We want everyone in the Plastic Jungle community to believe that when they sell a card to us, or buy a card from us, their account information is safe, and their transaction is completed as promised.  We work hard to keep bad guys from taking advantage of you when you transact with us.

Imagine you were buying a gift card from someone you never met.  What would you do to make sure that the seller really owned that gift card and that the balance was what they said it was?

What if someone you never met was buying a card from you – what would you do to make sure that they would honor their promise to pay you?

These are things we worry about every day – because we stand in the middle of people selling cards and people buying cards, work to get the sellers their money fast, and to guarantee the buyers that they will receive the value we’re selling them.  We strive to be better at these things every day.

We solve these problems in ways very similar to those that credit card companies and other payment companies like PayPal use.  We ask you to register with us, and to confirm that it’s you doing the transaction.  If we’ve only just met you, we limit the amount of buying or selling we do with you until we know you a bit better.  And overall, we limit the size of transactions depending upon market conditions.  These limits change every day, as do the means we use to verify your identity.  We make these frequent changes in order to keep you and your transactions safe – to do everything we can to ensure that you get what you pay for, to ensure that our site isn’t used to make illegal payments, and to be able to say that we’ll honor the value of every sale we make.

Sometimes being safe is a pain in the neck – sort of like putting on a seatbelt when you’re just driving a quarter of a mile to the store, or being forced to obey the speed limit.  Every now and then, we’ll stop a transaction if it looks like it might be an unsafe transaction – most of the time we end up stopping the bad guys, but every now and then we’ll stop you.  Your order gets cancelled.  We hate it when that happens to good people like you.  Judging from some of the emails you send us, so do you!

We’ll get better at slowing down the right people, but we’re always going to make you wear a seat belt!  We hope you’ll value the work we’re doing to make it safe in the Jungle.

Thanks for your trust,

-Margaret

Margaret Mackenzie
CEO
Plastic Jungle

What costs less than a Black Friday price?  A Black Friday price paid with discount git cards.

Black Friday is only a few weeks away!  Get ready to maximize your day after Thanksgiving savings now by buying discount gift cards and following these helpful tips.

Use your smartphone to be a smart shopper.

Did you know Target is offering to price-match online prices for Black Friday and holiday shopping?  According to Target’s Holiday Price Match Policy, just show the lower internet price from your smartphone to a Target store employee and they’ll match the price.  The Holiday Price Match runs November 1 – December 24 and will be honored if found on selected websites such as Amazon.com, Walmart.com, BestBuy.com and ToysRUs.com.  You won’t have to wait for an online retailer to ship your purchases and you’ll pay less.  Sweeten the price-match even more by paying with discount gift cards.

Choose your Black Friday stores and save more.

If you’ve shopped on Black Friday before, you know there are dependable retailers who offer unbeatable deals year and year again.  Some of these stores are Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and Toys R Us.  If you know you’re going to be shopping at a retailer that Plastic Jungle has gift cards for, give yourself extra savings by buying discount gift cards to those stores now.  What if the gift card brand you want is out of stock?  Set up an Alert so you can be the first to know when they are back in stock.  A little planning today could mean getting more for less on Black Friday.

Turn unwanted gift cards into Amazon.com credit.

You don’t know why, but it’s just been really hard for you to part with that $50 gift card your mom got you last year.  It’s not for a store your regularly frequent [hence why you have not spent it] but you don’t want to hurt her feelings.  Okay… let’s be honest.  You haven’t used the card this ENTIRE calendar year.  I think it’s time to purge.  But… do a financially healthy purge by selling your gift card to Plastic Jungle.  You can convert the unused gift card into an Amazon.com gift card and unlock access to Black Friday online deals at Amazon.com.  I think your mom would be proud of how you got a good deal with a present she gave you.

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If Plastic Jungle discount gift cards had a voice, what kind of stories do you think they would tell?

Inspired by Marcel the Shell with Shoes On by Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp, imagine what it would be like to interview Plastic Jungle gift cards…

How do gift cards end up at Plastic Jungle?

Many of us were first purchased at a specific store as a gift for a birthday, wedding, or special occasion.   Others of us were bought from a gift card display at a grocery store, pharmacy, or discount retailer  – like WalMart or Target.  We were stored away into a gift card holder, gift card card, or small gift card box until we were eventually given away.  While most of us received a smile when we were unwrapped, we never ended up being put to use.  For months, we ended up living inside a warm pocket or a cute purse until one day we were shipped to Plastic Jungle.

What are your dreams?

We want to be used to our full potential.  A few us were partially used and then sent to Plastic Jungle while others of us have been carrying around the same balance for months.  We all just want to help someone make a purchase so that they can be happy.

How does it feel to be called “discount” gift cards?

Frankly, it is an honor.  When we were all sold as regular gift cards, we were neglected and under-utilized.  As a discount gift card we are all more likely to be bought and put to use.  It’s great being a discount gift card because we get to help people make a purchase and we get to help them save money.  It’s like we make them double-happy.

If you could meet anyone who would it be?

Oou!  Hands down, we would all love to meet a coupon.  Coupons are our envy because coupons were created to bring discounts to people.  We bring discounts to people because our original owner could not find a purpose for us.

Do you want to say anything to our readers?

If you have unused gift cards hanging around your home or in your car, please sell them to Plastic Jungle so they can be given a second chance to live out their dream.