We are closing down the Mercardi marketplace

For the last year it has been a privilege to serve you and your gift card needs. It's been an exciting journey for us and we hope we've served you well!

What does this mean for you?

For our marketplace consumers, after considering all options for the future of the Mercardi community, we want to recommend and endorse Plastic Jungle as the best way for you to buy, sell, exchange, and donate gift cards online going forward.

We'd be happy to address any questions or concerns that you might have regarding your orders. You can contact us at customerservice@mercardi.com.

For our nonprofit friends, Plastic Jungle's fundraising program is quite similar to our "Gift cards for Good" offering, and we are excited to facilitate your continued success. Please expect an email from us with more details.

Why Plastic Jungle?

Plastic Jungle shares our purpose of helping consumers unlock their gift card value and getting discounted gift cards into the hands of savvy shoppers. The PJ team is composed of experts in gift cards, payments, and marketplaces. And they have solid financial backing.

Most importantly, with Plastic Jungle, you will still receive excellent service and free shipping. All transactions on PlasticJungle.com are guaranteed, and you will get the best value for your gift cards (they pay up to 92% of your gift card's unused balance!).

It's been a pleasure...

We feel incredibly lucky to have served each of you, and your future gift card needs are a high priority for us. Please do check out Plastic Jungle when you have a moment. In the meantime, take care and thank you so much for your business!

The Mercardi Team

Gift Card Giveaways for Friday, August 13, 2010

Got your rabbit's foot in your pocket? I hope so because we all know what day it is! LOL. But your luck is about to change, for below are links to some awesome gift card giveaways. You could easily be the lucky winner of some great gift cards.

Have a happy Friday, no matter what the date is!

I liked this one so much I entered it before I even shared it here with you! For the Mommas is giving away a $100 gift card to Carter's, where you will find some great kid's clothes. Carter's is also giving away a bunch of gift cards themselves. The link to their sweepstakes you will find at For the Mommas. This giveaways is also listed at Hoosier Homemaker.

Wow, Mommies really love gift cards, and they also love sharing them. Empowering Mommy is giving away a $50 Novica gift card, and this is one you won't want to miss. Novica sells only handmade products created by the artists listed on their site. There are some beautiful things, including jewelry. There are a bunch of ways to create multiple entries to this give away. Don't miss it!

Lo and behold, I have discovered the mother load! Here is a site strictly dedicated to blog giveaways! I am almost speechless!

The Mommy Files has listed a $40 gift card giveaway from 1-800-Flowers. Nice. Very nice.

I love Eighty MPH Mom. She has listed today a great gift card giveaway. Just take the Eucerin skin care pledge and you will be entered to win a $50 gift card from Sunglass Hut.

Free Grechen is a very cool blog. She has a list of gift card giveaways and other contest for women. This one is for a $100 gift card from Shop Bob. Just tell her what your favorite pair of celebrity jeans are and you are entered!

Gift Card Giveaways for Friday, August 6, 2010

Hello Mercardi.com fans! Boy, what a week it's been. I have been busier than a one-armed paper hanger, how about you? Sock it to me baby, tell me all about your week and your plans for the weekend.

In the meantime, here's a wonderful list of gift card giveaways. Have fun signing up and good luck!

Life360 is giving away a $100 Amazon gift card every week. All you need to do is comment on any post on the blog and you are entered. The drawing is random, so get busy commenting.

Mommy PR is giving away a $20 iTunes gift card to one lucky person who visits Math Girl and writes a comment about it on the blog. Very interesting site for parents, both sites, that is!

Who knew Safeway had a delivery service? Thrifty NW Mom did, tried it, and reviewed the service on her blog. Now all you have to do to win a $50 Safeway gift card. Just comment on the blog, letting NW Mom know which number one product you would buy from Safeway and you have a chance to win. THIS ONE ENDS SUNDAY, AUGUST 8th, so get over there now and do your thing.

I don't know one woman who doesn't love perfume. This one is for you gals. The Find is giving away a $50 gift card to FragranceNet, a great place to get deals on your favorite summer smells. I am all over this one, so some smell good might be all over me!

Never let it be said that Mercardi.com doesn't give equal time to the guys. Coupon Dad is giving away a $100 gift card to Threadless.com, an online design community where users can score designs, offer comments and critiques, and post about whatever is on their minds. Threadless is also an ongoing open call for tee shirt design submissions.