Perhaps one thing on which we can all agree is that the world needs more kindness. This one attribute contains a quiet, gentle strength that has the power to heal, unite and inspire. Best of all, kindness helps everyone! It benefits both the giver and the receiver equally. And now more than ever goodwill, compassion, and generosity are in urgent demand. With an abundant supply as part of the human spirit, kindness is a gift that can be given freely. As a random act of kindness by the eGifter team, we bring you this Top Ten Gifts of Kindness list. Consider the ripple effect you can create with a single act of generosity. One never knows the impact a seemingly small (and free) act of kindness can do to inspire someone and alter the trajectory their life. Not just that — being kind makes each of us a better person, every time.

Top 10 List: Free Gifts of Kindness

1. Write down things you love about someone — and tell them
2. Cook a healthy meal for your family or friends
3. Conserve energy wherever possible
4. Serve a meal at a local shelter
5. Call a loved one on a video chat
6. Let a child in your life know that you’re proud of them
7. Ask someone how they’re doing
8. Send a postcard to a military service member to say thanks
9. Post an inspirational, uplifting message on your social feed
10. Wear a mask in public and wash your hands when you return home

One More Gift that is ‘Kind of’ Free…

Our customers know that their free account at eGifter.com entitles them to extra discounts and savings. But in the spirit of helping others, the REGIFTING feature allows you be generous without any added expense. It only takes a moment to transfer a valued gift card to someone that may need it more than you. 

Kindness is Free and Easy.

We can BE the change we wish to see in the world. Choose kindness. Act now.

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I know everyone says it — but my Grandma really is the best. She has always lent a sympathetic ear to my thoughts, ideas and concerns — always with an open mind. There was not a single time I visited her over the years that a thoughtful gift item was not waiting for me. Each birthday, graduation and milestone occasion across my thirty-something years were marked with a special “goodie” from Grandma’s oven — rum torte cakes, sugar cookies, colorful jello molds and her world famous graham cracker and chocolate pudding pie. Even though she lost Grandpa when I was a baby and other life sadnesses were in play, my Grandma always derived great pleasure in making me happy and seeing me smile.

In return, my best effort at gifts for Grandma were typical of school aged kids. Folded construction paper greeting cards featured crayon scribbled “I love you’s” in my best penmanship. My handmade crafts from wood shop, boy scout workshops and art classes adorn Grandma’s den to this day.

Now in her sunset years, it’s been harder and harder to find meaningful gifts for my grandmother. She is confined to the house more and more these days. For years now, she’s been underwhelmed with my gifts of elegance, fancy and whimsy. I’m now clear that the time has come for practicality. I realize that nothing is more important than keeping my grandmother safe, comfortable and pain free.

So for the year ahead, I’ve been thinking about how I can be good to my 80-something Grandma. It occurs to me that aside from just showing up as the grandson that loves her, I can be a contribution to my grandmother’s health and well being.

So with another octogenarian birthday approaching, I searched the internet for ideas and that’s when I discovered eGifter.com. The single standout item in their extensive online marketplace is the CVS Pharmacy gift card. I cannot think of a better or kinder gift for my grandmother — the gift of health and wellness. CVS has it all — nutrition, hearing, optical items and skin care items, toiletries, first aid kits and the myriad medicine cabinet items for coughs, cold and vitamins. Clearly, the CVS gift card is the one and only present I’ll be giving to my grandmother from now on. And, the best part is that I will be the one to shop for the items she wants and personally deliver them.

I want to extend a special thanks to eGifter for the Print and Hand Delivery feature. The 4-way giftable PDF is the perfect way to download and print a customized greeting card containing the CVS gift card within. Now I can bring a smile to HER face with my cartoon drawings and distinct “I Love You’s” … hopefully for many years to come.

Our thanks to Tasha for this Guest Blog post (as written on our Trustpilot Review site)! She tells us how last minute gifts saved the day.

“I was basically desperate, looking for the perfect gifts for 3 of my 4 kids – last minute, and after banking hours…unfortunately for my near zilch pocketbook!

I needed the ability to purchase with my PayPal account and have immediate access (or at least within a day of pickup access) to my purchases.

I cannot thank or even begin to show my gratitude toward eGifter and its reliability during the very stressful holiday season! Soaring beyond any expectations with the service, actual usage of the services provided, ease of use with the site, the ability to access and pay for the services they provide, and lastly, the different levels of safety that I have yet to see with any other online sites that involve purchasing with PayPal (or any way of purchasing, actually!)

It was very fast, beyond what I was looking for this Christmas and resulted in it being what my own children called, ” the best Christmas EVER!”

This is not from a dollar stance or from a materialistic view, I have realized. This was mainly due to the fact that I wasn’t frantically running around with my usual overly stressed and often ending in a fight with my husband after a financially based issue that happened at the usual last minute retail store we visit!

In the past, THAT has been our experience: It’s Christmas even, the store is closing as we head to checkout line with our big ticket items in buggy. To our dismay and shock, our bank gives us MORE trouble with our debit card due to a suspected issue with fraud or something else. (That “something else” has thus far always been due to our own purchases being denied in a former transaction resulting in an authorization hold. We would never have anticipated that red flag!)

In those terrible past experiences, we felt so low that we started to fight immediately! We blaming each other even though neither of us were at fault — EVER!

Those past moments of embarrassment and upset had us leave the store empty handed to call our bank. I remember struggling to regain my self respect and self confidence, which I am sorry to say.

But I CAN say (so joyfully!) that THIS Christmas, I had NONE of that! While I was indeed a last minute holiday shopper, this year has been a truly memorable experience.

