March might be passing quickly but if you take a moment to take your turn on a few contests you might just end up ahead.

How would you like to win one of these gift cards from Plastic Jungle’s merchant partners?

Win 1 of 10 GameStop $500 Gift Cards

GameStop is hosting a $500 GiftCard Sweepstakes.  Perfect for the son, daughter, teenager, husband, or friend who loves to host group video game nights filled with Dance Central or WOW (World of Warcraft), a $500 GameStop gift card is enough to bring home a new video game console as well as several new games.

Entry deadline: March 31, 2012 at 5:00 p.m CST

Frequency of entering:  Once per person

Win a $150 Amazon Gift Card

Deseret News in Utah is holding two separate giveaways in honor of March Madness.  Take your best guess at who will win the 2012 NCAA Tournament and submit your predictions for the upfront bracket or play round by round.

Win a $10 eGift Card from Pizza Hut

No purchase necessary.  Just enter your email address and a message will appear on the screen that says if you are a winner.  If you are a winner, the prize is emailed right away.  Prizes include a $10 Pizza Hut eGift Card, free Breadsticks, and free Cinnamon Sticks.

Entry deadline: April 2, 2012 at 11:00 p.m PST

Frequency of entering:  Once per person

Win 5 Years’ Worth of Movie Tickets

In honor of Battleship coming to theaters in May, Fandango is giving away a check for $3,000 (the estimated cost of 5 years of movie tickets)!  You can eat a lot of popcorn and buy a lot of movie tickets with $3,000.

Entry deadline:  May 17, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. PST

Frequency of entering:  Once per person

Be sure to enter before these deadline pass!

It’s Deal Time! As the web’s largest secured gift card exchange, Plastic Jungle gives shoppers choice and flexibility with funds they’ve got trapped on gift cards. If you’d like to sell your gift card, take a look at all the safe and quick options Plastic Jungle offers. See your options when you Sell or Swap gift cards on Plastic Jungle now >>>

Now, let’s take a look at only a few of the key discounted cards for sale on Plastic Jungle (at time of writing — hurry, supplies are limited!):

American Eagle Outfitters – discounts up to 14% off.

FYE — discounts up to 17% off. FYE is a music & movie retailer.

JCPenney – discounts up to 14% off with eCODEs available too – save on purchases today!

Olive Garden – discounts up to 10% off — also good at may also be used at any Red Lobster, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze or any other Darden restaurant.

Starbucks — discounts up to 9% off

AMC Theatres — discounts up to 16% off

Go to a complete listing of discounted gift cards for sale right now on Plastic Jungle >>>

Friday Gift Card Giveaways & Sweepstakes

This week we take you to the savings blogs. Coupon-cutting has entered the modern age and the best way to find elusive deals is to troll the savings blogs. You’ll find one for every segment, from technology geeks to mommies to fashionistas, and I’ll bet every one of us falls into each of those segments at least once a day.

MyBargainBuddy.com – Enter to win a $50 Kohl’s Gift Card. Just submit your info (no Byzantine follows or reports required) and let Karen know whether or not you want her email newsletter on retail bargains up to 90% off. Drawing to take place on 3/1/11; see details on the MyBargainBuddy.com giveaway page.

CouponingFor4.com – Enter to win one of 10 $10 Amazon Gift Certificates. You are eligible to win one of five by leaving a comment on the Giveaway blog post. To be eligible for one of the other five, become a Facebook fan of CouponingFor4.com. See the Giveaway blog post for details; drawing takes place 3/2/11 at about 10 pm CST.

TechBargains.com – Enter to win an iPad. Well, it’s not a gift card or an egift card, but we didn’t think you’d mind winning an iPad with 32GB and WiFi + 3G – a $729 value. To enter, subscribe to the new TechBargains YouTube Channel, or become a fan of TechBargains on Facebook. The last day to enter the contest is 2/28 and the winner will be announced on the site shortly after; for details see TechBargains’ iPad Giveaway contest rules. Be sure to share the giveaway link with your friends because we’re going to ask the winner how they heard about the giveaway and the site. If they name you, then you’ll win a $100 American Express gift card.

PassionforSavings.com – Enter to win a $50 Amazon.com Gift Card. Entering is easy, Just sign up for Free Email Updates or Subscribe to the Passion for Savings RSS Feed. You can also follow on Facebook or Twitter. Each method gets you one entry into the giveaway. The winner will be selected at the end of the month. See giveaway page for details.

WellHeeledBlog.com – Enter to win a $100 Amazon.com Gift Card. This site about personal finance and savvy living is handing out a $100 Amazon.com Gift Card thanks to MrRebates.com. It’s complicated, so visit the Well Heeled Blog giveaway page for details and info on both informative sites. Deadline is Wednesday March 3 at midnight PST.

Won anything yet? Let us know… and let us know: Would you rather enter a big sweepstakes with thousands of entries or little giveaways where your chances are better, but the prizes are smaller?

Have a great weekend — shop away!