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- An estimated 70% of gift cards are used within six months, according to Paytronix.
- Still, billions of dollars worth of gift cards end up being forgotten or simply go unused.
- You have at least five years from the time of purchase — or from the last time money was added — to use them.
Gift cards make great stocking stuffers — just as long as you don't stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays.