How to add an under-layer of savings to every purchase: buy gift cards for vendors that you use often at a discount through Raise.com, PLUS new users get $5 off their first $75 gift cards purchase

Buying gift cards through Raise and using them for regular shopping is a smart, low-impact, low-effort way to save money.  Think about it.  If you're buying a jacket at Lands' End, why not pay for your purchase with a $60 gift card that cost you $52?   If you're getting lingerie at Victoria's Secret, why not pay for it with a $35 gift card that cost you $31?  It's such a no-brainer to me.  I've been using discounted gift cards for years.  I recently became an affiliate of Raise.com, and I'm really impressed with their higher-than-other-sites discounts and high level of customer service.  Buying gift cards at a discount is adding an under-layer of money saving to every purchase.

Right now, new users of Raise.com can get $5 off their first $75 gift card purchase, when you click through this link and enter promo code RAISE75AF at checkout.  That's like getting an additional 15% off your purchase before you even buy anything, on top of the regular Raise gift card discounts.  The $75 minimum doesn't have to be on one gift card; it can be spread over several gift cards in one purchase.

I'm not a new user, but my husband is.  He just bought a $40.53 Petsmart gift card for $34.45 and a $50.00 Starbucks gift card for $41.25. With the additional $5.00 new user discount, he just got $90.53 worth of gift cards at vendors that we use very frequently for only $70.70.  That a 22% discount right out of the gate, before we use any promo codes or coupons at Petsmart and Starbucks.

(And don't forget that if' you've got gift cards from stores that you never frequent, you can also sell them through Raise.  You'll lose a little money on the transaction, but better to have the cash in your pocket than to be dragging around a gift card that you'll never use.  We unloaded a few gift cards at non-kosher establishments that we had received through work this way, and are going to use the cash to treat ourselves to a fabulously expensive kosher dinner the next time we're in New York.)

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