Checking Our List #34: $50 Amazon Gift Card from GiftZip.com {Giveaway}

{This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations, Debi!}

With the holidays growing dangerously close, it seems that I've been chatting with people or reading about gift-giving more and more lately. Between struggling with ideas, getting no suggestions from the recipient and just the complete feeling of throwing money away on a gift that might not be wanted, everyone seems to want an easier way to give a great present.

Which, of course, has always been a gift certificate. Whether you buy one from a favorite brand or pick a site that offers a variety, purchasing a gift card allows you to stay within your budget as well as ensure that the recipient ends up with whatever it is that they want most. Pretty simple, right?

Well, if you haven't been visiting GiftZip for all of your gift card needs this holiday season, you're missing out on a great timesaver and solution to your gifting problems.

Whether you shop early or wait until the last minute, GiftZip.com is where to go for a fast, easy, more efficient way of giving gift certificates from all of the popular online retailers. Not just a page or two of unknown stores, GiftZip provides consumers immediate access to hundreds of big name gift cards that can be instantly emailed to the lucky recipient. No waiting and no plastic, simply just a welcome gift.

So what's involved? Simply browse the various categories at GiftZip, conveniently broken down into Gifts for Her, Gifts for Him, House, Family and more, and click right on the logo you are interested in. Read over the site's brief description, denominations available and locations where the eGift card is redeemable and then GiftZip it!

As soon as you have clicked, you are brought automatically to the actual retailer's site to purchase the gift certificate - safely, securely and without spending time trying to track down where to go or what steps to take. Instead of wasting time trying to find the right tab or link, you're already there and can make your purchase easily. After you have finished, your eGift card is sent directly to your recipient's inbox or to yourself if you would rather print a copy and give it as a tangible present.

Sounds pretty easy, right? Well, it really is. There aren't any fees or being forced to sign up for an account or even giving GiftZip your email address, it is truly just a time-saving way to purchase a gift card. By having access to so many great retailers all in one place, you have a fast and easy way to shop and, due to the actual purchase being made right on the retailer's site, you'll always know it's secure and legit.

In the end, you find gifts that are sure to please without having to leave the comfort of our own home. Even better, you know that there isn't risk of them getting lost (just reprint it from your inbox when necessary) and you've done a little extra to go green by skipping the wasted plastic from gift cards of the past. What could be better than combining technology and saving the planet (both of which are top GiftZip priorities)?

For unparalleled selection and speed that results in an eco-friendly gift that everyone is sure to love, GiftZip is the way to go this holiday season. Instead of spending time and energy out in the snow with the rest of the crowds, this is a one-stop shopping convenience. Also, thanks to their generosity, one person is going to be able to enjoy a great gift card of their own, because...

One lucky person will win a $50 Amazon gift card from GiftZip!

To enter to win: Visit GiftZip and tell me which retailer(s) offered there that you would like to have a gift card from.

Extra Entries (available after the mandatory entry above is completed; please leave a separate comment for each entry in order for them to be counted).

1 Extra Entry if you head over to A Mom's Balancing Act and enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card from GiftZip over there as well!
1 Extra Entry (per method) if you follow GiftZip on Twitter and/or Like them on Facebook.
1 Extra Entry (per giveaway entered) - Enter any (or all) of the Holiday Gift Guide giveaways (Checking Our List giveaways ONLY) running on Thanks, Mail Carrier for the duration of this giveaway.
1 Extra Entry if you follow me on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway by copying and pasting the tweet below and leaving me the link. Tweet daily for an extra entry every day!

Checking Our List 34: WIN a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate from @giftzip! US and CAN! #thxmailcarrier http://bit.ly/fMVEw3 #win #giveaway

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Giveaway will end on December 30th at 11:59pm CST. Do me the favor of leaving an email address or making absolutely sure it is visible in your profile, I have to have a way to contact the winner. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to contact me or respond to notification or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only.

A big thank you to GiftZip for providing a $50 Amazon gift card for one lucky giveaway winner. The opinions shared are my own and honest and if you really need to see more, click here to see how I roll.