Originally Posted by
Gasolin
Ah, so it's not that useful, the gift card is just delaying the purchase.
It also lets you shift the purchase to Saks Off 5th; the credit doesn't apply there, but Off 5th takes Saks gift cards. Since I live in a city without a regular Saks but with an Off 5th, I stop by the Boston or NYC stores (whichever I'm visiting) at least once in each half-year period to get a card to spend in Seattle whenever. Got a couple nice belts with the last card.