Giveaway: $50 American Express Lunar New Year Gift Card

By jozjozjoz | Monday, January 17, 2011 | 69 Comments

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UPDATE on 1/25/2011: This giveaway is now closed. The randomly selected winners are: @aaron_chan (via Twitter), FrazgoFraz, kclb, KojiStevenSakai and Wupuck! Congrats to them! For another chance to win, see this week’s giveaway.

The Year of the Rabbit is just a few weeks away (on February 3, for those of you keeping track) and everyone knows that red envelopes are one of the best parts of Lunar New Year. So we don’t have actual red envelopes for you, but courtesy of American Express, we do have $50 Lunar New Year Gift cards!

American Express® makes it easy to give family, friends, and business associates what they want for the Chinese Lunar New Year, while celebrating the rich culture of the Chinese community. The new limited edition Year of the Rabbit Gift Card, exclusively from American Express, is available for purchase online with a free-shipping offer at americanexpress.com/rabbit.

“Working in collaboration with our internal Asian Network at American Express, we are excited to introduce this Gift Card celebrating Chinese culture,” said Alpesh Chokshi, president of Global Payment Options, American Express. “I, along with American Express, wish the Chinese-American community a happy, healthy and prosperous Year of the Rabbit.”

With its traditional paper-cut depiction of a peaceful rabbit, the Year of the Rabbit Gift Card offers a unique gift option which can serve as an exciting and special alternative to the cash usually placed in red envelopes. The Year of the Rabbit Gift Card also offers other benefits:

Available in denominations of $25, $50, $100, and $200

Accepted at millions of locations in the United States where American Express® Cards are accepted

Funds on the card do not expire and there are no monthly fees

Gift Card is replaceable at no fee if lost or stolen

Unlike some other gift cards, American Express® Gift Cards have no fees after purchase for activation, checking a balance, monthly servicing, or card replacement. The online purchase price is $3.95 for all available denominations. Through February 28, 2011 get free standard shipping by visiting americanexpress.com/rabbit and using promo code ‘RABBIT.’

What you could win from American Express and 8Asians:
A $50 Lunar New Year Gift Card from American Express

How do you enter?
All you have to do is to leave a comment with why this is an awesome giveaway and FIVE lucky winners will be randomly selected this week! For an extra entry, tweet a link to this post and mention @8Asians. (Come back next week for another giveaway opportunity!)

Hurry, the deadline to enter is: Friday, January 21 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
FIVE lucky winners will be randomly selected and contacted; winners must respond by noon on Sunday, 1/23 to confirm their prize.

Rules for entering:
1) Please be in the U.S. ONLY
2) Please only one entry per method per person. (Enter once in the comments and once via Twitter)

Prizes courtesy of: American Express and 8Asians.

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tarejudifer

Who doesn’t love free stuff?! This is awesome because I’ve only seen boring AMEX card designs and um…I was born in the year of the rabbit, holler.
CallieAlley

This is an awesome gift card giveaway b/c I could use this for my groceries this week. Thank you!
catherine(dot)alley(at)gmail(dot)com
soltini

This is awesome because the card design looks way more cooler and unique than the red envelopes I will be receiving.
lydia083

A prepaid card celebrating Chinese New Year is so much cooler than a prepaid card celebrating the Kardashians like the one recently offered.
HanleyUS

I would like to use the gift card to buy something I’m not supposed to buy during the Chinese New Year – sneakers!
rkan

i’m down for anything free, nice design too
weemin5

Just saying, should someone born in the Year of the Rabbit be the winner?

Not me then.
Qmania

Thanks you for this giveaway announcement! Because until now, I did not know it was the Year of the Rabbit.
hardboiledme

A great gift for somebody like me who can’t afford to fly back to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year with the rest of my family. This and my mom would be elated to hear that I won $50!
drawingasmile

This is an awesome giveaway! If I win… I would use it to buy train fare back home – I haven’t seen my mom for a while.
trunksy

I love it. Putting red “money” inside a red envelope but does it still bring “luck” if it’s not cash? I guess it’s close enough to fool the gods, right? Gotta’ bring in the 22nd or the 46th century somehow, depending on which calendar you’re counting.
wizzy0807

I love to be lucky, and I want to be in your Fave Five for Fifty! Who can resist the lure of cashola with a side of ducats (buckets optional)?
meeyeehere

Why is this an awesome giveaway??? Thats easy! 5 winners!!!! Plus,I am in need of cash because I need to get a new car seat for my son who is needing a toddler seat now. Count me in please! Thanks
jacksoncrisman@yahoo.com
AnnaLene

This is an awesome giveaway because that card is CUTE. I think I might even keep it after the $50 run out haha
FakeGradSchool

This giveaway is awesome because five people will get an awesome prize!!!

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glo_town

This giveaway is awesome because the 8Asians is awesome! Thanks
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linanq3l

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CherryLim

$50!!! How can this giveaway NOT be awesome.