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Shoppers planned to buy three to four gift cards, spending about $50 per card, the group said, boosting total gift-card spending in 2023 to $29.3 billion, up from $28.6 billion last year.

CardCash also lets you trade in your gift cards for select other gift cards and receive up to 11% more value than if you cashed out. Popular trade-in options are Amazon , Airbnb and Chewy.