Gift Card Giver
Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 3:41PM MAD21 By Jeff Shinabarger | Founder GiftCardGiver.com
It started on a whim at a wedding reception.
We were sitting at a table with a few strangers and an awkward silence. Ignoring the look of embarrassment on my wife's face, I decided it was my chance to test an idea that had been running through my head, but had never moved forward. "How many of you have gift cards in your wallet or purse that have been sitting in there for more than 6 months? You know, the ones that are starting to stick together from being there so long?" Of course, everyone gave an affirmative head nod. "What if you give them to us and we promised to give them to people in need?" They emptied their wallets and we walked away with $50 in Gift Cards and a new responsibility called GiftCardGiver.com.