Giving gift cards to mothers and grandmothers on Mother’s Day is a natural choice, especially on May 10th, 2020 — the year of social distancing. While it’s best for us all to stay apart a while longer, we can still create closeness today. Sending a special, hand picked gift card wrapped inside a digital greeting card is a great way to deliver happiness and delight to Mom. At eGifter.com, the selection of well known and specialty retail brands makes for a true shopping experience — from the safety and comfort of your home. As thousands of gift-card givers already know, warm sentiment combined with cool gift cards can do a lot of hearts a-lot-of-good. On the one day each year reserved to honor to those that love US the most, we salute *all* the Moms with a curated Guide to Mother’s Day Gift Cards — courtesy of eGifter.com.

There’s Nothing like a Mother’s Love

When it comes to moms, one thing is for sure: A mother’s love is like nothing else in the world. The mix of unconditional love, fierce protection, self sacrifice and bursting pride help build the steady ground upon which our entire lives take shape. Moms quietly and powerfully instill valuable life lessons and values from our birthday candle moments – to reassuring conversations after disappointments – to boundary setting when needed. In the rear view mirror of life, we realize their every intention was borne from love and commitment — whether or not we knew it at the time. Just notice the popsicle stick photo frames and handmade crayon cards *still* on display. Through it all, Moms love us in ways we may not always understand…until we have children of our own. 🙂

Because Your Love Means the World to Her.

The eGifter Mother’s Day Gift Card Guide

This year, we bring you the 2020 eGifter Mother’s Day Gift Cards Guide with some very specific gift card ideas we know she’ll love. Honor ALL the mothers and grandmothers in your life, biological or not. Your words of acknowledgement, thanks and love — bundled inside a well timed gift card delivery — will mean the world to her.

Send some self-care to the ones taking care of everyone else. Give her a Bath & Body Works® eGift Card. Buy a $30 Bath and Body Works eGift Card and get a $5 Card Free! Promo Code: WORKSAP20. 

Celebrate Mom with books she’ll love. Encourage Mom to explore new adventures without leaving the house, with a Barnes & Noble eGift Card

Activewear for her at-home workout.  Give her an Under Armour® eGift Card so that she can keep hitting her goals in the latest and greatest gear.

A gift that’ll get two green thumbs up. Whether your mother loves to spend time in her garden, take on fun DIY projects or perfect her cooking skills, we’ve got your Mother’s Day gifts covered — give her The Home Depot® eGift Card.

Gather up & chip-in! eGifter Choice Card

Help her stay connected with those she loves most.  Set-up a Group Gift, invite friends and family to chip in. Set the delivery time and let her choose the perfect gift with the eGifter Choice Card.

A Quiet Word for Days Gone By.

We may wish we could hear her laughter one more time. Or, sing that song together — the one she loved so much. Still, we can take a quiet, prayerful moment to tell her what she may have never heard us say: She was the best mother that anyone could ever have.

When the going gets tough, Americans rise to the occasion. Finding simple sources of comfort and ways to help have become standard orders of the day during COVID-19. These include things like finding the helpers (and being the helpers). Also, giving of ourselves (and gift cards when we can). We have a long way to go until all of the pressures of COVID-19 subside. In the meantime, everyone has a chance to help communities with gift cards. These include gift cards for groceries, medical essentials and tools for household repairs.

Help Communities with Gift Cards

COVID-19 is a Hardship. Everyday People Can Help.  

The sage advice from Mr. Rogers, famed children’s television personality, would have us look for the helpers. It’s easy to find them. Just look for the drive-by parades through parking lots of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The outpouring of love, thanks and recognition to our homebound elders are amazing gifts, indeed.

Gift Cards Can Help You Make a Difference Today

If you’re searching for a way to give an affordable, meaningful gift to someone that can really use it, here are a few ideas to help communities with gift cards.

