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Dec
15
Sharing the Holiday Spirit — Gifts that Give Back (to YOU!)
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When I was younger and worked every Holiday season at an expensive New York gift store, I coined the phrase ”the one for you and one for me” theory of gift-giving; that is, if you buy for yourself when buying for others, you won’t be quite as upset when the bills come in in January. If you played your (gift) cards right, there will be something there for you to enjoy as well. This year, with so many stores and restaurants giving bonuses up to 50% on their cards, it’s easier than ever.
So, in honor of the 10 shopping days till Xmas, we offer 10 Great Holiday Gifts that give back for 2009:
1)Get a $5 gift card from Amazon when you purchase a magazine subscription as a gift.
2) L.L.Bean: Spend $25 or more in-store or online and receive a free $10 gift card. Deal ends December 24.
3)Marriott: Receive a 10% bonus with the purchase of any $50 or greater gift card. Plus, Marriott Rewards Members and Marriott Visa card holders can receive 10 points for every dollar spent when you enter your Marriott Rewards number on your gift card purchase or pay for your gift card with your Marriott Visa. Deal ends December 31.
4) Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar: Receive a free $20 gift card with the purchase of every $100 gift card. This applies to all OSI Restaurant Partners including Outback Steakhouse, Bonefish Grill, Carrabba’s, and Roy’s. Deal ends December 31.
5) Morton’s Steakhouse: Receive a free $50 gift card when you purchase a gift card of $300 or more. Or get a free $100 gift card when you purchase a gift card valued at $500 or more. Offer expires December 31.
6) Ruth Chris’ Steakhouse: For every gift card purchase of $250 or more, receive 10% back in bonus cards. Deal ends December 31.
7) Free $5 gift card with $25 gift card purchase at Boston Market.
8 ) CVS Pharmacy will give a $5 rebate for a $25 gift card purchase, with kickbacks up to $30 for larger denominations.
9) Buy a $100 gift card at the Container Store, get a $25 bonus card for yourself, up to five $25 e-cards.
10) Now is the perfect time to join Restaurant.com — and Take 70% off Restaurant.com $25 Gift Cert. orders! Use code SNOW and Pay $3 thru 12/17/09. Get some for yourself too!
Coming up soon, some great ways to give a gift that keeps on giving to others.
Meanwhile, for more ideas on discount shopping, click here. Happy Shopping!
Nov
16
Harnessing the Power of Volume Discounts
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Just back from the cruise, I am loaded up with shopping info and topics to complete, from discount shopping on cruises (more on that soon from my sister, the Rebate Queen, who returns today from Caribbean adventure) to the more important category of affordable health insurance. But for now, as we re-settle, a word about a cool new discount club.
Have you heard of Groupon? I first became aware of this organization about 5 months ago, when a reader from New York mentioned it. As it was very focused on only a few cities, I passed on reporting it at the time. But now, it’s expanded to over 30 cities, so it’s time to let all my readers in on it.
Groupon, and other organizations like it, put people together to harness the power of volume buying. It’s a deal-a-day thing, city specific, where, if they get a certain number of people to sign up for it, everyone gets the deal. (If not enough people buy, the deal is cancelled and you get a refund. But this seems to be a rare occurrence.) The deals are for spa treatments, bars and restaurants, amusements and the like. It’s a great way for businesses to build their customer bases, and for consumers to get awesome deals, sometimes up to 82 per cent off retail! Plus, they’re brilliant at growing their own customer base, urging readers to sign up their friends so they can create a big enough demand for each offer, and offering referral bonuses in Groupon cash for each member registered.
Groupon now serves 35 metro areas, and they’re actively growing, so if you live in or near any major city, it’s worth a look. www.groupon.com.
For more ways to save on lots of great stuff, click here.
