Given the comments on my recent post about giveaways, gift cards are apparently what people want. I still plan to give away some Alaska-made stuff between now and the holidays, but it seems that gift cards will also be treasured.
And why not? They’re convenient for the winners to use, either to buy necessities/frivolities for the household or to give as presents to those they love. If cash is needed more urgently, a card might be sold: in-person to a friend or coworker, advertised on Craigslist or sent to a secondary gift card reseller.
Bonus: A gift card is also easy for me to mail. However, some might be e-gift cards, if that’s what people want.
So this week, the winner will get to ask for $25 worth of scrip to…wherever. I will try very hard to get the card the winner wants. Think, “Something that Donna can find at the supermarket’s Gift Card Mall, or easily order online.”
If it’s for a very specialized retailer that doesn’t sell e-gift cards, I might have to ask the person to adjust his or her expectations. Overall, I’m confident I can make this work.
Want to get in on this action?
For your chance(s) to win, do one or more of the following:
- Leave a comment below
- Subscribe via e-mail or Feedburner
- Sign up to follow me on Twitter
- Sign up to follow me or Facebook
- Follow me on Pinterest
Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry (e.g., “Subscribed via e-mail” or “Follow you on Twitter”).
The deadline to enter is 6 p.m. PDT Friday, Oct. 2. If I don’t hear back from the winner by 6 p.m. PDT Sunday, Oct. 4, I’ll have the random number generator pull a new name.
I love your writing so much!
Who doesn’t love a good gift card? I am going to pay mine forward if I win.
Donna, thanks so much for the opportunity! And for all you do to promote frugality and share your frugal techniques. I’m glad to be sharing this journey with you and your other readers.
I follow you on Twitter, too. 🙂
Love everything you write! Any giftcard would be great!
I am in, thank you Donna!
also a subscriber
Thank you, Donna, for your generosity & thoughtfulness. I follow your posts via email.
and a FB follower
Annnnnd, a Twitter follower!
Thanks for the giveaway.
Already an email subscriber.
Hello Donna! I follow you right here on your blog. As you probably know, if I win I will be using the card to buy and ship food to my suffering Dominican friends. There are no food banks in the Dominican Republic! I am way good with e-gift cards, especially to Amazon or Walmart. Gracias!
I’m in, but I tend to avoid social media, so this will be my only entry. Good luck, everyone!
Would love to win. Thanks for hosting a giveaway!
I subscribe via email.
I follow you on Twitter.
Thank you!! I follow via email. Also follow your daughter
Thanks Donna! A gift card would surely help out with Christmas shopping. 🙂
I also subscribe via email.
who doesn’t like gift cards?? thanks for this giveaway
Please enjoy this motivational pun as my entry:
“Donut giveup!”
Wonderful giveaway! I follow you on facebook.
A generous and very helpful giveaway!! Many thanks!
Please put my name in the hat. Might be lucky since today is my birthday, LOL!
Donna, didn’t know how to get in touch with you besides here. I have been getting double emails lately for some reason. One, a day after. How do I stop the one? Thanks!
Thanks for a great giveaway!! I subscribe via email!
I also follow you on Facebook! Thanks again!
I follow via links from other blogs. And I plan to pass the card on to someone in greater need if I win.
I love your column and have been following you for years. If I win, I would like an Amazon card electronic or actual card. I will use it as rewards for my grandsons. I reward them for working hard, staying organized, or helping out with Amazon gift cards for their kindles.
Wow, what a nice little prize! I love Donna’s wisdom & how she equips & challenges us to think smart & outside the box about frugality/spending. Thanks in advance for the giveaway. 🙂
I look forward to your posts. I have been following you since you wrote for MSN.
I’m subscribed to your emails
I also follow you on twitter
Please enter me into the giveaway
Love reading your posts, Donna.
. . . and I subscribe to your feed.
I read your blog.
And on Facebook.
And on Twitter.
I get your newsletter.
I’ve been reading you since you were on MSN Money, and I have both your books — and Abigail’s book too!
I subscribe to your emails. Would love to win !!
This is a great giveaway. I’m all for practical gifts!
I would love a chance for a gift card.
I subscribe by email. Thank you for doing this!
Very nice of you to be so accommodating! I subscribe via e-mail and follow you on FB.
Thank you for thinking of us readers. I subscribe via e-mail, and sure do appreciate you and your daughter’s blogs.
I subscribe by email and I love gift cards! Thanks!
I would love to win!
I’d love to win an Amazon gift card!
I’m an email follower.
I’m a Twitter follower.
I’m a Facebook follower.
And I’m a Pinterest follower, too.
I enjoy your blog a lot. It is better than the ones for frugal savings from the UK. I don’t here much about Alaska way over here on the east coast-NC.
Count me in!
Subscribe via email
Follow on Twitter
Follow on Facebook. Sorry I don’t do Pinterest
This is a nice gesture. A gift card would be a nice start to the holiday season.
I subscribe to your email.
I follow you on Pinterest.
I love your blog!
I subscribe to email.
I follow on twitter.
What a fun thing for a Friday! I subscribe via email.
Thank you for another giveaway opportunity. I subscribe via email.
I follow you on Facebook.
