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Top Picks: Spring Fashion Trends. PLUS: Fashion Week Peeps to Follow

February 9, 2011 | Written by:

Explore the top 10 Spring Fashion Picks for 2011 and get deals today on retail apparel gift cards, including discounted Lucky Brand Gift Cards, Macy’s Gift Cards, Bloomingdale’s Gift Cards, bebe Gift Cards, American Apparel Gift Cards and more. Welcome Fall 2011 New York City Fashion Week and get tips on the best blogs to follow for celebrity highlights and new fashion trends.

Plastic Jungle Reports Exponential Surge in Holiday Business and Consumer Trends Toward Electronic Payouts

January 20, 2011 | Written by:

Secondary Gift Card Economy Sees Significant Growth in 2010 Plastic Jungle Reports Exponential Surge in Holiday Business and Consumer Trends Toward Electronic Payouts SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – January 20, 2011) – New data released today reveals that as the gift card economy continues to grow, consumers are increasingly looking to buy and sell previously-issued gift … Read more

How to Check the Balance on Your Gap GiftCard or eGiftCard

January 18, 2011 | Written by:

With over 1.3 million fans (via Facebook), Gap brands can offer something to everyone. Gift cards to their five retail chains (Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta, Piperlime.com) are interchangeable. We’ll show you how to check the balance on your Gap brand GiftCard or eGiftCard, and how to buy discounted Gap gift cards and sell or trade Gap gift cards safely, securely, and in no time at all.

What to Expect When You Sell Gift Cards to Plastic Jungle

January 13, 2011 | Written by:

Learn more about selling a gift card from one of the 400+ merchants honored at Plastic Jungle and what to expect after you complete your transaction online.

Five Fun Things to Do with a Gift Card You Can’t Use

January 8, 2011 | Written by:

Gift Card Exchange is safe and easy and versatile at Plastic Jungle. You can trade your gift card for cash, funds in your PayPal account, an Amazon.com Gift Card, Facebook Credits, GamePoints, and best of all, you can even donate the balance of your gift card to your favorite charity.

How to Check to Balance on Your JCPenney Gift Card and JCPenney e-Gift Card

January 5, 2011 | Written by:

How to check the balance on your JCPenney Gift Card or e-Gift Card online, via phone, or in the store, and how to find JCPenney’s stores near you. How to get free shipping, coupons, discounts and deals at JCPenney, too!

Plastic Jungle CEO Bruce Bower Shines on Fox Business News

December 16, 2010 | Written by:

Plastic Jungle CEO Bruce Bower Shines on Fox Business News Discussing Unwanted and Unused Gift Cards, and Buying Gift Cards and Selling Gift Cards This Holiday Season.

Plastic Jungle Closes on $10 Million in Financing to Accelerate Growth

November 18, 2010 | Written by:

Jafco Ventures Leads Investment in Gift Card Exchange; Company on Track to Transact in More than $10 Million in Gift Card Value in 2010 SAN JOSE, Calif. — November 18, 2010 – Plastic Jungle, the web’s largest secured gift card exchange, today announced that it has closed on $10 million in Series C financing. Jafco … Read more

Plastic Jungle Turns Gift Cards into PayPal Credit

October 26, 2010 | Written by:

Hot off the presses! Plastic Jungle launches gift card exchange application, leveraging PayPal’s new Adaptive Payments APIs, to help consumers quickly receive funds into their PayPal account for gift cards Plastic Jungle users can now also sell gift cards for PayPal credit directly on PlasticJungle.com Innovate 2010, SAN FRANCISCO – October 26, 2010 – Plastic … Read more

Future of Money (and a bit about our Present)

April 26, 2010 | Written by:

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