• Donate meals from local restaurants to feed healthcare workers through take-out or delivery services. The restaurant and your local economy will benefit, too. Here are a few restaurants to choose from (more at eGifter.com): Applebee’s gift cards, Outback gift cards (or any Bloomin’ Brand), Boston Market gift cards, Chili’s Bar and Grill gift cards, Doordash gift cards, Ruby Tuesday gift cards, Jersey Mike’s Subs gift cards, TGIFridays gift cards, or Uber Eats gift cards
• Find a local blood drive and donate much needed blood or platelets (search Red Cross locations)
• Drop off food at your local food pantry. If you can’t get there personally or want to contribute to a food donation center at a distant location, you can easily deliver groceries by sending them a Target gift card or Walmart gift card
• Encourage your local Chamber of Commerce to claim their FREE listing at OperationMainStreet.com. Doing so can have a dramatically positive impact on helping your local business community and their employees survive the economic downturn of COVID-19
• Send a gift card to purchase a vegetable garden — deliver the gift card by text or email . With both online and in-store redemption, Home Depot gift cards and Lowe’s gift cards let them purchase seeds and starter plants for vegetables and fruit that can actually feed a family
• Help them to help others! Donate fabric for masks by sending Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores gift card to the crafty people you know. The shortfall of masks for local businesses and healthcare locations can be built up with this grassroots effort.
• Call the seniors and singles in your life just to say hello. It may be the only friendly, personal voice they hear today.

Please share your own story of optimism, healing and the human spirit. 

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We are so proud of our partners at Fanatics, the global leader in fan gear and licensed sports merchandise, known by avid sports fans and sports memorabilia collectors everywhere. Like other great retail branded gift cards available at eGifter.com, Fanatics.com checks every proverbial box when it comes to quality, selection, creativity and service. Their loyal base of dedicated players and spectators (plus those that love them!) is deeply engaged with the Fanatics brand as only fanatical sports fans can be! We always love serving Fanatics customers and we’re delighted to offer a limited time special promotion with deep savings while Fanatics gift card supplies last. Through 4/24/20, get a $50 Fanatics Gift Card for just $42.50 (promo Code: FANS420. But our ability to offer great deals and savings to Fanatics gift card customers is not what makes us proud at this particular moment. In our opinion, it takes more than great products, services, gift card distribution, customer service and engineering innovation for a business to transform from great to truly legendary, like Fanatics. To that end, Michael Rubin and the entire Fanatics team get kudos for demonstrating the manufacturing prowess and heart for which America has always been known. American pride, indeed. Without further ado, we bring you our Partner Spotlight: Fanatics Gift Cards.

Manufacturing Ingenuity: A Heroic Response

A Clear Gap Becomes Apparent

As the nation and the world watched the vertical climb of statistical rates of infection, hospitalizations and mortality, one of the most reported shortfalls in our ability to respond became clear. Healthcare workers were becoming dramatically limited in their ability to perform front line jobs due to a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE). As we watched news footage and read news articles, the PPE deficit occurred as insurmountable. 

Enter Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin, who began to lose sleep along with the rest of us, wondering how to make a difference in the fight against the COVID-19 virus pandemic that continues to rock the world. On March 17, he heard about the shortages of tests, respirators and everyday supplies that created severe challenges for health-care workers. In the uniquely powerful position of running a massive fabric-based production operation in the U.S., Rubin would soon realize an opportunity in the making. 

Pause on Jersey Production. Pivot to Masks & Gowns.

Like other countless numbers of manufacturing facilities forced to the sidelines due to restrictions imposed by social distancing, health concerns, governmental restrictions, supply chain limitations, depressed demand and more, Fanatics’ manufacturing operations were halted. Bottom line, no baseball season meant no production. From there, it did not take long for Rubin to realize that a million yards of fabric intended to manufacture baseball uniforms were lying dormant at the company’s manufacturing facility in Easton, PA. 

One Million Masks and Gowns, Coming Right Up.

