding on to you fancy gift card for close to a year now, and it seems like a waste that you can’t use it, but surely someone out there has your opposite problem. Despair no more, help is on its way. Thank you to cyberspace and a company called “Leverage” you might be able to swap gift cards seamlessly with a few clicks of the mouse. You’ll find the usual suspects like Banana Republic, J Crew, The Gap, 1-800-flowers, Amazon.com, American Airlines; and also some great finds like A/X Armani Exchange, art.com, Game Stop, Harry and David, and the NBA Store.

So, dig out that old dusty gift card, and give it a try: LeverageCard.com, Aunt Edna will be proud of you!