Thursday, December 27, 2012

Gilmore Girls and a $50 gift card giveaway



I was lucky enough to get a few special treats for Christmas this year. I always ask for chocolate, organic body wash, a scented candle and a chick flick. This year, I mentioned to my husband that I would like to re-watch Gilmore Girls. I started watching that particular TV show a few years in, so I am eager to go back and start from the beginning. My husband got me three of the seven seasons for Christmas, but he wasn’t able to find the first season.

Enter CardSwap.ca. CardSwap credited my account with $75 to review their online gift card buying and selling service.

After eagerly perusing the cards available to buy— like Old Navy, Roots, The Body Shop and Cineplex—I selected a $50 e-code for Amazon.ca and a $25 gift card for Chapters/Indigo Books. The e-code arrived in my email inbox almost immediately, so I was able to use it towards my Amazon order that very day. I ordered the remaining four seasons of Gilmore Girls. Yay! My Chapters/Indigo card will arrive in the mail soon.


Earn SwapPoints

The cool thing about CardSwap.ca is that you earn SwapPoints for every card you purchase. Once you earn 1,000 points ($10) you can redeem the points for gift cards from places like Subway and Shoppers Drug Mart. Or, you can even cash out through PayPal. If you are planning to go shopping anyway (Winners anyone?), order gift cards ahead of time and earn points! Or, if you are giving gift cards to friends and family, buy them this way and earn points to buy extra gift cards for yourself. It’s a win-win really.

Sell Your Unwanted Gift Cards

Christmas is over. Did you get any gift cards you won’t use? CardSwap can handle that for you too. Submit the merchant name and gift card value on CardSwap.ca, and they will send you an offer for up to 92% of the value of your card. Mail them your gift card with their free prepaid shipping label and you will receive an email confirmation when CardSwap receives your card. They will then mail you a cheque or credit your CardSwap account so you can purchase a gift card from a Canadian merchant of your choice.

Win a $50 Gift Card!

CardSwap.ca is giving one lucky Woman in Real Life Canadian reader $50 to buy a gift card or e-code. Enter using the rafflecopter below. Good luck and happy shopping!

*CardSwap.ca provided me with a credit to review their services, but all opinions are my own.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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99 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 27, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    I would like a gift card for The Keg!

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  2. Cooking QuidnuncDecember 27, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    Awesome giveaway! I have used card swap before and it is great! I always end up getting gift cards I don't like and so this website comes in real handy.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 27, 2012 at 8:20 PM

    I would love a Winners card or a Long & McQuade card for my hubster!

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  4. GingerDecember 27, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    Walmart :)

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  5. Bee W BedardDecember 27, 2012 at 9:04 PM

    cineplex

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  6. Andrea AmyDecember 28, 2012 at 2:33 AM

    tim hortons :D

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  7. UnknownDecember 28, 2012 at 4:01 AM

    I've never heard of this company but I love the points! Thanks for the chance to win! :]

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  8. LoulouDecember 28, 2012 at 7:25 AM

    So many great card options there. Hard to pick a favourite but I think i would go for The Gap.

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  9. SydneyDecember 28, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    Walmart or Cineplex

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  10. ValerieDecember 28, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    I would get a chapter's card

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  11. JulieeDecember 28, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    Amazon.ca

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  12. Kristi R.December 28, 2012 at 3:37 PM

    Canadian Tire!

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  13. Erin B.December 28, 2012 at 6:17 PM

    I'd get a Marks Work Wear House card :)

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    1. JoKnowsDecember 28, 2012 at 7:55 PM

      They have the best pjs there. They don't shrink and become too short for me (like every other pair I ever had)!

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  14. BurcuDecember 28, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Winners

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  15. UnknownDecember 28, 2012 at 8:02 PM

    Boston Pizza

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  16. ItwaDecember 28, 2012 at 8:09 PM

    I'd love a Winners gift card!

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  17. Adriana FDecember 28, 2012 at 9:37 PM

    I would love a Walmart gift card

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  18. GlogirlDecember 28, 2012 at 11:06 PM

    I'd love to have a Walmart gift card.

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  19. Erika EDecember 28, 2012 at 11:30 PM

    I would like to have a Keg Steakhouse gift card.

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  20. Andrew Pham (apham17)December 28, 2012 at 11:37 PM

    I would like the Chapters GC :)

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  21. Jen MDecember 29, 2012 at 12:43 AM

    Winners!
    jenyasha87 at hotmail dot com

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  22. Kim G.December 29, 2012 at 2:26 AM

    Mark's

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  23. Yan DDecember 29, 2012 at 4:39 AM

    amazon!

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  24. UnknownDecember 29, 2012 at 9:41 AM

    I have just recently become aware of CardSwap and I think it is fantastic. There are so many choices! I think a Shoppers Drug Mart Gift Card would be fun. I love their Quo makeup. Thank you for this nice giveaway.

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  25. SGDecember 29, 2012 at 12:05 PM

    Chapters!

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  26. Angie BDecember 29, 2012 at 12:36 PM

    The Keg! We need a date night out.

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  27. bulaDecember 29, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    I'd like a card to Walmart

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  28. MsAspyDecember 29, 2012 at 2:49 PM

    Hello, womaninreallife.ca.
    Thank you for the great giveaway.
    Aftyer checking out the cardswap site
    I would definitely love the Bestbuy gift card.
    I hope everyone has a Happy New Year.

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  29. TennilleDecember 29, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    I use cardswap to feed my starbucks addiction

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    1. JoKnowsDecember 29, 2012 at 3:44 PM

      Great idea! If you are going to buy coffee anyway, you might as well earn the points, right?

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  30. Teresa ClaireDecember 29, 2012 at 4:19 PM

    I would like to buy the Ikea $50.00 card. I am going on a bus trip from Victoria to Richmond and this card would be useful then.

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  31. UnknownDecember 29, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    I would really like to have a Canadian Tire gift card. They put on some spectacular sales throughout the year.

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  32. Cheryl GDecember 29, 2012 at 6:19 PM

    I'd like a Candaian Tire gift card.

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  33. AnonymousDecember 29, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    I'd like a Walmart card to stock up on diapers for the kiddos!

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  34. flowerchildDecember 29, 2012 at 9:01 PM

    I would love the Marks work warehouse gift card
    thanks

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  35. MrDiscoDecember 30, 2012 at 1:56 AM

    Esso gift card

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  36. neutkidzDecember 30, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    wow so many to choose from wal mart or cineplex

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  37. Melissa DoucetDecember 30, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    I would love an Amazon gift card!!!

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  38. Michelle BDecember 30, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    I would love a Walmart gift card.

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  39. JDecember 30, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    An amazon gc. Ooh, or Walmart. Or Shoppers Drug Mart...

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  40. chemzapDecember 30, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    Winners or cineplex would be awesome!

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  41. Jeanette JDecember 30, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    I would like to have an Amazon GC

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  42. Ann T.December 30, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    canadian tire

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  43. Sue2SueperDecember 30, 2012 at 5:53 PM

    I would go for ROOTS!

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  44. Lisa SmithDecember 30, 2012 at 8:32 PM

    I would like the Tim Horton's gift card

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  45. tobyhirDecember 30, 2012 at 9:22 PM

    Coffee Monster! Starbucks for sure! :)

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  46. SUMMER PLEWESDecember 31, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    shoppers drug mart

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  47. UnknownDecember 31, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    maybe amazon.ca

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  48. LorettaDecember 31, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    I would love a Walmart gift card.

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  49. SuminderJiDecember 31, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    Walmart but they seem so hard to get! Been trying to get one for a while.

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    1. JoKnowsDecember 31, 2012 at 7:06 PM

      I know. I would like a Superstore card, but I don't know if you can get those. :)

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  50. eleanorDecember 31, 2012 at 6:40 PM

    Tim Hortons

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  51. Huguette EnDecember 31, 2012 at 10:05 PM

    Shoppers Drug Mart

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  52. Belinda MDecember 31, 2012 at 10:13 PM

    I would like a walmart card

    bluebelle0367(at)hotmail(dot)com

    belinda mcnabb

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  53. ConnieDecember 31, 2012 at 11:36 PM

    Probably would want a Walmart card.. can get groceries, clothes, things for the kids and pets. If it was for ME I would pick Amazon :)

    justconnieb at yahoo dotcom

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  54. carol dennyJanuary 1, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    I would take a Walmart card.

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  55. mariaJanuary 1, 2013 at 1:57 PM

    I would love a gift card to the keg.

    billiondollarprincesss@hotmail.com

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  56. DonnasJanuary 1, 2013 at 6:29 PM

    I'd like the Home Hardware Gift Card.

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  57. HeatherJanuary 1, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    Tim Horton's, definitely.

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  58. Dayna WJanuary 1, 2013 at 10:35 PM

    I would love a gift card for Sephora... ever since my son was born, my makeup obsession has fallen to the wayside!

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  59. JaimeeMJanuary 1, 2013 at 10:47 PM

    I would love a shoppers drug mart or walmart giftcard

    raffname
    JaimeeM

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  60. Lisa SmithJanuary 2, 2013 at 12:25 AM

    I would love a Tim Horton's

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  61. Michelle PickettJanuary 2, 2013 at 1:30 AM

    Forever 21 or H&M

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  62. Amy CJanuary 3, 2013 at 9:11 PM

    I would choose a Chapters gift card.

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  63. UnknownJanuary 4, 2013 at 1:41 PM

    Canadian Tire

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  64. Paula HuieJanuary 4, 2013 at 4:09 PM

    i would choose winners!

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  65. Katy EmanuelJanuary 4, 2013 at 8:42 PM

    I would love to have an Indigo/Chapters gift card

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  66. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 10:50 PM

    Winners

    Carmen Q

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  67. CsillaJanuary 5, 2013 at 12:12 AM

    I would be happy with an Amazon or a Chapters/Indigo giftcard.

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  68. Robyn B.January 5, 2013 at 12:54 AM

    I would love a card for The Keg.

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  69. UnknownJanuary 5, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    Walmart

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  70. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    the homesense jan

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  71. roxxyrollerJanuary 5, 2013 at 10:00 PM

    Shopper's Drug Mart! :)

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  72. shannon bJanuary 6, 2013 at 1:42 PM

    I would choose a ticket master giftcard.

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  73. AretaJanuary 6, 2013 at 9:31 PM

    HBC!

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  74. lelalaccJanuary 6, 2013 at 11:02 PM

    i'd like walmart or hbc

    entering in rafflecopter as jen s.

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  75. ChantaleJanuary 7, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    I would choose Bes Buy

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  76. ZenHarmonyJanuary 7, 2013 at 12:21 PM

    I would love a Pier 1 gift card.

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  77. James LeferinkJanuary 7, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    I would love the Payless Shoesource card...we all seem to need shoes!

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  78. Sarah PerryJanuary 7, 2013 at 11:13 PM

    I would love the old navy gift card :)
    oddball2003 at hotmail dot com

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  79. stacey dempseyJanuary 8, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    I would love canadian tire or walmart

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  80. Colleen at Forty Something BrideJanuary 8, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    Oh,The Keg - a new one just opened up - walking distance from us!

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  81. DianneJanuary 8, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    I would pick a gift card for Costco.

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  82. ali naqviJanuary 9, 2013 at 2:19 AM

    I like it...idea's are amazing..!!!!Plastic cards

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  83. Christy MartinJanuary 9, 2013 at 11:12 AM

    I would love Starbucks or an LCBO gift card. Both are good to give and great to have on hand for yourself.

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  84. ErinJanuary 9, 2013 at 12:08 PM

    Winners!

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  85. BreeJanuary 9, 2013 at 9:06 PM

    Chapters!

    breej23 at hotmail dot com

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  86. Lauren HelenJanuary 10, 2013 at 12:31 AM

    I would love Chapters or Payless!

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  87. ReneJanuary 10, 2013 at 5:45 AM

    Starbucks for a little 'me' treat!

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  88. UnknownJanuary 10, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    Starbucks or Chapters!

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  89. the_jaunty_loonJanuary 10, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    Canadian Tire or Loblaws

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  90. spikeJanuary 10, 2013 at 5:44 PM

    I love Canadian Tire

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  91. cotec007January 10, 2013 at 6:01 PM

    shoppers drug mart

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  92. Jennifer L.January 10, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    I'd love to have a gift card to Chapters.

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