If you read yesterday's post about how to earn gift cards (and prizes) easily with Swagbucks, here's an added bonus follow up. 
Dianna pointed out that there is a maximum number of identical prizes you can redeem in a day (2) and in a month (5).
So, for example, I mentioned yesterday that the best value in (usable-to-me) gift cards is the Amazon $5 gift card. Therefore, even if I earn enough Swagbucks to redeem 6 or 9 or 25 $5 Amazon gift cards in a month, I can't. I'm limited to 5. I can, however, hold my Swagbucks and get $5 Amazon gift cards next month or, I can redeem my Swagbucks for a different prize in the same month. Clear as mud?
I wanted a cheat sheet so I know exactly what to redeem next. (Incidentally, what I thought was a brilliant idea I later realized had already been done by my Twitter friend Carrie. I should have known; she's smart like that.)
Here's my "next best" list which reminds me what the best values are. It pays to chart it out because, as you can see, there are some surprises. I mean, who knew that it's a much better deal to save up for a $50 Amazon gift card than it is to grab the $25 Amazon gift card!
The Biggest BANG for My SwagBUCK
| Gift Card | Cost in Swagbucks | # of Swagbucks for $1 |
| $5 Amazon | 450 | 90 <– BEST VALUE! |
| $50 Southwest Airlines | 5700 | 114 |
| $50 Amazon | 5900 | 118 |
| $300 Apple (Mac) | 37,000 | 123.3 |
| $15 iTunes | 1850 | 123.3 |
| $10 Barnes & Noble | 1250 | 125 |
| $25 Amazon | 3150 | 126 |
| $10 Starbucks | 1300 | 130 |
(Note: these are the gift cards that most appeal to me. There are lots of other prizes and gift cards available, so you may want to browse through the selection to see if there are any others that interest you.)
Have you signed up yet? How will you spend your Swagbucks?
Here at BloggingWithAmy you'll find tips, tools & tutorials about blogging and websites. In plain English. Want to 
Just reached 450 today and would have gotten the same thing as you without seeing this chart! I'll hold off for a bigger Amazon gift card. Thanks for the comparison chart.
I love reaching 450 Swagbucks because then I can get a $5 Amazon gift card which is the best value! (I hope my chart wasn't too confusing.)
I'll need to remember this, if I ever get to the point where I'm collecting more than 2250 Swagbucks in one month. At this point – it's not an issue.
Great Post! I personally like the short term goal of 450 as well since I, like Sharon
, do not have the problem of raking in the SB's in the thousands. I am going to link to you in a post @ooshela.com. I love the chart!
Thanks, sis!
Another great post Amy. I always cash out for the $5 Amazon GC because they are so useful. I posted about how I used Amazon GC to pay for all of my children's home school text/work & reading books. That was an exhilarating feeling to save up throughout the summer and last school year. I saved just under $200 out of pocket.
Another great thing I found out and posted about was using Amazon Gift cards for birthdays. Did you that you can print them out from your computer and give them to the recipient? They have some really cute designs and they can work anytime as a last minute gift idea.
Swagbucks/Amazon gift cards helps me save money on all sorts of things that I would normally had to pay for out of my budget.
Didn't know about the birthday cards — thanks for the tip!
When you are ordering from Amazon and using your $5 GC from Swag Bucks, can you use more than one $5 gift card per transaction?
Thank!
Yep!
Amy,
I have recently started using Swagbucks,…..so I'll be checking back for more info….
But, forgive me if I am wrong, but isn't the $5 Amazon card the best value (better than the $25?)
Did you just mention the $25 vs $50 scenario b/c you have that many to redeem?
Yep! $5 is definitely the best value! I mentioned that at the beginning of the post.
I just mentioned the $25 vs. $50 later because many people automatically assume they should just grab the $25 when it's definitely better to wait if you can! Hope that makes sense. 
I have been doing Swagbucks for a long time too- love them!! I am also trying out another similar program called Superpoints (just today), where you earn giftcards, too. You do have to get a referral to sign up for them- not like Swagbucks where you can just go and sign up, with or without a referral. I did post about them on my site today with a few referrals- but you can also search them and maybe pick up a referral that way.
I don't really know yet how good Superpoints will be, since I just joined, too- but I figure free giftcards are always worth a shot, LOL!!
Oh, I'd love to know what you think of it!