Current Shopkick users: get a $2.00 Target gift card the next time you walk into Target

Here's an offer for current Shopkick users:  get a $2.00 Target gift card the next time you walk into a Target store.

If you are a current Shopkick user, click here, select "I have the Shopkick app" and then fill out the form with the smartphone number of your Shopkick account.  After you submit it, you'll get redirected to a screen that says "Success!  Hurray, get your $2 Target gift card the next time you visit a Target store and open the app."  The next time you check in at a Target store, the $2 gift card will appear in your "My Stuff" Shopkick section.  Just open the app, let it find you, and you'll get the usual walk-in reward (currently 100 kicks) plus the $2 Target gift card.  If you're more comfortable with the kind of gift card you can hold in your hand rather than an electronic one, show the e-gift card to the Target cashier and she'll be able to transfer the value to the plastic gift card.

Not a member of ShopKick yet?  That's ok, we'll fix that!

Basically, ShopKick is a smartphone app that rewards shoppers with "kicks" (formerly called "kickbucks," points which can be redeemed for store gift cards) simply for shopping at a brick & mortar store. Sounds pretty un-techy, you say, for this day and age? Not at all. How does Shopkick know you are actually in the store? Because you "check in" via the smartphone application that locates you via GPS. Shopkick also gives you points for scanning items in-store and in some cases, for buying items. Shopkick also has some unique digital coupons (that I haven't seen anywhere else) that you just show to the cashier and ask her to scan when you purchase something in a Shopkick member store. Finally, if you would like to earn points without even getting in the car, Shopkick's also got "Instant Surprises" that allow you to earn kicks while sitting on your couch. The points accumulate pretty quickly (frankly, I can't be bothered with points programs where you need to wait forever for a reward).  I've accumulated over $200 in Target gift cards to date, and my effort-to-reward ratio on this program is very, very low.

Here's how to get Shopkick on your phone, and get a 50 kicks bonus to boot. Click here through my special link (and thanks for letting me refer you), and fill out the short form. Shopkick will text the link to their (free) app directly to your smartphone. Just click on the link in the text and it will download and install on your phone. You'll get an instant 50 kickbucks just for signing up through my referral link.

Once you are a member of Shopkick, follow the directions above, starting with "If you are a current Shopkick user, click here and fill out the form..." and you too will get that free Target gift card the next time you walk in to a Target store.

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