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Gift Card Exchange

Shopper Strategy – Avoid Paying Full Price!

July 27, 2010 | Written by: Guest

The following article was originally posted on ShopperStrategy.com by a fellow savvy shopper. We love it so much we wanted to share it with all of our readers as well . Thanks Denise!
PlasticJungle.com is this really cool place where you can go to sell or exchange any unwanted gift cards that you might have, … Read more

Plastic Jungle Selected as an AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner

July 26, 2010 | Written by: KC

We are thrilled to announce AlwaysOn has selected Plastic Jungle as an AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner! We couldn’t be more excited and wanted to share this exciting news with our readers and community. The following article was posted today (7/26) on Marketwire.
Plastic Jungle Selected by AlwaysOn as an AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner
Recognized for creating technology … Read more

Get To Know a Jungler – Marcy B

July 2, 2010 | Written by: Brielle

We recently had a chance to catch up with Marcy B, a Plastic Jungle enthusiast.
In the interview below, Marcy shares how she and her family stretch their budget even further. We love hearing how savvy shoppers choose to check PlasticJungle.com first and how they get more from gift cards.  And we’re honored to be able … Read more

Plastic Jungle Partners with First Data to Pioneer Electronic Gift Card Exchange

June 11, 2010 | Written by: Bruce

Thanks to our Tech team, today marked another exciting milestone for Plastic Jungle. We have electronically integrated with First Data’s gift card processing platform.  This partnership will enable our users to buy and sell gift cards electronically, making it even faster and easier to get more value from gift cards in a whole new way.
This … Read more

Welcome Gift Card Buy Back, Gift Cards Again, and Gift Card Donor Customers

May 24, 2010 | Written by: Gary

The founder of Gift Card Buy Back, Gift Cards Again and Gift Card Donor recently announced the decision to pursue his dreams of working to support nonprofit initiatives. We wish him the best of luck in his new adventures. As the CEO of a company, I can relate to the difficult and important decision of … Read more

Plastic Jungle is Now Accepting More Than 400 Merchants!

May 19, 2010 | Written by: Robyn

As a follow up to our previous post (We Want Your Gift Cards! 70+ New Merchants on Plastic Jungle)…
Thanks to all of our savvy shoppers’ feedback, we now accept an additional 164 merchants (see below), bringing our total list to more than 400 merchants.  This means you can exchange more of the gift cards you … Read more

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Game On! Turn Gift Cards Into Game Points

May 4, 2010 | Written by: KC

Earlier today, we announced the launch of a new virtual currency exchange with Offerpal Media (the leader in virtual currency payment alternatives).  You can now trade in gift cards for purchasing power within thousands of the Web’s top online games, virtual worlds and social networks on Offerpal’s new site, GamePoints.com (currently in beta – congrats … Read more

How Plastic Jungle’s Gift Card Exchange Helps Retailers Brings Their Gift Cards Home

April 28, 2010 | Written by: Bruce

We’re often asked why retailers would want to join the Plastic Jungle marketplace, allowing their gift cards to be traded electronically.  Indeed, many ask us why a retailer wouldn’t prefer that the card simply expire – going off into the ether, allowing the retailer to simply keep the money that otherwise would be spent in … Read more

Future of Money (and a bit about our Present)

April 26, 2010 | Written by: Gary

I had the opportunity to attend and present at the Future of Money & Technology Summit today in San Francisco.  There has been a lot of innovation regarding how money moves over the past few years.  Certainly well known is the growth of PayPal.  I used to work there (as well as eBay) and saw … Read more

NBC Chicago News – Turn Unwanted Gift Cards Into Cash

April 22, 2010 | Written by: KC

Plastic Jungle was featured on NBC-Chicago News this past week.  A frequent customer of Plastic Jungle, Kris Choma expresses the benefit of selling gift cards: “a gift card has no value if you can’t use it.”
If you find yourself with a gift card that you will not have an opportunity to spend for whatever reason, … Read more