THE BIG NEWS HAS ARRIVED! Announcing Raise.com. The one & only marketplace to increase your purchase power by buying & selling gift cards!

Our team has spent months preparing, developing & improving our gift card marketplace to present you Raise.com. Raise is the new home for everything gift cards; buy discount gift cards to all your favorites brands, stores, restaurants & more! Plus sell your unwanted gift card at the price you want for cash & use it to spend on what you really want!

Back in 2010, when we created CouponTrade, we quickly realized that people had no idea just how much free money was out there, especially in the form of unused gift cards. Did you know that over $60 million in unused gift cards goes wasted every single day? Or that the average family has $300 in unused gift cards lying around the house?  Our mission soon became to help people take advantage of ALL that unused money literally floating around in people’s wallets & junk drawers!

With the launch of Raise.com, we’re one step closer to that goal. By focusing exclusively on gift cards, Raise will be THE place for you to raise your purchase power & get back a piece of the $60 million of unused gift cards that goes to waste EVERY SINGLE DAY!

If you had an account on CouponTrade, just go to Raise and you can log-in the exact same way.  All current users have received an email with additional information & details about the switch. Make sure and check your email if you haven’t seen it yet! 

So what’s different about Raise? Well not only is the overall look of the site improved, we have added some additional great features upon launch with MANY more to follow. A few new features you can look forward to on Raise right now are: 

• Upgraded member profiles 
• Improved browsing experience
• Easy to use How It Works pages 
• Exclusive member offers 
• Quick and easy checkout
• Realtime inventory updates for sellers
• Enhanced member protection

And don’t worry, CouponTrade isn’t going anywhere. CouponTrade will now be your resource for anything & everything coupons! Make sure to always check CouponTrade before you shop for a coupon or sale at your favorite stores. (And that’s after you’ve checked for a discount gift card on Raise!) 

So what are you waiting for? Head on over to Raise right now and check it out! Let us know your thoughts about the new site in the comments below. 

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Make sure to check back and see if you are one of the lucky winners, good luck to all!

December 10th: Amazon

December 11th: Macy’s

December 12th: Sears

December 13th: Best Buy

December 14th: Target

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Send us an e-mail or give us a call and we will gladly walk you through our site and solve any questions you have. Thank YOU for being our fan and customer, we look forward to hearing from you!!

Phone: 888-838-5847

E-mail: support@coupontrade.com

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CouponTrade’s marketplace has been growing tremendously this week. Early holiday shoppers are realizing you can sell gift cards to earn some extra money for holiday gift shopping. Here is CouponTrade’s weekly blog recap for the week of October 13th – 19th.

Check out our article from October 16th to discover 50 Exclusive Gifts from Neiman Marcus, Target, and the CFDA and learn how these two power companies are teaming up with the Council of Fashion Designers of America to bring you the newest fashions for less!

If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas but want to watch your wallet, click over to Christmas Gift Ideas Under $25 and find great gift ideas that are sure to be a hit and won’t break the bank.

And if you’re a college student looking for ways to save money, check out Fast Cash for College Students and discover how you can save cash when you buy discount gift cards to spend on the things you really want!

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Dear Loyal Customers,

From the beginning of CouponTrade time, the team has always put your priorities first. Have you experienced an issue with a gift card order, or have you applied a coupon code that didn’t work? Our representatives go above and beyond to ensure your satisfaction, and this is what makes us unique. We are the only gift card marketplace where sellers set their own asking price, and buyers can pair their discount gift card purchases with coupons. CouponTrade encourages you to Give Yourself a Raise and to do this, we protect all buyers and sellers with our 100% money back guarantee and work hard to provide you with the best online savings.

Check out the new CouponTrade homepage!

If you haven’t already noticed, CouponTrade redesigned the website to make the process of selling and buying gift cards easier for you. You’re number one in our book, and we’d like to get to know you better! Coinciding with the new look and feel of CouponTrade, the team developed a short survey to learn and understand more about your shopping preferences. Whether you search for specific products like Michael Kors watches at Macy’s or children’s Halloween costumes from Target, or if you only buy discount gift cards and have never used a coupon, we want to know. We truly aspire to make the CouponTrade experience smoother for you, so help us out.

