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Christmas Question

Lions...@webtv.net
11/26/2004 8:16:58 AM
If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Mark
carolc...@aol.combyespam (Carol)
11/26/2004 4:37:48 PM
If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Mark
Nordstrom
Carol
Charlie Perrin <c.l.per...@SPAMBOTS_DIEatt.net>
11/26/2004 4:42:17 PM
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:16:58 –0800, Lions...@webtv.net wrote:
If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
I would have no trouble using up one from either Best Buy or Target.
If you can't find something there....
kaos...@aol.comNOSPAM (KAOSLO1)
11/28/2004 5:45:20 AM
How about a Visa gift card. That can be used EVERYWHERE they take Visa.
April
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beesw...@aol.com (beeswing)
11/26/2004 4:42:50 PM
Mark wrote:
If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Amazon.com
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11/26/2004 4:48:14 PM
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:16:58 –0800, LionsDen wrote:
If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Virgin or HMV.
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Celestia Vianello <CelestiaViane...@att.net>
11/26/2004 4:54:55 PM
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Hancock Fabrics or JoAnn Fabrics. I make most of my own clothes.
Celestia
If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Mark
"Smokey" <SmokeyinNewEngl...@yahooey.com>
11/26/2004 12:14:41 PM
Sephora.com
Gloss.com
Amazon.com
or
williams–sonoma.com
Smokey


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If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Mark
"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com>
11/26/2004 9:36:57 AM


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If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Mark
Amazon or Williams Sonoma
Audrey
emiri...@aol.com (EMiriamD)
11/26/2004 5:54:22 PM
Amazon or Nordstrom or Banana Republic or Sisley
EMiriamD
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–– Christian Dior
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11/27/2004 6:30:17 AM


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Amazon or Nordstrom or Banana Republic or Sisley
EMiriamD
"No fashion is ever a success unless it is used as a form of seduction."
–– Christian Dior
how about an AMEX gift card so that they can go just about anywhere. also
major malls have a gift card system so you can spend it anywhere in the mall
South Coast Plaza does it and it's a great way to give a great gift!
Stevie
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11/27/2004 9:37:20 AM


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how about an AMEX gift card so that they can go just about anywhere. also
major malls have a gift card system so you can spend it anywhere in the
mall
South Coast Plaza does it and it's a great way to give a great gift!
Stevie
I can see the appeal of a card you can use just about anywhere, but I like
the idea of at least picking out someplace that particular person might
really like to shop. Otherwise, I feel like I might as well give cash. If
I'm giving gift cards, it's usually to a new restaurant I think the
recipient will like, but a couple of years ago when I'd been in an accident
and couldn't shop, I gave my husband a gift card to his favorite woodworking
shop and he had a ball spending it. Waited for the sales and got far more
for the money than I would have if I'd gone shopping for him.
Smokey
mmein...@aol.complicated (Mmeindia)
11/27/2004 2:59:58 PM
It's interesting to me that Nordstrom seems to be one of the most popular
answers. We do a "Secret Santa" in my family where everyone is supposed to
give three suggestions for what to buy them and Nordstrom gift certificates
seem to show up on everybody's list. It is not my favorite department store
(it was when it first opened in Garden State Plaza in the late 80s/early 90s,
but the quality has gone downhill since then) but it does seem to be the best
department store that is easily accessible to everyone in my family (spread out
over NJ), and the department store where you are most likely to find at least
something for all ages/sexes. So that was on my list this year, as was
Sephora.
I read an interesting statistic in my local newspaper yesterday, which was that
stores love the sale of gift cards because the consumer almost invariably
spends the amount of the gift card over again–– ie, if you are given a $50 gift
card, you will purchase a $100 item and they double their sale. Does everyone
agree with this statistic? I personally don't do that–– I'll spend up to 50%
over the price of the gift card, but I won't double it unless there is a
particular item I've been lusting after for ages and this suddenly makes it
affordable.
India
julane...@aol.com (Linda)
11/27/2004 3:21:11 PM
Mmeindia writes:
I read an interesting statistic in my local newspaper yesterday, which was
that
stores love the sale of gift cards because the consumer almost invariably
spends the amount of the gift card over again–– ie, if you are given a $50
gift
card, you will purchase a $100 item and they double their sale. Does
everyone
agree with this statistic? I personally don't do that–– I'll spend up to 50%
over the price of the gift card, but I won't double it unless there is a
particular item I've been lusting after for ages and this suddenly makes it
affordable.
I'm sure they also make money with gift cards that are never redeemed. I have
two American Express gift cards in my purse right now that are nothing but a
pain, and probably expired. I've used a little of the value on each of them,
but if you try to put more on the card than is actually there, the charge will
be denied. You have to know the exact amount of the value remaining on the
card in order to use it, and then only at a store that will split the charge so
you can pay the rest in another fashion (like cash). The American Express gift
cards were being given away at work as rewards for a job well done, but so many
people complained about them that they stopped giving them out. Instead they
put the award in the employee's paycheck.
Linda
sidewind...@gmail.com
12/1/2004 11:55:33 AM
Don't forget to trade those unwanted gift cards at
http://www.cardavenue.com .
Charlie Perrin <c.l.per...@SPAMBOTS_DIEatt.net>
11/27/2004 5:56:03 PM
On 27 Nov 2004 15:21:11 GMT, Linda wrote:
Mmeindia writes:
I read an interesting statistic in my local newspaper yesterday, which
was that stores love the sale of gift cards because the consumer
almost invariably spends the amount of the gift card over again–– ie,
if you are given a $50 gift card, you will purchase a $100 item and
they double their sale. Does everyone agree with this statistic?
Target Corporation stated in their last conference call that guests
with a gift card in hand usually spend a significant amount over the
amount of the card.
I'm sure they also make money with gift cards that are never redeemed.
True. And then there's float (less of a factor than it was in the
Carter Administration, but still worth something).
It also tends to goose 4Q sales numbers as the cards dribble in over
several weeks.
I have two American Express gift cards in my purse right now that are
nothing but a pain, and probably expired.

