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How to Get FREE Gift Cards

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By MaraKaye
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It is possible to get FREE gift cards by participating in online programs. By free, I mean that you do not have to make any purchases (although you can rack up more points by doing so). All you need to do is answer a few questions and click on a few emails and you’ll be on your way to earning your free gift cards.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Computer
  • Internet service
  1. Step 1

    Sign up with Mypoints. This site gives you points by making purchases. However, you don’t have to buy anything. They send out surveys and “bonus emails” that allow you to earn points. You can also check out their “Max Points” section and sign up for the free offers, which also gives you points. Most of the offers have a charge so read carefully to ensure that the offers you are signing up for are completely free.

  2. Step 2

    Sign up with Memolink. Like Mypoints, this site give you points by making purchases. Also like Mypoints, you do not have to buy anything. Click on the “Take Surveys” button and rack up the points for free. They also allow you to sign up for offers-some free, some with a cost. Memolink gives you a choice of redeeming for gift certificates, gas cards, items or cash.

  3. Step 3

    Sign up with Partnership-Plus. Nothing could be easier than this site! The only requirement is to fill out a form saying what clothing items you have purchased the previous month. You do not buy the clothes from Partnership-Plus. You purchase clothing the same way you’ve been doing for years and fill out a simple form. You also get points if you fill out the form saying you didn’t buy anything the previous month. You earn extra points by filling out the survey by the 5th of each month and you even get a friendly email reminder. Partnership-Plus offers a choice of gift cards or cash.

  4. Step 4

    Sign up with Lightspeedpanel. This is an invite only survey site. However, the payout starts at 575 points and most surveys earn 75 or 150 points so it doesn’t take long to get the required amount of points. Lightspeedpanel gives you a choice of redeeming points for cash, gift cards or items.

Tips & Warnings
  • Earning free gift cards may seem like it will take a long time without making purchases but most sites give offer many ways to earn points. You'll accumulate the points in no time!
  • Signing up with sites such as these will generate junk email and spam. I recommend setting up a free email account to use for registration.

Comments  

edieness said

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on 5/31/2009 Pretty cool article. Free stuff is always fun.

Susanh said

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on 2/17/2009 Free is always good in my opinion. :)

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on 2/13/2009 Great info!

senia said

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on 2/9/2009 This is great for my kids, since they are always on their lap tops they might as well earn some free gift cards! thanks

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