Please take a moment to fill out our brief survey here.

Have you ever sold a gift card for cash? Do you search for discount gift cards and reviews on a product before making a purchase? Do you like coupons…or do you love them? What do you think about our weekly newsletter?

Sell a Starbucks gift card for cash.

These are just a few questions that will help us get acquainted with our users and fans. Your opinion matters! Our end goal is to provide you with what you want most: more savings to spend on the things you love. Feel free to leave suggestions in the comment box, as gleaning insight from the words of a consumer is the best thing we could ask for.

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Firefighters come to the aid of an injured civilian at Ground Zero

You can watch a live webcast of the 11th Anniversary Ceremony in New York City starting at 8:30 a.m. EST this morning on 911memorial.org. To visit the Memorial, reserve your free pass on the site as well. Donations are welcome and will be dedicated to support the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.

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We’re moving and improving!

In just two short years we’ve evolved from a team of 3 to a team of 22. Our humble roots started in a Chicago apartment and today we’re dreaming of what opportunities are ahead in our new 8,000 square foot space. CouponTrade is moving on up!

We’re moving!

We’ve come a long way.

It’s an exciting week here at CouponTrade because we are gearing up for a move to a new space! It’s moments like these you take a step back and think about where this all began. 2 Visionaries, 1 designer, 1 developer and a whole lot of dedication is where it all started. Ideation became a living breathing thing that has evolved into an amazing product we proudly know as CouponTrade.

The floor is halfway done!

The Space
What does a new space mean for us here at CouponTrade? It means more staff, a refreshed team, new fresh perspectives, an inspiring atmosphere, and room to grow.

Our new place offers a private conference room where our account managers can build relationships and the designers can brainstorm in peace. Also will include a bar, pool table, lounge, breakout rooms for when we’re hungry for ideas or feel like writing on the whiteboards. Our new neighbor is the Ford Modeling Agency, that might keep our attention and may attract a new audience.

This space is huge. We can’t wait to fill it out!

Work hard, Play hard.
All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. That’s why we’ve been sure our unique space will feature a bar, pool table, lounge & breakout rooms for when we’re hungry for ideas.

311 West Superior here we come. We can only dream about what new opportunities are around the corner for our team and the timing couldn’t be better. Exciting things lay ahead for CouponTrade.

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Hi there! Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Geena, a junior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, DIY extraordinaire, and a savvy couponer. Before college, I would not have considered myself the best couponer or deal finder. Oh how the tables have turned! Shortly after seeing my first apartment’s utility and grocery bills, I caught on quick. We all know college isn’t cheap. So far I’ve avoided breaking my childhood piggy bank. I’ve found my own ways to make ends meet and still have extra cash for weekend fun.

Now what’s the fun of keeping all of my savings tips to myself? Check back every week to see what savings secrets I have to spill.

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CouponTrade is at the BlogHer 2012 Conference!

CouponTrade Loves Bloggers!

CouponTrade is at the BlogHer 2012 Conference in New York City!  If you’re at the conference in the Big Apple too, come stop by our booth & check us out! We will be partying with the brands all weekend so don’t miss out on getting some awesome giveaways & meeting brands like GNC, Tanga, Crocs, Zulilly, PetCareRx, SpaFinder, Peapod & of course, CouponTrade!

Who doesn’t love FREE stuff?

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Congratulations to our Caption Contest Winner: Amber Pickett! Her caption was,
“Back in my day sonny, we didn’t have anything more than a tire and a stick to float down the river..I don’t miss them days one bit! Now give Granny some sugar!”. Thanks for all the creative and funny posts.

Back in my day sonny, we didn’t have anything more than a tire and a stick to float down the river… I don’t miss them days one bit! Now give Granny some sugar

Give yourself 20% off site wide at Kohl’s. Kohl’s has everything you’ll need this summer. For hot summer days at the beach they have swimwear and new styles for men and women.

Give yourself more with a Kohl’s coupon

Also check out CouponTrade for coupons, promo codes and discounted gift cards keep checking our Facebook and Twitter for deals and giveaways.

Give Yourself A Raise

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