You have to know the exact amount of the value remaining on the
card in order to use it
Those are nasty... I ran one from VISA down to a nickel and then
decided to toss it rather than try to extract the nickel.
jecube...@aol.comnojunk (Jecubelli)
11/28/2004 1:48:32 PM
The mall gift cards are a bad idea, IMHO. You must read the fine print as there
could be fees which will decrease the value of the card.
Here in Massachusetts, the Attorney General is in the processing of suing Simon
Malls over their gift cards. The state has a law that gift certificates must
not have expiration dates. By treating the cards like credit cards, the Mall
tries to get around that.
The Simon Mall cards start to accrue fees if not used in six months
and they're completely worthless after a year.
I have always tried to avoid gift certificates because, to me, it's for people
who are too lazy to put any thought into their gift. The only exception to this
is if you know the recipient loves that particular store or restaurant.
Jane413
still trying to figure out gift for 80–something dad
Charlie Perrin <c.l.per...@SPAMBOTS_DIEatt.net>
11/28/2004 2:09:58 PM
On 28 Nov 2004 13:48:32 GMT, Jecubelli wrote:
I have always tried to avoid gift certificates because, to me, it's for people
who are too lazy to put any thought into their gift.
Or you live in Houston and your nephew lives in Kansas City... and he
needs something for that new house but you don't know what.
still trying to figure out gift for 80–something dad
Since mine loved to paint landscapes (I think he painted everything he
could think of and quit a while back), I gave him a book of the
historic artwork of the Santa Fe Railroad.
FWIW, at www.BNSFstore.com
On year, I gave him a John Deere ball cap (being a retired farmer that
still gardens a lot) but Mom decided it was HER John Deere ball cap to
wear in the garden. :–(
carolc...@aol.combyespam (Carol)
11/28/2004 3:30:59 PM
I have always tried to avoid gift certificates because, to me, it's for
people
Gift certificates are a great solution when you do not receive an answer to the
question: what would (insert niece or nephew name here) like from aunt and
uncle (insert name again)??? You do not live near them so have no way of
knowing which Game Boy game insert they own, or which computer CD they own or
which type of books they enjoy reading.
Carol
"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com>
11/28/2004 7:58:44 AM


