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I have been seeing quite a few answers that discuss how people ensure the gift cards are used but not many with what to do if they aren't used.

The many answers for ensuring were good, such things as sending e-mails reminding people they have the gift card or calling them to remind them they have the gift card, assuming you have their e-mail and/or phone number.

One suggestion I have for what to do if they aren't used is as follows:

First I let the person receiving the gift card know that the gift card code is available to them for a limited time, for example 30 days, and if they do NOT use within 30 days, the code will be given to someone else.

How you might ask? well you have a list of ALL the gift cards numbers and can see if they have been redeemed or not, in the Gift Card tracker. I usually will mention 30 days, but actually will wait a bit longer before I give out the code again. Granted you will not receive the 10 Vp's when you recycle a number, but you do give that number another chance of being used, because the key is to have people use them and once they do, you have a better chance of gaining their interest.

So be sure to recycle old codes to maximize the effectiveness of the gift cards without any additional cost.
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I have been seeing quite a few answers that discuss how people ensure the gift cards are used but not many with what to do if they aren't used.

The many answers for ensuring were good, such things as sending e-mails reminding people they have the gift card or calling them to remind them they have the gift card, assuming you have their e-mail and/or phone number.

One suggestion I have for what to do if they aren't used is as follows:

First I let the person receiving
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