Frugal Family: Gift Cards Galore

Don’t think of gift cards as a cop-out but as a thoughtful way to let the recipient enjoy a treat they normally wouldn’t do for themselves. At $10 and up, there are gift cards for restaurants, gaming systems, hotels, travel, department stores, specialty shops and events. There are even “girls night out” packages, dinner and a movie packages, and Groupon gift cards. Stores like , and have whole kiosks devoted to gift cards.

Buying gift cards at Kroger has an extra benefit. Normally you get 1 point toward fuel for every dollar you spend with a Kroger card and 50 points for every qualifying prescription you fill. Save 10 cents per gallon instantly when you redeem 100 points at participating Shell stations. Save up to $1 per gallon instantly when you redeem up to 1,000 points at Kroger fuel centers.

When you purchase a gift card from Kroger, you get double (2 points) for every dollar spent. Kroger also offers its own gift cards, available to purchase in all denominations—choose from a variety of designs and themes. You may purchase a fixed-priced card or load a card with any amount you wish.

Frugal Family offers at least five bargains each week, but this week you’ll get five categories of gift cards with lots of choices in each. The following is a list of gift cards available for purchase at Kroger stores that will make the giftee a very happy camper.

 

Restaurants  Applebee’s  $25-$50-$45 (3 $15 cards) Multi-Pack Applebee’s  $45 Girls’ Night Out (3 $15 cards) Multi-Pack Chili’s $25-$50-$30 (3 $10 cards) Multi-Pack Brinker: $25-$50-$30 (3 $10 cards) Multi-Pack • On the Border • Macaroni Grill • Chili’s
Cold Stone Creamery $15-$25-$30 (3 $10 cards) Multi-Pack IHOP $25-$50 McDonald’s $15-$25-$40 (4 $10 cards) Multi-Pack Olive Garden $25-$50-$60 (4 $15 cards) Multi-Pack Outback Steakhouse $25-$50-$60 Multi-Pack Panera Bread $25-$50 Pizza Hut $20-$30 Multi-Pack P.F. Chang's China Bistro $25-$50-$60 Multi-Pack Red Lobster $25-$50-$60 Multi-Pack Red Robin Restaurants $25-$50-$30 (3 $10 cards) Multi-Pack Ruby Tuesday $25-$50 Starbucks $15-$25-$50-$50 (5 $10 cards) Multi-Pack Subway $15-$25-$30 (3 $10 cards) Multi-Pack T.G.I. Friday's $25-$50 Entertainment Amazon/Kindle $25-$59-$100-$200-$500-$30 Multi-Pack AMC Theaters $45 (3 $15 cards) Multi-Pack AMC Theaters $50 Dinner at Applebee’s & Movie Disney Club Penguin $7.95-$39.95 Facebook $10-$25 Fandango with: $50 Movie & Dinner • T.G.I. Friday's
• Olive Garden • Bahama Breeze Gamestop $25-$50 Imvu $10-$25 iTunes $15-$25-$50-$30 (3 $10 cards) Multi-Pack Microsoft Xbox $19.99-$24.95-$49.99-$59.99 Nexon $10-$25-$50 Nintendo Wii, DS, 3DS $19.99-$19.99-$20 Our World $10 Regal Entertainment $30 (3 $10 cards) Multi-Pack Rixty $10 Rune Scape  $10-$25 Sony PlayStation $20-$50 Ticketmaster  $25-$50 Clothing
Aeropostale  $25-$50 American Eagle Outfitters $25-$50 Banana Republic $25-$50 Bebe $25-$50 Claire’s $20 Express $25-$50 Foot Locker $25-$50 Forever 21 $25-$50 Gap $25-$50 H&M $25-$50 J.C. Penney $25-$50-$100 Kohl’s $25-$50-$100 Lands' End $25-$50 Lane Bryant $25-$50 Justice  $25-$50 Macy’s $25-$50-$100 Nike $25-$50 Nordstrom $25-$50-$75-$100-$200 Old Navy $25-$50 T.J. Maxx $25-$50-$100 Specialty
Barnes & Noble/Nook $25-$50 Bass Pro Shops $25-$50-Variable Load Bath and Body Works $25-$50 Bed Bath & Beyond $25-$50-$100 Best Buy $25-$50-$100—Variable Load Build-A-Bear $25 Cabela’s $25-$50 Disney $25-$50-$45 Multi-Pack Ebay $25-$50 Groupon $15-$200 Jo-Ann Stores $25 Lowe’s $25-$50-$100-$200-$500 Michael’s $25-$50 PetSmart $25 Pottery Barn $25-450-$100 REI Outdoors $25-$50 Sears $25-$50-$100-$250-$500 SpaFinder $25-$50-$100 Staples $25-$50 Target $25-$50-$100 The Home Depot $25-$50-$100-$200-$500 Toys "R" Us $25-$50 Travel
BP/Arco $25-$50 Jiffy Lube $25 Shell Oil $25-$50-$100 Southwest Airlines $50-$100-$200

For a complete list of gift cards at Kroger and help in choosing the right present, go to giftcards.kroger.com and use the interactive gift idea center.