Gift Card Bonus Deals Roundup – Restaurants & Retail Stores!
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One way to stretch your savings at stores is by taking advantage of special bonus deals for gift cards that come around during the holidays. Â This is a great strategy for those stores where it’s hard to find sales or specific items that are on your Christmas list or just a much-needed item that never go on sale. Or maybe the latest technology device that came out that won’t be on sale for quite some time! Â All it takes is a little strategizing to figure out how to maximize these gift cards to your advantage throughout the year.
These bonus gift cards are also a great way to save on dining out. If you have a particular restaurant (or several restaurants) that you enjoy going to during the year, then buy those gift cards ahead so you can receive the bonus coupon or gift card. If you have coupons to use at the restaurant later, that will also give you additional savings on top of the gift card savings.
 Just make sure to read the fine print on the offers first, as there may be certain restrictions of when you have to use the gift cards (they may have only a limited amount of time to use the gift cards).Â
Gift Card Discounts- Changes Daily:
Be sure to check out the Amazon Gift Card deals page here. There are a number of gift card deals that will change daily! Right now, they are offering 15 Days of Gift Card Deals!
Here are a few highlights of the Amazon gift card deals (there are many lightning deals each day too)::
(You’ll receive the Amazon promotional credit within 3 days to your account)
- Grubhub – Buy $50 or more, get $10 Amazon credit with code: GRUBHUB22
- Taco Bell – Buy $50 or more, get $7.50 Amazon credit with code: TBELL22
- Apple – Buy $100 or more, get $10 Amazon Credit with code: APPLEGC
- Google Play – Buy $100 or more, get $10 Amazon Credit with code: GOOGELPLAY22
If you are a Safeway Just 4 U member, check your coupon special offers. They often release various gift card offers there that you can load to your account and redeem.
Restaurant Bonus Gift Card Offers 2022!
Applebee’s: receive a $10 bonus card when you buy $50 gift cards thru 1/1/22 Bonus card expires 2/26/23
Benihana: receive $10 bonus card when you buy $50 gift cards ($60 Bonus for $200). Promotional cards are valid from 1/2 – 3/31/23.
BJ’s Restaurants:  receive a $10 bonus card when you buy $50 gift cards or $25 bonus with $100 purchase. Also receive a 20% off VIP card delivered via email. Bonus card and VIP card valid 1/3/23 – 2/06/23
Black Angus: receive (2) $20 bonus bucks when you buy $75 in gift cards. This is available thru 12/9/22
Bucca di Beppo: receive a $20 reward card when you buy a $50 gift card by 12/31, Reward Card valid 1/1/2023 – 2/28/23.
California Pizza Kitchen: receive $20 in promotional gift cards when you buy $100 worth of gift cards from now until 12/31/22
Cheesecake Factory:Â Buy a $50 e-gift card, get a $15 promo gift card. The promo gift card can be used from 1/1/23 – 3/31/23.
Chili’s: receive a $10 e-bonus card for every $50 worth of gift cards you buy. Valid thru 12/31/22. E-Bonus Cards available to redeem 01/01/23 – 02/13/23.
Claim Jumper: receive a $10 bonus card when you purchase $50 in gift cards thru 12/31.  Bonus card is valid 1/1-5/31/23. (excluding Mother’s Day and Valentines Day). These are for any Landry’s locations.
Cold Stone Creamery: Receive a FREE $15 bonus gift when you buy $50 of Cold Stone gift cards online. Bonus eCard valid 11/21/22-2/28/23
Denny’s: receive $5 in Denny’s bonus gift card for every $25 Gift Card purchase. Ends 12/26/22. Bonus card valid 01/02/2023 – 03/31/2023
Famous Dave’s: receive $10 Rewards Card when you buy $50 in gift cards. Participating locations only. Bonus Cards are valid 1/2/23 – 3/31/23.
Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse– receive a $25 Holiday Bonus Card for every $125 in gift card purchases ($75 bonus with $300 and $100 bonus with $400 purchase). Available 10/26-12/31/22, Online or in Restaurants. Redeemable 1/2- 3/26/23.Â
Landry’s Locations: receive a $10 bonus card when you purchase $50 in gift cards thru 12/31.  Bonus card is valid 1/1-5/31/23. (excluding Mother’s Day and Valentines Day). These are for any Landry’s locations.
Maggianos: receive a $20 promotional Bonus Card for every $100 in gift cards. Bonus card is valid 1/1 – 2/27/23
Menchie’s:  receive a $5 bonus card for every $25 you buy in gift cards.
Noodles & Company: receive a $5 bonus card for every $25 you buy in gift cards from 11/18-12/31/22. Bonus card is valid through 1/11/23.
Panera:  receive $10.00 bonus card for every $50 in gift cards purchased thru 12/31/22. Bonus card valid 1/1 – 1/31/2023.
Red Lobster: receive (2) $10 bonus cards when you buy $50 in gift cards online. First bonus coupon valid 1/1/23 – 1/31/23 (with minimum purchase of $30) and second bonus coupon valid 2/1/23 – 2/28/23, excluding 2/14/23
Red Robin: receive a $5 Bonus Buck Rewards card with every $25 gift card you buy. Bonus Bucks valid 1/1 -2/26/23.
Ruby Tuesday: Get $30 for $25 or Get $60 for $50. Offer valid thru 1/9/23
Ruth’s Chris: receive a $40 bonus card on gift card purchases of $200+. Bonus cards valid 1/1/23-3/31/23
Retail Gift Card Offers 2022:
The Children’s Place: receive a $10 off coupon when you buy $50 in Gift Cards thru 12/25.
DSW: receive a $10 bonus gift card when you buy $50 in gift cards, or $25 when you spend $100. Bonus card is valid  between 1/3-1/22/23.
Half Price Books: Get $5 off $25 in January when you buy $25 in gift cards. Gift cards must be purchased by 12/24/22, bonus gift card valid 1/1-1/31/23.
Kroger: Up to 20% off select gift cards. 12/6 – 12/20/22. Up to $10 Bonus on select Choice Gift cards
A few options include:
- Apple – Get a $10 Kroger egift card when you purchase a $100 Apple gift card
- Cinemark – Get $10 off when you purchase a $50 Cinemark Gift card
- Starbucks – 10% bonus when you buy a $50 Starbucks card
- Nintendo – $10 Kroger Gift Card when you spend $100 on Nintendo
- SpaFinder – $10 off a $50 SpaFinder Gift Card
- BJ’s – 15% off a $50 Gift card to BJ’s
Red robin has $5 bonus when you buy a $25 gift card and Burgerville has $5 bonus with $30 gift card purchase.
Arby’s is a free combo meal with a $20 gift card, and Taco Bell has a free Chicken flatbread combo with $20 gift card.
Awesome – thanks for the tips!
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