"Carol" <carolc...@aol.combyespam> wrote in message
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I have always tried to avoid gift certificates because, to me, it's
for
people
who are too lazy to put any thought into their gift.
Gift certificates are a great solution when you do not receive an
answer to the
question: what would (insert niece or nephew name here) like from
aunt and
uncle (insert name again)??? You do not live near them so have no way
of
knowing which Game Boy game insert they own, or which computer CD they
own or
which type of books they enjoy reading.
Carol
It's the most thoughtful gift if you do not know your recipient well
enough. I give my hair stylist a gift cetificate to a restaurant he and
his wife really like in addition to wine, chocolates and small gifts for
his daughters. It is a better gift than simply buying him stuff. I
send a nephew books and a toy but he is only six. When he is older, I
am sure I will send him gift certificates.
Audrey
S./NYC <guiltyTAKEpleasureT...@hotOUTpop.com>
11/28/2004 8:46:04 PM
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carolc...@aol.combyespam says...
I have always tried to avoid gift certificates because, to me, it's for
people
who are too lazy to put any thought into their gift.
Gift certificates are a great solution when you do not receive an answer to the
question: what would (insert niece or nephew name here) like from aunt and
uncle (insert name again)??? You do not live near them so have no way of
knowing which Game Boy game insert they own, or which computer CD they own or
which type of books they enjoy reading.
But you can decide that you'd like to get them a CD or a Playstation
game or a book, and give a GC to a store that sells whichever kind of
merchandise.
Whereas buying a mall gift certificate says that you haven't given it
even enough thought to come up with what kinds of things they might
like.
It also says that what's at the middle–of–the–road nationwide retailers
is what you want to give as a gift. Maybe it's different where you
live, but near me the best and most interesting stores are independent
shops that aren't in malls (or, NYC–specific, mall–like blocks like
Broadway in Soho or around the Flatiron building or west 34th Street).
–S./NYC
carolc...@aol.combyespam (Carol)
11/29/2004 1:49:15 PM
Whereas buying a mall gift certificate says that you haven't given it
even enough thought to come up with what kinds of things they might
like.
I don't believe I said that I bought a MALL gift certificate, if there was
confusion there I meant that I have bought a gift certificate to a specific
store..such as Comp USA or Best Buy (for CDs) or Barnes and Noble for books or
CDs.
I have always put a lot of thought into gifts for my nieces and nephews for
they are important to me.
Carol
gwehr...@bellsouth.net (val189)
11/29/2004 8:28:06 AM
Paypal – is there such a thing?
Charlie Perrin <c.l.per...@SPAMBOTS_DIEatt.net>
11/30/2004 2:59:58 AM
On 29 Nov 2004 08:28:06 –0800, val189 wrote:
Paypal – is there such a thing?
My computer thought there was about ten minutes ago. It might have
gone away since I logged off, but I doubt that.
"Claire in SF" <clairi...@aol.com>
11/28/2004 10:13:51 AM


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"Carol" <carolc...@aol.combyespam> wrote in message
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I have always tried to avoid gift certificates because, to me, it's
for
people
who are too lazy to put any thought into their gift.
It's the most thoughtful gift if you do not know your recipient well
enough. I give my hair stylist a gift cetificate to a restaurant he and
his wife really like in addition to wine, chocolates and small gifts for
his daughters. It is a better gift than simply buying him stuff. I
send a nephew books and a toy but he is only six. When he is older, I
am sure I will send him gift certificates.
Audrey
I agree. If I don't know the person well enough or am puzzled over what they
would really like, I would get a g.c. over something "gifty" that they will
receive graciously but never really enjoy. I also get g.c. for a couple
people who I know never have much money to spend on themselves so that they
can go shopping for fun.
Claire
"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com>
11/29/2004 12:21:29 PM


