About Our Author Natasha:
Natasha is Granny's Deal Detective
Natasha, a Gift Card Granny savings expert, has written hundreds of articles ranging from money-saving hacks, back to school shopping tips, travel tricks and more. With a particular interest in pizza and ice cream, Natasha is always researching deals for dining out. She’s discovered countless ways to save money and enjoys sharing her findings with others.
Recent Articles
The Rise Of Gift Card Scams
March 16, 2022
Fact or fiction: The top payment method for imposter scams in 2018 was gift or reloadable cards.
Fact or fiction: In 2018, there were 77.9 million in total dollars lost (reported) with gift cards or reloadable cards used as a payment method.
Fact or fiction: There were nearly 550,000 imposter scams reported in 2018.
Curious about the answers? All three are facts according to the …
2019 Holiday Season Gift Card Survey
December 27, 2019
About The 2019 Holiday Gift Card Study
Gift Card Granny conducted its annual survey to determine the latest gift card usage and trends for the 2019 holiday season. More than 2,500 US-based consumers who have visited www.giftcardgranny.com provided responses. Topics such as most popular retailers, purchasing behavior and digital gift card growth were analyzed.
Amazon …
Be Sure To Avoid These 3 Common Gift Card Scams
February 13, 2019
The National Retail Federation found that gift cards were one of the most requested gifts during the 2017 holiday season. Moreover, gift card spend for the season was estimated to reach $27.6 billion. But how many of those cards were victim to fraudulent activity? Here’s how to protect yourself from some of the most common gift card scams.
1. In-Store Hacking A hacker can …
2018 Holiday Season Gift Card Survey
December 12, 2018
About The 2018 Holiday Gift Card Study
Gift Card Granny conducted its annual survey to determine the latest gift card usage and trends for the 2018 holiday season. Nearly 3,000 US-based consumers who have visited www.giftcardgranny.com provided responses. Topics such as most popular retailers, purchasing behavior and digital gift card growth were analyzed.
Amazon is the favored online …
Where To Sell Your Gift Card For Cash
May 23, 2018
Let’s paint the picture. Sweet Aunt Gertrude hands you a birthday card. Inside is a gift card for a store that, to put it nicely, you just don’t like. While you appreciate the gesture, you haven’t shopped at that store in nearly 15 years. So, what do you do? You can’t tell her you won’t use it. And you know you can’t re-gift it because …