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...
Got a Debenhams or Arcadia Giftcard? Not sure what to do next?
2nd of December, 2020Sadly with Debenhams and Arcadia Group (covering brands of: Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, <...
ARE YOU a #GiftCardLoser?
27th of November, 2020It’s OK, we won’t tell anyone. But it’s time to find out. Did you actually spend that old giftcard? Or have you let it expire in your wallet or purse? Go on - have a check right now. Every year more than £300 MILLION simply disappears in unwanted, unspent and e...
Happy 5th birthday Cardyard
24th of November, 2020As Cardyard reaches the grand old age of FIVE – our founder, Mike, looks back on how things were in 2015. A very different time. We asked him to share a few highlights of the launch of the business.Here’s what we gleaned: Why did you start Cardyard?
Spend Local to Support Local Businesses
23rd of November, 2020Buy local to support your local townToday VISA* released figures showing that when we shop local a whopping £3.80 from every £10 we spend STAYS local. Why does shopping local matter? This matters because it is keeping our high streets alive – our co...