Whether you've received a Vanilla Gift Card as a gift or bought it yourself as a way to pay for transactions without using your personal credit or debit card, at some point you may want to use it for ...

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Amazon's Big Deal Days are officially set for Oct. 7 and 8, and if you're anything like me, you've already got a mental cart of stuff ready to go. But here's the move that makes those discounts even ...