Email Tip

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Trick: Email

Create a new email address at Gmail.com. You will need a valid email address for each offer so they can contact you. You can create just 1 or you can create 1 address for each offer.

I would recommend creating just 1 generic gmail address for the initial assessment of each offer. I would create it with a username like troy.freegiftcards@gmail.com – don’t use this email address, if everyone starts using it then your account with the gift card provider may be banned. You should create your own email address that rarely gets checked if ever. That way, if you come across a scam offer or a vendor that emails you 80 times a day, all they have is a garbage email address that you never look at. After assessing the offers and deciding which ones you want to pursue, sign up for the offer again with a newly created address like troy.walmartcard@gmail.com. That way you are only getting emails from a vendor you've decided to give your business.

Note that this technically violates the Terms of Service for many gift card providers. The terms often read that you can only have 1 email address per household (or per IP). Your IP is your internet address and for most of us the IP changes on a regular basis. Also, these providers don’t want to exclude college students or apartment complex residents who will all share the same IP. So provide the website with a junk mailing address since you are just exploring the offer. You will provide them with your real address after you’ve decided to pursue your best offer.