Editing Gift card (section)

==Gift card collecting==
Gift cards can have many different designs, including for, holidays, special occasions, sports teams, cartoons, and more. Some hardcore collectors collect different variations of each card, and or prefer where the pin number is not scratched off. Even more desirable are brand new unused gift cards even ones still attached to the retail backers. Most gift cards are plastic, some variances include clear plastic, shaped cards, and paperboard cards. Recently most [[Starbucks]] and [[Chipotle Mexican Grill|Chipotle]] gift cards are now paperboard instead of plastic. A partial list of popular retailers with collectors who have released gift cards worldwide with many different designs and or variations include:<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tobias|first=Todd|date=2019-12-19|title=Great Holiday Gifts for Card Collectors|url=https://blog.psacard.com/2019/12/19/great-holiday-gifts-for-card-collectors/|access-date=2021-04-15|website=PSA Blog|language=en-US|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415175036/https://blog.psacard.com/2019/12/19/great-holiday-gifts-for-card-collectors/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-12-05|title=Holiday Gift Guide for sports collectors|url=https://www.beckett.com/news/holiday-gift-guide-for-sports-collectors/|access-date=2021-04-15|website=Beckett News|language=en-US|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160452/https://www.beckett.com/news/holiday-gift-guide-for-sports-collectors/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* [[Aldi]]
* [[Applebee's]]
* [[Barnes & Noble]]
* [[Best Buy]]
* [[Burger King]]
* [[Chick-fil-A]]
* [[Chili's]]
* [[Chipotle Mexican Grill|Chipotle]]
* [[CVS Pharmacy|CVS]]
* [[Dollar Tree]]
* [[Dunkin' Donuts]]
* [[Firehouse Subs]]
* [[GameStop]]
* [[Home Depot]]
* [[IHOP]]
* [[In-N-Out Burger]]
* [[Jack in the Box]]
* [[JCPenney]]
* [[Kmart]]
* [[Krispy Kreme]]
* [[McDonald's]]
* [[Olive Garden]]
* [[Panera Bread]]
* [[Perkins Restaurant & Bakery|Perkins]]
* [[Qdoba]]
* [[Red Lobster]]
* [[Red Robin]]
* [[Schlotzsky's]]
* [[Sears]]
* [[Sonic Drive-In|Sonic]]
* [[Starbucks]]
* [[Steak 'n Shake]]
* [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]]
* [[Target Corporation|Target]]
* [[Tim Hortons]]
* [[Toys "R" Us]]
* [[Walmart]]
* [[Wendy's]]
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According to the ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'', the largest gift card collection in the world, as of 2021, belonged to Canadian-American brothers Aaron and David Miller of [[Scarsdale, New York]]. By 2013, the brothers had amassed an estimated 3,125 different cards.<ref>https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-collection-of-gift-cards#:~:text=The%20largest%20collection%20of%20gift,to%20make%20shopping%20more%20enjoyable {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023235257/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-collection-of-gift-cards#:~:text=The%20largest%20collection%20of%20gift,to%20make%20shopping%20more%20enjoyable |date=23 October 2021 }}.</ref>

In addition, some online collecting websites have pages dedicated to gift card listings for collectors.