"Carol" <carolc...@aol.combyespam> wrote in message
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Whereas buying a mall gift certificate says that you haven't given it
even enough thought to come up with what kinds of things they might
like.
I don't believe I said that I bought a MALL gift certificate, if
there was
confusion there I meant that I have bought a gift certificate to a
specific
store..such as Comp USA or Best Buy (for CDs) or Barnes and Noble for
books or
CDs.
I have always put a lot of thought into gifts for my nieces and
nephews for
they are important to me.
Carol
Several years ago my husband's niece sent our daughters gifts from B&BW.
Neither liked the scents and the sets were no longer available so they
did not try to exchange them at the local store. In recent years the
niece has sent gift certificates to Amazon and they truly appreciate
them more than a gift they'll never use.
Audrey
Chris Braun <braun_ch...@mindspring.com>
11/28/2004 10:04:25 PM
On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 07:58:44 –0800, "ahmward"
<nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com> wrote:
It's the most thoughtful gift if you do not know your recipient well
enough. I give my hair stylist a gift cetificate to a restaurant he and
his wife really like in addition to wine, chocolates and small gifts for
his daughters. It is a better gift than simply buying him stuff. I
send a nephew books and a toy but he is only six. When he is older, I
am sure I will send him gift certificates.
This is what we've done with DH's nieces and nephews. We bought toys
and books when they were little, but as they've gotten older we've
been giving them amazon.com gift certificates. These have always been
appreciated.
I have two adult nieces whom I see frequently (unlike DH's, who are
all in the midwest), and I've tended to buy them actual stuff because
I know what their tastes are.
Chris
mom_2_...@hotmail.com (Barbara)
11/28/2004 4:30:14 PM
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I agree. If I don't know the person well enough or am puzzled over what they
would really like, I would get a g.c. over something "gifty" that they will
receive graciously but never really enjoy. I also get g.c. for a couple
people who I know never have much money to spend on themselves so that they
can go shopping for fun.
Claire
Not to mention teachers, One's speech therapist, and other people to
whom you want to show appreciation, but with whom you share only a
professional relationship. (We give gift cards to Borders, BTW.)
Barbara
Charlie Perrin <c.l.per...@SPAMBOTS_DIEatt.net>
11/29/2004 1:19:14 AM
On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:04:25 GMT, Chris Braun wrote:
This is what we've done with DH's nieces and nephews. We bought
toys and books when they were little, but as they've gotten older
we've been giving them amazon.com gift certificates. These have
always been appreciated.
There's always the option of Savings Bonds for kids.
Their parents explained to them that they were for when they got older
and needed bigger things.... to which one of my nephews told me at a
fairly young age, "Anyway Uncle Chawwee, I have enough toyses [sic]
already." (He DID know you make the plural of a word ending in "S" by
adding "ES," but he didn't know "toys" was plural already!)
The one with enough "toyses" was the one that later on got the double
major in English and Computer Science... and who used the Savings
Bonds to make a big down payment on a Mustang convertible.
And the moral of this story: "The difference between the mens and the
boyses is the price of the toyses." <grin/duck>
jshe...@aol.comxoxo (Heather and Joe)
11/27/2004 10:08:16 PM
It is not my favorite department store
Nor mine now that Bloomingdales appears to have stolen away the best customer
service. :–) I no longer go to Nordies anymore, preferring *anywhere else* to
them, really.
My answers–
Online–
amazon.com
bluefly.com
gloss.com
offline–
Tj Maxx/Marshalls
Sports authority (I need a new barbell, hence this)
Payless
Aveda
Heather
lutach...@aol.com (Lutachris)
11/28/2004 12:19:24 AM
I read an interesting statistic in my local newspaper yesterday, which was
that
stores love the sale of gift cards because the consumer almost invariably
spends the amount of the gift card over again–– ie, if you are given a $50
gift
card, you will purchase a $100 item and they double their sale. Does
everyone
agree with this statistic? I personally don't do that–– I'll spend up to 50%
I have trouble keeping track of gift certificates; they seem not to be with me
when I am buying something. I imagine that people think that cash is "tacky"
and that a gift certificate is not, but I have gift certificates that I never
manage to use.
"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com>
11/27/2004 8:36:38 AM


"Mmeindia" <mmein...@aol.complicated> wrote in message
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It's interesting to me that Nordstrom seems to be one of the most
popular
answers. We do a "Secret Santa" in my family where everyone is
supposed to
give three suggestions for what to buy them and Nordstrom gift
certificates
seem to show up on everybody's list. It is not my favorite department
store
(it was when it first opened in Garden State Plaza in the late
80s/early 90s,
but the quality has gone downhill since then) but it does seem to be
the best
department store that is easily accessible to everyone in my family
(spread out
over NJ), and the department store where you are most likely to find
at least
something for all ages/sexes. So that was on my list this year, as
was
Sephora.
I read an interesting statistic in my local newspaper yesterday, which
was that
stores love the sale of gift cards because the consumer almost
invariably
spends the amount of the gift card over again–– ie, if you are given a
$50 gift
card, you will purchase a $100 item and they double their sale. Does
everyone
agree with this statistic? I personally don't do that–– I'll spend up
to 50%
over the price of the gift card, but I won't double it unless there is
a
particular item I've been lusting after for ages and this suddenly
makes it
affordable.
India
The worst gift card is the one to a store where every item is three to
four times more than the value of the card. We have received a few of
those from clients and some were never used. I try to keep my purchase
in line with the value of the card.
Audrey
"Claire in SF" <clairi...@aol.com>
11/27/2004 9:35:05 AM


