Gift Card Comparison site launched

Gift Card Comparison site launched

A very useful gift card comparison site has been launched and it should be shared.

Gift Cards, despite their extreme convenience can also come with a number of questions. One can often wonder, does the gift card I am considering giving have an expiration date? Is it re-loadable? Is there dormancy fees? Can the balance be checked online and more.

Gift Cards.com has released a very valuable tool that looks at some of the more popular merchants and asks the above questions of them. The comparison chart can be found here: http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/gift-card-comparison-chart-08-1271.php

Certainly not all gift cards can be found here. But the chart provides a powerful service beyond listing facts for the 30 merchants it analyzes. The chart make us think and should make anyone think before they buy a gift card.

One should never buy a gift card that has an expiration date. Any merchant that has not eliminated this can not be rewarded with a purchase. We also stronly suggest buying gift cards that allow online value checking. It is a very convenient tool for the people you give gift cards to.

The Gift Card industry is not perfect yet but comparison charts such as this certainly are helping move the needle!