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Save Money at Christmas with Giftcard Hack
11th of December, 2020Want to save money? Here’s how to Super-Hack Christmas. You want to buy this £500 high-tech Thingamajig for your beloved. But hey, it’s £500 – OUCH! Also 2020 is a very strange year. Nobody knows what’s going to hap...
The Process of Selling a Giftcard
9th of December, 2020So, you’ve got a giftcard to sell and want to know the process of selling it? Here’s a handy resource for you: VIDEO LINK Big Picture process Upload your giftcard to Card...
Asda, Sainsburys, Tesco’s – even Waitrose gift cards are the new Company Christmas Dinner!
3rd of December, 2020If your company normally has a Christmas “Do”, then spoiler alert… chances are you’ll be getting a giftcard instead this year. Covid has meant socialising is OUT. Fortunately – giftcards are distinctly IN! Many companies are already giving out chun...
Got a Debenhams or Arcadia Giftcard? Not sure what to do next?
2nd of December, 2020Sadly with Debenhams and Arcadia Group (covering brands of: Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, <...
ARE YOU a #GiftCardLoser?
27th of November, 2020It’s OK, we won’t tell anyone. But it’s time to find out. Did you actually spend that old giftcard? Or have you let it expire in your wallet or purse? Go on - have a check right now. Every year more than £300 MILLION simply disappears in unwanted, unspent and e...
Happy 5th birthday Cardyard
24th of November, 2020As Cardyard reaches the grand old age of FIVE – our founder, Mike, looks back on how things were in 2015. A very different time. We asked him to share a few highlights of the launch of the business.Here’s what we gleaned: Why did you start Cardyard?
Spend Local to Support Local Businesses
23rd of November, 2020Buy local to support your local townToday VISA* released figures showing that when we shop local a whopping £3.80 from every £10 we spend STAYS local. Why does shopping local matter? This matters because it is keeping our high streets alive – our co...
Did someone send you a random giftcard on “random acts of kindness day”?
20th of November, 2020We all love a little random act of kindness - but Lockdown has made the “Random Acts of Kindness Day” a little different this year.It’s not like we could just catch up with someone in the local café and buy them a surprise cake to go with their coffee. Nor, if we aren’t going to work, cou...
Sell your Sainsburys giftcard?
16th of November, 2020You got a Sainsbury’s giftcard – but there’s no Sainsburys nearby? Well that’s ok. You can sell it at Cardyard. At Cardyard you can trade in your Sainsbury's e-gift card, and get a 87% return for it. That’s £8.70 for every £10 you sell us. And actually – if you prefer to get Cardyard...
Hotel Chocolat – our latest range of gift-cards
12th of November, 2020Hotel Chocolat – just the name of this gorgeous shop brings up mouth-watering memories of tempting aromas, beautiful stores and presentations, and of course the taste – ooooh the taste – of their amazing ranges of chocolates, confectionery and ev...