"Mmeindia" <mmein...@aol.complicated> wrote in message
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It's interesting to me that Nordstrom seems to be one of the most popular
answers. We do a "Secret Santa" in my family where everyone is supposed
to
give three suggestions for what to buy them and Nordstrom gift
certificates
seem to show up on everybody's list. It is not my favorite department
store
(it was when it first opened in Garden State Plaza in the late 80s/early
90s,
but the quality has gone downhill since then) but it does seem to be the
best
department store that is easily accessible to everyone in my family
(spread out
over NJ), and the department store where you are most likely to find at
least
something for all ages/sexes. So that was on my list this year, as was
Sephora.
I read an interesting statistic in my local newspaper yesterday, which was
that
stores love the sale of gift cards because the consumer almost invariably
spends the amount of the gift card over again–– ie, if you are given a $50
gift
card, you will purchase a $100 item and they double their sale. Does
everyone
agree with this statistic? I personally don't do that–– I'll spend up to
50%
over the price of the gift card, but I won't double it unless there is a
particular item I've been lusting after for ages and this suddenly makes
it
affordable.
India
What's nice about a Nordstrom g.c. is that you can get clothing,
accessories, shoes, fragrance, or makeup, or a combo. And it's nice to shop
there. (A decade ago I would have included Spa Nordstrom in that list but
sadly it's nothing but disappointing anymore).
I agree with the statistic but not 100%. Sometimes I'd use a g.c. to "shop
up" but other times I do stay within the g.c. amount.
Claire
maur...@aol.comnojunk (Maurey Lancaster)
11/28/2004 8:12:15 PM
I can't narrow down, so...
USA
Nordies
Sephora
Saks 5th Ave
UK
Space NK
Pixi
Selfridges OR Harvey Knicks
France
Colette
Printemps
Iunx
I think I should probably rename this thread, as I haven't answered the
question correctly!
Maurey (remove "no junk" from my address to email me)
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11/27/2004 9:31:52 AM


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"EMiriamD" <emiri...@aol.com> wrote in message
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how about an AMEX gift card so that they can go just about anywhere. also
major malls have a gift card system so you can spend it anywhere in the
mall
South Coast Plaza does it and it's a great way to give a great gift!
Stevie
I love the "mall g.c." idea (or equally the Visa/Amex g.c.). It is so fun to
be able to get a variety of treat at a few stores and then have a lunch,
drinks, or light dinner all on the g.c.!
Claire
"Frayed" <fra...@ix.netcom.comnobush>
11/26/2004 6:00:19 PM


"Carol" <carolc...@aol.combyespam> wrote in message
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If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Mark
Nordstrom
I will go with that one also and Sephora.
Karen
cobal...@aol.com (cobalt)
11/26/2004 7:24:24 PM
If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Old Navy, origins, or wolf camera
sarah
Charlie Perrin <c.l.per...@SPAMBOTS_DIEatt.net>
11/26/2004 7:33:22 PM
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:16:58 –0800, Lions...@webtv.net wrote:
If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for
Christmas, what store would you want it to be from?
If the recipient has a Simon Property Group mall in their area, they
all do mall gift cards.
julane...@aol.com (Linda)
11/26/2004 8:19:19 PM
I'd like the certificate to be either to drugstore.com or sephora.com.
Linda
valmont32...@aol.com (Valmont32677)
11/26/2004 10:41:11 PM
what store would you want it to be from?
Lane Bryant!
––Kristin
"Snowy Rose" <pikachu14...@ mindspring.com>
11/27/2004 4:02:00 AM


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If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Mark
Wolf Camera
patricia the photographer
Adrav <nos...@nospam.com>
11/27/2004 8:21:38 PM
Stevie <privilegemagaz...@charter.net> wrote:


