11 November 2008 @ 13:52Multi-purpose Gift Cards

Gift cards are big business for retailers, because they are betting on you not spending every last cent on that card. With millions of gift cards purchased every year, all those unused cents add up. Well it appears that retailers are looking for ways to make gift cards even more enticing by multi-purposing them. After all, what can you do with a plain ol’ gift card on Christmas morning? Check out the gift cards below that are more “gift” than “card”.

Best Buy is offering gift cards that function as a speaker to play music from MP3 players, iPods or any audio player with a mini headphone jack.
$15 Best Buy Speaker Gift Card
$20 Best Buy Speaker Gift Card
$25 Best Buy Speaker Gift Card
$30 Best Buy Speaker Gift Card
$50 Best Buy Speaker Gift Card
$60 Best Buy Speaker Gift Card
$75 Best Buy Speaker Gift Card
$100 Best Buy Speaker Gift Card
$200 Best Buy Speaker Gift Card

Target is offering Digital Camera Gift Cards in increments of $50 – $1000. This gift card doubles as a 1.2 megapixel digital camera and comes with 40 free prints.

Target is also offering Nighty-Night Lite Gift Cards in increments of $25 – $1000. This gift card doubles as a child’s nite light.

Target also has Igloo Maze Gift Cards in increments of $25 – $1000. This gift card will keep you occupied until stores open the next day.

Target also has USB Puppy Gift Cards in increments of $25 – $1000. This gift card holds 64MB of data and looks cute too.

Another gift card from Target is the Puppy Cards Gift Card available in increments of $25 – $1000. Play poker with this miniature set of cards while you wait to spend your gifted dough.