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Take stock of 2020 for greater balance in 2021
28th of December, 2020You don't need us to tell you this festive season has been weird. After almost a year of being alone, it's still a jolt to the system to have such a different sort of "traditional" time. Even if you have managed to be lucky enough to see your loved ones in the holiday, there’s also something rat...
2021 – rhymes with FUN!!!!
23rd of December, 20202020 it’s been a year full of challenges.We all know that. We all get it. From March onwards we’ve struggled as individuals, as families, as societies and as a species. It’s a time that will not be forgotten in a hurry. And our hearts go out to everyone who has suffered. So ...
National Giftcard Day 2021
19th of December, 2020It’s been going on for years actually – but this year is the first time we thought we’d put a name to it! "National Giftcard Day" in the UK National Giftcard Day, usually happens around the start of the 4th week of January. In 2021, we estimate it will be the 21s...
How to Cope when you buy someone the wrong giftcard
18th of December, 2020Time goes by so slowly…. Aah but it doesn’t does it? It goes by so fast it’s crazy. I mean kids just grow up in front of our very eyes. And if you’ve not seen people for maybe a whole year – this means you haven’t seen them grow up either! And this mean...
UK GiftCard Buyers – here’s how to get the best deal this Christmas!
18th of December, 2020Everyone is being a bit twitchy about buying retailer giftcards this year – and they have a point. After all, once you’ve committed your hard-won cash to a giftcard, there’s no going back… or is there? Fortunately – with Cardyard, you CAN have your gift-card an...
Get Cash Instantly - Gift cards or vouchers!
16th of December, 2020Instant cash? Is there such a thing. If you see an advert offering “get cash instantly” - it always pays to ask: "but at what cost?" Here’s a very standard diagram. Most peop...
Voucher swapping
14th of December, 2020Whatever you call it - voucher swapping (even voucher swopping?) or gift card trading - it’s all the same thing. It can work brilliantly when you arrange a simple voucher-swap with close family who you trust 100%, or through a specialist 3rd party like Cardyard, but not so wel...
Save Money at Christmas with Giftcard Hack
11th of December, 2020Want to save money? Here’s how to Super-Hack Christmas. You want to buy this £500 high-tech Thingamajig for your beloved. But hey, it’s £500 – OUCH! Also 2020 is a very strange year. Nobody knows what’s going to hap...
The Process of Selling a Giftcard
9th of December, 2020So, you’ve got a giftcard to sell and want to know the process of selling it? Here’s a handy resource for you: VIDEO LINK Big Picture process Upload your giftcard to Card...
Asda, Sainsburys, Tesco’s – even Waitrose gift cards are the new Company Christmas Dinner!
3rd of December, 2020If your company normally has a Christmas “Do”, then spoiler alert… chances are you’ll be getting a giftcard instead this year. Covid has meant socialising is OUT. Fortunately – giftcards are distinctly IN! Many companies are already giving out chun...