Not exactly groundbreaking advice, but I saw this over at MARSHALL LOEB’S DAILY MONEY TIP today.

Those store gift cards seem to be ever more popular for workplace gifting, and the tastes of co-workers rarely reflect our own, so I thought this was good advice. He offers a roundup  of three ways to ditch the unwanted card and sell or trade it for something you do want.

Basically it boils down to two services that specialize in this (I’m sure there are more) and the perennial favorite of eBay. The two that specialize in exchanging these cards for others you might want (or cash) are: