Get gift cards for less!

●1 Seek out holiday bonuses!

When you buy a gift card from movie theaters, restaurants, retailers and other businesses during the holiday season, many will add additional cash to it or give you a separate—free!—bonus gift card that you can give as another gift or keep for yourself! Find out which businesses are offering free gift card bonuses at Thebalance.com (search for “holiday gift card bonuses”), Fabulously frugal. com and Missiontosave.com.

●2 Look for free gift cards with purchase!

Need to shop for groceries, pet food, cosmetics or other items? In past years, popular retailers (such as Target and Petsmart) have offered free store gift cards when you purchase certain items or make a minimum store purchase—and some stores are offering this gift card promotion again this year! Find out where you can snag free gift cards with your purchase at Hip2save.com and Slickdeals.net (search for “gift cards with purchase”).

●3 Subscribe for gift card bonuses!

Visit the websites and Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages of your favorite businesses, then sign up to receive their free newsletters and follow their social media accounts. Companies regularly release exclusive holiday gift card offers to customers who show their loyalty by being subscribers and followers!

●4 Get discounted last-minute e-gift cards!

Tend to put off holiday shopping ’til the last minute? Here’s one benefit to procrastinating: Some online retailers give discounts and bonuses to late shoppers who purchase e-gift cards that you print at home! Visit Retailmenot. com and search for “e-gift card” or “gift card” to find offers in the days leading up to Christmas!

Love the ease and convenience of gift cards? They just got even better this holiday season, thanks to these simple tricks to nabbing discounted gift cards!