MyGiftCardsPlus
Review: Buy Gift Cards & Get Cash Back
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MyGiftCardsPlus, is a website where you can buy
discounted gift cards from about a hundred different retailers. It’s similar
to GiftCardGranny and
other discounted gift card companies.
Let’s review how MGC works and all i’s features:
What is MyGiftCardsPlus?
MGC, as I’ll refer to it sometimes, is
part of the SwagBucks chain
of cash-back earning companies.
You just search on MGC for an electronic gift
card of your choice, get a percent of your purchase back, it’s that easy. Let’s
say you’re planning to eat out on the weekend, you find a $25 AppleBee’s gift
card and you buy it, you then get 4% back (or 100 points).
So, not only will you get your gift
card, you’ll earn Swagbucks (SBs) to earn even more gift cards or PayPal money.
Another great option is to switch to MyPoints earnings, so
you earn points towards your MyPoints earnings.
If you’re a member of Swagbucks or MyPoints,
then MyGiftCardsPlus is a win-win site.
What Kind of Discounts Can I Get?
As I mentioned, there are about 100 retailers, they
range from restaurants, department stores, and electronics to flowers and
gifts, sports and travel sites. Here are a few gift cards you can buy, the
different amounts, and the earnings you can make:
·
Lowe’s –
From $25 to $500, earn 2% back (50 to 1,000 SBs)
·
Ulta –
From $25 to $100, earn 5% back (125 to 500 SBs)
·
Hotels.com – From
$25 to $500, earn 5% back (125 to 2,500 SBs)
·
Uber – From
$25 to $100, earn 1% back (25 to 100 SBs)
If you plan ahead well, you can get gift cards for any
activity, or to give as gifts, and you get rewarded in points towards something
you really want to purchase.
How do I get Started on MyGiftCardsPlus?
If you’re interested in getting gift cards at MGC, the
registration process is pretty easy:
1. Go
to the MyGiftCardsPlus page and
create an account.
2. Link
to your SwagBucks (or MyPoints) account.
3. Start
Shopping for a Gift Card.
4. MyGiftCardsPlus
will send you occasional emails notifying you of special promotions.
Now if you don’t have a Swagbucks account, you can
start by:
1. Going
to Swagbucks’ page and
create an account and profile.
2. Receive
a $10 sign up bonus.
3. There
are so many earning potentials on Swagbucks.
4. Click
on the menu, find MyGiftCards and click through.
The same goes for MyPoints:
1. Go
to MyPoints’ page and
create an account and profile.
2. Receive
a free $10 bonus
3. Again,
there are so many earnings on MyPoints.
4. Click
on the “Shop” option on the Menu, select “Buy Gift Cards”
MGC accepts PayPal, Visa and Mastercard payments when
buying gift cards and they take about 1 – 2 business days to arrive in your
email account. Sometimes it takes longer for them to validate a purchase first,
so it may take longer.
Comparison with other Gift Card Sites
Let’s compare to other similar gift card
buying sites available online. I’ll compare MyGiftCardsPlus to GiftCardGranny and CardPool – two
popular sites.
GiftCardGranny:
·
Offers up to 57% cash back on some
cards.
·
Up to 92% cash back on selling your Gift
Cards to them.
·
iOs App & Android App available.
·
Able to buy and sell Gift Cards in Bulk.
·
Refer a friend earns you $5 and able to
send on multiple social media links.
CardPool:
·
Get up to 35% off gift cards.
·
Up to 92% cash back on selling your gift
cards.
·
iOS App.
·
Bulk Buy & Sell Gift Cards.
·
Refer a friend get $5 by email only.
MyGiftCardsPlus:
You need to know this is almost comparing apples to
oranges here as MGC is an extension of SwagBucks and MyPoints, so they will not
offer all the same services, now let’s look:
·
Offers up to 16% back on gift cards
·
No ability to sell your gift cards
·
Uses the Swagbucks App (iOS)
·
No bulk or selling option
·
Refer a friend through SwagBucks (10% of
their earnings), or MyPoints (25 points per friend plus their earnings).
So, it may not look like much on MyGiftCardsPlus, but
like I said, all the big earnings are back on the “main” sites.
Customer Reviews
Here are what some customers have said about MGC:
5 Star Review – “Great way to buy Gift Cards and Earn major SwagBucks!”
5 Star Review – “Easy
to use website. Good value, fast shipping. Would prefer a physical gift card
when I buy for a gift.”
3 Star Review – “I
wanted a card mailed to me, not email. I should have gotten that option”.
1 Star Review – “Takes
up to two days to actually get the card. “Security” reasons. Poor customer
service with canned responses to any questions.”
Many of the reviews followed the same chorus – they
either claimed it’s great and easy to use, or it takes too long, and no
physical gift card available. But, in my opinion if they had checked the site’s
FAQs, it states right there at the top under “Gift Cards” that there are no
plastic gift cards and that it takes 1 – 2 business days to deliver unless
there’s a security reason to validate your purchase.
Final Thoughts
My final thoughts on MyGiftCardsPlus is that as a
stand-alone shopping site it’s not good. With only about 100 retailers to chose
from, compared to over 1,000 on GiftCardGranny, it is pretty small. But as part
of Swagbucks, it’s a great way to earn points.
For example, the $25 Applebee’s card I mentioned earns
you 100 SBs. The smallest Gift Card to get on Swagbucks is a $3 Amazon card for
300 SBs. You’re a third of the way already.
Again, if you plan ahead and get gift cards for all
your future plans, you can make pretty good earnings here. Let’s say you have a
trip coming up, buy gift cards from hotels.com, an airline, restaurants, Uber,
GoPlayGolf, and Groupon and you’ll earn so many points for your SwagBucks or
MyPoints accounts. Besides, honestly, gift cards are safer to travel with than
a lot of cash or traveler’s checks.
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