Facebook Gift Cards: The Crappiest Way to Give the Laziest Gift
Facebook has a new physical gift card that works like a regular gift card except you can use it at multiple retailers.…
Whoops, Best Buy Accidentally Gave Away $50 in a Coupon
Best Buy released a too good to be true coupon earlier today: Spend a $100 and save $50 automatically when you pay with…
Square Is Rolling Out Digital Gift Cards for Your Phone
Who needs a piece of plastic to give a gift card anymore? Not you if you go through Square. A new update to the…
Starbucks Is Charging $450 for a Specially Etched Metal Gift Card to Buy Coffee Flavored Water
Starbucks, purveyor of coffee flavored water, builder of coffee scented corner stores and shelter for no coffee…
Do App Store Gift Cards Make Passable Gifts?
It's that time of year where you have to start gifting, and you'll find yourself faced with all sorts of deep,…
Amazon Turns Boring Gift Cards Into Campy Personalized Videos
Gift cards are a cop-out that screams "I'm too lazy to think about this!" But if you're going to go that route, you…
Apple's Breaking Out Passbook-Enabled Gift Cards
Though iOS 6's Passbook burst onto the scene with a bit of a whimper, it's been getting more useful as time goes on.…
Looks like the Google Play Store is getting gift cards and a wishlist. About time! Update: Yep, real!
We've Bought $41 Billion in Unused Gift Cards Since 2005
Gift cards are the laziest, lousiest, most convenient, popular and widely given present. And this is your yearly…
Woman Hangs Up On Apple, Nearly Misses Out on $10,000 App Store Prize
Gail Davis hates telemarketers. Hates 'em. Hangs up on their ilk as soon as she hears a wisp of their tortured,…
Are You a Netflix Customer? Wal-Mart Will Give You a Gift Card
In 2005, Wal-Mart and Netflix teamed-up to ward-off Blockbuster: Wal-Mart ceased renting DVDs online, and Netflix…
Is a Gift Card a Good Gift?
When you give someone a gift card, you're essentially putting down the cash to let them buy whatever present they want.…
Intel Graciously Unlocks the Processing Power Your PC Already Has for $50 Fee
Those $50 Intel "Upgrade" Cards from Best Buy unlock latent processing power your computer already has kicking around…
The Vile History of Gift Cards and How They Came to Destroy Christmas
Gift cards have ruined Christmas. An utterly depressing fact: They're the most popular present in the United States.…
Target Tries To Make Gift Cards More Exciting With Remote Control
It isn't much, but I have to give Target credit for trying yet another unique approach to gift cards. This time, they…
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Analysts Talk Apple Tablet, Make Ever More Predictions...Mad Catz Brings Cheaper Xbox 360 Wi-Fi Adapter, Still About…
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Apple Issues Update for Current-Gen iPod Nano...Barnes & Noble Giftcards Won't Buy Ebooks, Screwing Some Nook…
Walmart Offers $100 Gift Card With Any BlackBerry Purchase on November 14th - 21st
You'll be getting a shiny $100 gift card if you buy any BlackBerry device through Walmart during the week of November…
Best Buy's Gift Card is a Tiny Audio Speaker
Who is the consultant that told all of the big boxers that it would be a good idea to turn this year's holiday gift…
Sharper Image Accepting Gift Cards Again, With a Catch
Good news, fans of overpriced ionic massage chairs that refresh your feet, atmosphere and mind simultaneously, Sharper…