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TheChallenge Sep 14, 2015 3:16 pm
Ways to liquidate small value GCs?
 
Are there any creative ways to liquidate small value V/MC/Amex gift cards? I find that I keep ending up with <$0.50 cards all the time in my MS activities. Above that I use Amazon, but what's everyone using for the <$.50 amounts?

fancyfly Sep 14, 2015 3:44 pm
I load them to my Comcast account. I think the same should work if your utility company accepts online payment via debit/credit card.

ericdabbs Sep 14, 2015 5:03 pm
Go to a grocery store and unload them. Usually those autodrain the balance.

SGJazz Mar 11, 2016 6:40 pm
Load your Amazon balance.

BeckhamsTears Mar 11, 2016 7:29 pm
how much are you talking?
just a few cards, I would just toss
I don't go around looking for nickels and dimes on the sidewalk

linsj Mar 11, 2016 7:49 pm
Originally Posted by ericdabbs (Post 25425424)
Go to a grocery store and unload them. Usually those autodrain the balance.
This. Last week I drained three prepaid cards with $1.xx-$3.xx at Meijer. Almost paid for the groceries I bought. Plus stores like Walmart and Target drain balances.

satman40 Mar 11, 2016 8:12 pm
Meijers is easy, I get rid of 4 or 5 every visit...bend them and drop them in the bag with the groceries.,

sechs Mar 11, 2016 9:15 pm
Any store that auto-drains makes this easy. Just swipe and move to the next card.

dfw_plt_aa Mar 16, 2016 3:56 pm
Originally Posted by sechs (Post 26320952)
Any store that auto-drains makes this easy. Just swipe and move to the next card.
I do this at Walmart to buy my groceries. Each time a slip prints out that says only a partial amount was approved, and the cashier gives me a confused look.

jiffyjiff Apr 11, 2016 11:49 am
Originally Posted by dfw_plt_aa (Post 26342781)
I do this at Walmart to buy my groceries. Each time a slip prints out that says only a partial amount was approved, and the cashier gives me a confused look.
I go the liquor store route... helps to drain my sorrows after another issuer shuts me down....

pwd847 Apr 11, 2016 12:54 pm
Originally Posted by dfw_plt_aa (Post 26342781)
I do this at Walmart to buy my groceries. Each time a slip prints out that says only a partial amount was approved, and the cashier gives me a confused look.
So I can swipe one after another (up to four) of these $20 Staples VGC's at WM?

vacaloca Apr 11, 2016 12:59 pm
I routinely use Comcast to pay a set amount from any sort of pre-paid debit card. They don't do a pre-auth on the card, so you can drain it in one go.

jjd477 Apr 11, 2016 8:05 pm
McDonalds auto drains gc,s. Just used three this morning to get coffee....

calwatch Apr 11, 2016 9:22 pm
Costco will drain Amexes.

The other place I use them is to pay tolls online.

Phantom707 Apr 11, 2016 11:15 pm
CVS auto drained my Metabank card when I ran it as credit but not as debit.


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