I know for sure that my great experience was due to my before-hand purchasing of gift cards as a backup in case we had any issues. Though I try to be proactive now, who needs a nervous breakdown in the middle of Walmart on Christmas eve?!

Not me, not this year! Or ever again!

Thanks eGifter, for the ability to buy with unusually unacceptable means and making it beyond easy and super fast! I owe you more than money can make up for, for certain!

Thanks, and may God bless anyone affiliated with eGifter.com!”

It was a crisp New England day and our guests were set to arrive in 90 minutes. All systems were go. The turkey was golden brown and resting nicely as instructed by our son the rising star chef. A bountiful harvest of vegetables and side dishes were warming on the buffet in chafing dishes. The table was set beautifully with our favorite tablecloth and flowers, just right. The carefully selected playlist was queued up and ready to go.

I turned up the volume on the tunes and began to turn my attention to the toast, gathering a pen and pad to transfer thoughts to paper. Suddenly, I was overwhelmed with the need to perfectly communicate the gratitude and love I could feel welling up inside. These feelings were swirling for days and now they were upon me. We would all be together very soon: The love of my life, our adult children and their new young families. At that moment, I became present to life speeding by. At moment like this, it’s plain to see that these really are the good old days.

Just then, the James Taylor song began to play — “The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time. The secret of love is in opening up your heart.” And just then, I was pierced with the idea.

The welcome toast was not “it”. How could I express the uniquely meaningful thoughts and feelings in a single, generic toast? It was simply not possible. I then felt an urgency to communicate what was in my heart to each person individually — especially in light of my recent health scare.

(BTW, thank goodness I can put that one behind me! There’s nothing like a health scare to unfurl one’s gratitude. Having ruled out a serious illness, I had a new lease on life . Talk about giving thanks!)

And there was not a dry eye in the house. It was a Thanksgiving Day for the ages.

What I typically do to express myself on special occasions is to purchase just the right greeting card at the store. But of course, the stores were closed — and I needed a last minute solution. And not just that, I needed 12 of them!

Just then I remembered! I could login to my eGifter.com account. There I could select, print and hand deliver 12 beautiful greeting cards and gift items. With each greeting card wrapped around a card that would speak to each person’s preferences and pleasures, I could acknowledge each of my ‘special someones’ with a tailored message and handpicked item to express my heartfelt sentiment. The extra touch of love intended for each person uniquely felt so essential for me to express. I knew I was onto something.

And I was right. With eGifter, it took just moments to select a retail brand I knew each person would enjoy. I entered my special love notes and chose photos that were readily accessible and easy to browse and upload. I sped through checkout.

With plenty of time to spare, I printed twelve gift cards. They were folded neatly and adorned the table perfectly at each person’s place setting.

Soon all the guests arrived. Before I ever had a chance to raise my glass for the toast, everyone had already opened and read their hand delivered eGifter gift card. The abundance of love I felt had now been shared.

And there was not a dry eye in the house. It was a Thanksgiving Day for the ages.

The eGifter team is over the moon about the just released television commercial for 2019 made lovingly by our partners at The Gap. Widely acclaimed throughout the advertising industry, this commercial titled “The Hoodie” tugs at the heartstrings of any son (old or young) — and of any mother (same :).

We won’t tell you the ending. But, keep a tissue handy.

The one-minute spot showcases the timeless bond between a single mother and her son as time flows swiftly by, one year following another.  The single constant of this emotionally moving story? The boy’s cotton hoodie, well worn and well loved. No spoilers, though! We won’t tell you the ending. But, keep a tissue handy.

Watch the :60 TV Spot: “The Hoodie”

This heartwarming television commercial lets us know that the fine folks at The Gap are in tuned into their consumer audience, young and old, gifters and “getters”. The Gap has a very clear beat on what makes people tick emotionally around the holidays — putting thoughtfulness and care into their personal relationships. Because everyone knows the best gifts are the ones that are given with meaningful intention, Gap gift cards are the best of the best. Gifting that special someone the great experience of shopping for the *exact* Gap item they really want, within the virtual or brick and mortar walls of this hip and emotionally connected retailer — well, there’s no finer gift around.

Buy a $50 Gap Gift Card and get $5 added FREE! 

On a related note — exciting  news! Timing is on your side! The eGifter team loves helping people gift — and we also love helping people save.  So, for a limited time, get $5 FREE on a promotional gift card purchase of a $50 Gap gift card at eGifter.com. At checkout, enter promo code GP1119 — first come, first served (while supplies last.)

• Limited to 5 promotional gift cards per customer
• Offer Ends 11/30/19 or while supplies last
• Promotional and Bonus Gift Cards do not earn eGifter Points and are not eligible for Swaps

Items from The Gap are made of first quality materials. The common experience from members of our team is that once we put a piece of Gap clothing on, we never want to take it off. That’s why clothes like shirts, jeans, caps, sweaters, sweats  and hoodies (!) are so treasured, so special, and so long lasting. They remain our best friends for years — not just in quality, but in style and how they make us feel inside. 

eGifter makes gift cards easy to pay for.

One of the coolest parts of purchasing gift cards at eGifter.com is the variety of available payment methods. No other gifting company can rival our variety of payment solutions and ways to save. Take, Instant Points, for example. Our uniquely awesome Points program lets our customers take advantage of immediate discounts and savings at the same checkout at which the points are earned — or, at a future checkout. #freedomofchoice

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Now, go make some memories with your Mom (or your kid.)