"EMiriamD" <emiri...@aol.com> wrote in message
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how about an AMEX gift card so that they can go just about anywhere. also
major malls have a gift card system so you can spend it anywhere in the mall
South Coast Plaza does it and it's a great way to give a great gift!
Stevie
Brilliant idea – though the certificates have to be purchased in
person:
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South Coast Plaza Gift Certificates are honored at over 280 stores and
restaurants of South Coast Plaza, South Coast Plaza Village, the Orange
County Performing Arts Center, The Westin South Coast Plaza, South Coast
Repertory, and The Spa at South Coast Plaza.
Gift Certificates may be purchased in any denomination from $20 to $200,
with a $2,000 maximum amount.
How to Purchase Gift Certificates
South Coast Plaza Gift Certificates are available for purchase at the
following Concerge Desk locations:
Concerge Desk locations – view all concierge locations on the map
1st Level Carousel Court (714) 435–8571
1st Level Crate and Barrel Wing (714) 435–2194
2nd Level Macy's Valet Entrance (714) 435–2034
2nd Level Nordstrom Wing (714) 435–2083
Sorry, Gift Certificates cannot be purchased over the phone, internet or
via mail at this time.
South Coast Plaza gift certificates do not expire.
Large gift certificates may be broken down into smaller denominations at
all Concierge desks.
Poetic Badgers <poeticbadg...@spammenot>
12/12/2004 1:17:26 PM
"Smokey" <SmokeyinNewEngl...@yahooey.com> wrote in
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"Stevie" <privilegemagaz...@charter.net> wrote in message
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I can see the appeal of a card you can use just about anywhere, but I
like the idea of at least picking out someplace that particular person
might really like to shop. Otherwise, I feel like I might as well
give cash. If I'm giving gift cards, it's usually to a new restaurant
I think the recipient will like, but a couple of years ago when I'd
been in an accident and couldn't shop, I gave my husband a gift card
to his favorite woodworking shop and he had a ball spending it.
Waited for the sales and got far more for the money than I would have
if I'd gone shopping for him.
Smokey
I'm a fan of Amex and Visa and all, but some of those gift cards can come
with high fees. That's why I'm avoiding them and giving b & m specific or
site specific cards. Amazon has such an amazing number of affiliates that
they've been one of the cards we've been giving the most this year.
I also agree with Smokey about giving gift cards that require a little
thought.
––
Poetic Badgers
"Snow.. snow, that can't be good for suede, can it?" –Jerry Seinfeld
ItsJoanNotJo...@webtv.net (Joan NOTJoAnn)
11/26/2004 12:19:11 PM
Around here 4 of the super large malls sells gift certificates that are
good for any store in the mall. These certificates can be used at the
other malls, too. Also, the certificates don't have to be spent in only
one store, it can be spread around to other stores.
No idea where you would like a $100 gift certificate from?
Chris Braun <braun_ch...@mindspring.com>
11/26/2004 9:53:08 PM
On 26 Nov 2004 16:42:50 GMT, beesw...@aol.com (beeswing) wrote:
Mark wrote:
Amazon.com
beeswing
That was what I was going to say too :–).
Not that I couldn't happily spend $100 at just about anyplace that
sells clothes!
Chris
Laurie0512 <laurie0...@earthlink.net>
11/26/2004 2:01:46 PM
Frayed at fra...@ix.netcom.comnobush wrote on 11/26/04 10:00 AM:


"Carol" <carolc...@aol.combyespam> wrote in message
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If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Mark
I will go with that one also and Sephora.
Karen
Same here to both those stores!
Laurie
"Frayed" <fra...@ix.netcom.comnobush>
11/26/2004 10:08:30 PM


"Laurie0512" <laurie0...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Frayed at fra...@ix.netcom.comnobush wrote on 11/26/04 10:00 AM:
Same here to both those stores!
Laurie
Gggggiddy up!
K
"Claire in SF" <clairi...@aol.com>
11/26/2004 9:55:47 PM


<Lions...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas,
what store would you want it to be from?
Mark
Nordstrom, Sephora, Gap, W–S, Amazon, Title9, and I could go on and on. I
even know people who'd love it to be from Starbucks and Peets Coffee so they
could buy their lattes with it!
Claire
"Leilani" <v942–t...@dea.spamcon.org>
11/29/2004 1:06:53 PM
I would definitely pick B&BW. I'm not sure if it's because we STILL don't
have one here in Hawaii, but I just love that store. So many scents to
choose from, and although I have tried so many different lotions and shower
gels from assorted companies, nothing really compares to B&BW for me. I
especially love their foody scents (still hoarding the last of their
Homebaked line), and although I am not really into floral scents, I love
their Juniper Breeze scent for the kitchen/bath soaps.
Every time I hit the mainland U.S., this is the first store I head for.
Leilani