Do you have a McDonald’s gift card or Arch Card but don’t know what the cards balance is? In this post we will look at the different ways you can check the balance on your McDonalds gift card. We will also let you know how to turn your McDonalds gift card into cash or buy discount McDonalds gift cards so you can save money on your next trip to McDonalds. There are three ways to check the balance on a McDonalds gift card, you can check the balance online, by phone or in store.

1) Check McDonalds Gift Card Balance By Phone, Call 1-877-458-2200

2) Check McDonalds Gift Card Balance Online, Click Here.

3) Check McDonalds Gift Card Balance At Any McDonalds Location.

After you check your balance online you can either go enjoy a tasty meal at McDonald’s or you can turn your McDonalds gift card into cash. You can now sell your unwanted gift card to Giftah.com, they will give you cash for just about any of your unwanted gift cards. Nearly all gift cards for major retailers are accepted, to sell your McDonalds gift card just enter the information on their sell page, mail the card and within 24hrs of the balance being verified you will receive payment over Paypal (checks are available on request). If you don’t feel like using your McDonalds gift card why not turn it into cash and buy something your really want. If you do decide to use your McDonalds gift card be sure to check out Giftah.com to see if any discount McDonalds gift cards are available. You can use discount gift card from Giftah to save cash on your next visit to McDonalds, whether you are buying or selling Giftah puts more money back in your pocket.

The caffeine wars have heated up with McDonalds offering free samples of its coffee to its customers every morning for the next month. McDonald’s has long had its eye on the business of coffee chains such as Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. To help promote the McDonald’s McCafe franchise the company is sponsoring a “McCafe Your Day” contest. The grand prize is a $50,000 Visa gift card and a $500 McDonald’s gift card. That’s a lot of cash, not to mention hamburgers.

To enter head on over to the McCafe mini site and let McDonald’s know who you think would benefit the most from winning the competition. You can upload your story along with photos to the site anytime before June 21st, 2009. All finalists will receive a $1,000 Visa gift card and a $50 McDonald’s gift card. Winners will be determined by an online vote held between July 13th and July 26th.

There are also weekly gift card draws available for users of the site. McDonald’s will be giving away 130 $1,000 Visa gift cards and $450 McDonalds Arch Card gift cards. The massive amounts of gift cards and money being given away make this the largest current gift card promotion happening online. With thousands of gift cards being given away there is a good chance you may be able to get your hands on a card. If you end up with one of the McDonald’s gift cards but would prefer cash, sell you gift card online with Giftah the online gift card marketplace.