Gift Cards are such a lovely thing. Every year when someone asks me me what I want for my birthday or Christmas, my first answer is a gift card! Gift Cards make the world go round. They are small, convenient, and you don’t have to worry about getting the wrong gift, size, color, ect and I know many people agree because people LOVE gift cards!
I recently learned about a new website that sells gift cards, but not just any gift cards. Their gift cards are to local, small businesses. We’ve all seen those end caps in stores with hundreds of different gift cards, but all of those are to mass retailers and big chain restaurants. While those are great, giving a gift card to a local small business is the way to go. If you don’t live near a certain small business it can be hard to purchase a gift card from them. LocalGiftCards.com solves that problem. They are a website that allows you to purchase gift cards to local, small businesses online. Think “Big end cap display” only it’s full of small businesses! How great is that?
LocalGiftCards.com has gift cards to restaurants, salons, movie theaters and more. Plus, they are adding new small businesses daily! I don’t know about you, but I love testing out a new hair salon or restaurant and most of my favorites places to go out to lunch or dinner is a family owned, small business. When you log onto the website you can pick your state and a list of the small businesses available will show up. You can then pick which business you want to purchase a gift card for and go through the process of ordering one. You can send plastic cards by mail, send virtual gift cards by email, and even a text message if time is short.
So this Holiday Season give the gift of a gift card to a local small business and let the special person in your life try out a new place. Not only will they thank you for possibly finding them a new favorite restaurant or salon, you will be supporting a local, small business in the process.
*This post brought to you by LocalGiftCards.com. All opinions in this post are 100% my own and not swayed by outside sources.
Tami Vollenweider
Saturday 15th of December 2012
I love giving gift cards.I also like to shop local when I can!
Laurel Klem
Friday 14th of December 2012
I love helping local small businesses.
Glenna Evans
Friday 14th of December 2012
Gift cards are great for someone when you don't know what to get them.
Elle
Thursday 13th of December 2012
This is GREAT! Thanks for sharing!!!
Amy @GrinningCheektoCheek
Thursday 13th of December 2012
Love getting Gift Cards! I like that I don't have to use 'family money' to justify going out or getting something that I want :D Also - so much more convenient than exchanging things because I didn't like what they picked!