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This Saturday is the second Annual National Use Your Gift Card Day By Rick Da Conceicao
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This Saturday is National Use Your Gift Card Day, a holiday designed to remind you to take advantage of the unused gift cards.
Everyone loves gift cards, but sometimes we forget about them once they’re in our wallets. In fact, you may be surprised at just how many gift cards are never used. According to recent statistics from Mercator Advisory Group, Inc., $3.5 billion in gift cards go unredeemed each year. Thus, the point in “National Use Your Gift Card Day” it serves as a reminder to take advantage of those cards.
Americans Look Forward to Second Annual National Use Your Gift Card Day™ on January 16 Reminder Day Offers Shoppers Deals, Tips and Ways to Use Gift Cards for Good
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Time to check wallets, purses and e-mails for any unused gift cards. American consumers and merchants are gearing up for the second annual National Use Your Gift Card Day™ taking place on Saturday, January 16. This popular shopping day follows the holidays when many consumers receive gift cards as presents. According to the data analytics company InMarket, the average shopper spent 17.6% more on gift cards in 2020, compared with 2019. Like Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday, and others, National Use Your Gift Card Day benefits shoppers and merchants, as well as supports nonprofit organizations.