I also subscribe via email.
i am subscribed to your emails
i follow you on twitter @oshkoshbgosh321
I follow on pintrest.
i like/follow you on facebook
i follow on pinterest
Thanks for the chance!
follow you on twitter @jumpinupanddown
I subscribe to your emails
follow you on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/timmybulb
follow you on Facebook as Pamela Romoser
I follow on facebook (or like lol).
Have a wonderful weekend! enjoy the first full weekend of fall
I receive your emails
I am an email subscriber.
Amazon gift cards are as my favorite as you can pop them into your account and get anything you need! Thanks for a great giveaway!
Hi Donna,
I have been following you for awhile by email, but I’m not on any other social media. I would like to win the gift card and to be honest, will be spent on my kids:).
What a great giveaway! Would love to win!
Yes, I want to get in on the action! We have a lot of out-of-town giftees, and gift cards work great for them.
I subscribe to you via e-mail…
…and follow you on Facebook, as well.
Fun giveaway! Thanks!
I follow you on e-mail. Would love to win!
Please enter me in this contest. Thanks!
I follow you on FB
I subscribe via email.
Please kindly enter me in the contest. Thank you.
I subscribe via email.
I subscribe via Facebook.
Hi Donna!
Thank you for your wonderful advice and guidance.
I am an email Subscriber.
And follow you on FaceBook. . .
And on Pinterest. Maybe I should follow you on Twitter, too!
As always, thank you for the opportunity to receive the gift card.
Thank you, Donna! I love the idea of paying it forward. Count me in.
I get your emails.
I follow your tweets.
I follow on FB, too.
And I follow on Pinterest.
Thanks again!
I get your emails!
Gift cards are great to use when on the road
Thanks for the opportunity.
I enjoy your easy to follow articles!
I Subscribe via Feedburner
I follow on Pinterest as https://www.pinterest.com/TammySchiff1/
I follow on Facebook
I would ask for a grocery store gift card and help stock the local food pantry. Thank you for the giveaway.
I subscribe via email.
Thank you for your generosity! I love reading your blog.
I would love to win this!
I subscribe via email
I follow you on Twitter
I follow you on Facebook
I follow you on Pinterest
I follow you on Facebook.
I subscribe via email.
Follow you on Pinterest.
I’m an email subscriber!
Thank you for doing this.
Please enter me too!
Awesome!!! Gift cards help me to stretch my budget. Thank you for the chance.
I am an email subscriber.
I follow on twitter @wendybudrow
I follow on facebook.
I follow on pinterest as wlburro
This is great! Thanks for the opportunity!
Thank you so much for the generous giveaway. I love following your blog!
I am an email subscriber
i follow on twitter @jacvil5237
I follow on facebook
I follow on pinterest
pinterest.com/jacvil/
Thanks for this opportunity!
I am an email subscriber and reader!
Thanks for a nice giveaway–always great to win a gift card and get a start on stocking stuffers!
I follow you on Twitter.
I follow you on Pinterest.
I follow/liked you on Facebook.
Donna, you’re a real blessing; so helpful passing along all your practical knowledge. I am appreciative for the giveaway! Thanks, & grace & peace for the journey… 🙂 BTW: I am an email subscriber.
I love your blog, and follow you on facebook!
I love your writing. Thank you for the great giveaway.
Donna, your advice is always useful. Been a follower since the value village video. Thank you for your generosity
Thank you so much. I would love a $25.00 gift card.
I am an email subscriber.
I follow you on Twitter.
Thank you for a great gift card giveaway!
I’d like an Aldi or a Walmart card if I win. Nothing fancy, but very practical.
Thanks, Donna! Love your frugal ideas.
email subscriber
following on twitter: someluckydog
following on FB: Cindy Brooks
following on pinterest: Cindy Brooks
Thank you for such great content💕
I’m subscribed to your newsletter💕
I’ve like your page on Facebook💕
I follow you on Twitter💕
I’ve been reading your column for years! I live vicariously through you.
I so enjoy your articles and advice. You make me aware of ways to be a better steward of all my resources (boil bag). Thanks for your great advice.
I follow you on twitter!
I follow you on pinterest!
I subscribe to your emails!
This is so kind of you to do!!
Thank you Donna for this generous opportunity you’ve provided. I’ve read you for years and with MSN too. I’m an email subscriber.
email subscriber I enjoy it very much
following now on pinterest
Donna, I too have really enjoyed/found useful your articles for a long time. I’d be humbled & appreciative to receive a gift card to Aldi. Thx for the giveaway!
I forgot to include that I’m an email subscriber. 🙂
I truly enjoy reading your newsletter which covers a range of helpful topics. (I am subscribed via e-mail). Nowadays I prefer Amazon e-gift cards due to my demographics. Thank you for this giveaway and congratulations to the winner!!!
I follow you on Twitter.
I follow you on Facebook.
I follow you on Pinterest.
Love to read your blog, Linda. Thanks!
I follow you and love you blog.
Thanks for the chance to win! Everyone could use a little good news right now.
The giveaway is so nice; thank you! I’m an email subscriber & am thankful for all your great resources you share. Be well!
Have followed you since the beginning at MSN
Thank you for giving us a chance to win! Your generosity is so appreciated.
Getting close to the drawing for the gift card – yay! Thanks, Donna, for this opportunity, & keep up the wonderful articles/advice. 🙂 BTW, am an email subscriber.
I subscribe by email
I subscribe by twitter