Tuesday, April 20, 2010

I'm Into Gift Certificate-ing

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Many people I know have really gotten into "couponing".  It's like a game for them... seeing how much money they can save at the register when they go grocery shopping.  I am all about saving money, but I just haven't crossed over yet into coupon land.  Instead, I enjoy gift certificate-ing!  Kind of like couponing I suppose... just saving money in a slightly different way.  I watch for deals on gift certificates and then buy them for myself!  I consider this pre-paying for certain goods and services.  For example, the last couple weeks have been really great gift certificate-ing weeks.  Here's my stash:
  • One $100 gift certificate to my salon for $80 = $20 free
  • Ten $10 gift certificates to Costa Vida for $50 = $50 free
  • $1320 in gift certificates to Albertsons for $1200 = $120 free
  • One $50 gift certificate to Mystique Dinner Theater for $25 = $25 free
  • A three-day pass to Boise Front Climbing Gym (retail $32) for $10 = savings of $22
  • A two-hour workshop at Boise Art Glass (retail $125) for $77 = savings of $48
Not bad, huh!  That's a grand total savings of $285!

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