At the Penny Hoarder, a money-saving blog based in downtown St. Petersburg, there is no shame in not loving a gift card.
“Exchange it for some cash,” says savings expert Aris Rogers. There are several card-to-cash transaction sites out there, with low transactions fees:
Or if you’d like to donate a gift card to charity, you can do that, too:
“And from the financial perspective,” says Rogers, “you get a tax receipt so you can use it as a charitable donation.”
Some Target stores will also allow you to exchange a gift card for one of their own.
To read more about your gift card options, click here.