Said Rubin in a telephone interview, ““When the country is in need the way it is, it’s our privilege and opportunity to try to chip in in a small way. If we can save even one life, that’s better than making baseball uniforms and jerseys.” And so began the collaboration between Major League Baseball and its official jersey manufacturer, Fanatics, to address the shortage of protective masks and gowns for hospital workers. There are now about 100 employees working “extra distanced and in a very clean and safe environment” to make one million masks and gowns to donate to hospitals in Pennsylvania, with the hopes of eventually extending this to New Jersey and New York.” Fanatics and MLB are taking on the cost of production.

We Salute the Leaders and Innovators Among Us

There is no shortage of lessons to be learned from sharp and committed business leaders like Michael Rubin, CEO of our retail gift card partner, Fanatics. With an unprecedented need for solutions dictated by our very survival, we’re convinced that goodness and innovation will emerge, mirroring the bold initiatives taken by Rubin and those on his team.

It will take a set of complex business, manufacturing and human mandates, simply stated below, to lead the way forward.

• Adapt
• Pivot
• Transform
• Persevere
• Care.

There you have it — our Partner Spotlight: Fanatics Gift Cards

With each passing day, the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks more and more havoc on our society, putting lives at stake and our country at economic risk. But in the face of it all, we’re also seeing good, old fashioned American Spirit rise to battle the blaze. Every day at the stroke of 7pm, people are stepping away from their living rooms and into the streets. Their cheers and thanks are directed at the healthcare workers who put their own lives in harm’s way caring for the sick and suffering, In our own response to the nation’s call for help, the eGifter team quickly conceptualized, developed and launched a solution that is having a dramatic, healing effect: OperationMainStreet.com. As a national initiative with local roots, Operation Main Street is an emergent technology solution offering real help to real people. Through the combined power of both search engine and gift card technologies, the Operation Main Street platform adds an economic spending boost to local communities and neighborhoods across the United States. Operation Main Street is a uniquely designed local business directory where search requests automagically return a list of stores in selected zip codes that serve *you* and *your* community. Read on to learn how it works and to see how good neighbors like you can literally save livelihoods in your own backyard. And, in turn, through spending boons through gift card sales, local businesses and organizations can stay in business to serve the community that loves them.

OperationMainStreet.com: A Free Searchable Local Business Directory Making Gift Cards Accessible

As a tech company literally located on Main Street (Huntington, NY), we feel the pain experienced by small businesses everywhere. Making sure neighborhood businesses can be easily found by local residents who want to save their favorite shops and restaurants is the promise delivered by the powerhouse business directory at OperationMainStreet.com. Together, we’ll endeavor toward the better days that lie ahead.

Neighbors: Save Your Favorite Local Restaurants and Shops

At this precarious time in our nation’s history, we’ve all reached the same conclusion: We must do our collective part to help small business owners in our towns and villages stay solvent, pay their rent and taxes, and employ salaried workers. Helping small businesses stay afloat and feed their own families is the task at hand, which will in turn empower them to pay the local taxes on which our towns depend. Keeping businesses going is a moral and financial imperative. It’s the only way that we, the people, will maintain access to food, essentials and services upon which we depend to keep our homes and families safe, well and active. Search local stores in the directory. 

Read more on: OperationMainStreet.com

Challenging and unprecedented times like these call for innovation. To that end, we created three specialty eGifter Choice Cards. Therefore, our shopping and gifting community can enjoy a wide selection of gift cards within the category they prefer. Our goal is to help make time at home more comfortable during the COVID-19 pandemic. So, we streamlined the process of choosing and sending gift cards. Introducing the eGifter Streaming, Gaming or Takeout Choice Cards. At checkout, apply the balance to any one of the gift cards shown below. You’ll never run out of content, games or meals. As an introductory offer, Save 5% on speciality gift cards.

Save 5% on Specialty Gift Cards

Staying Home? We’ve got what you need! We’re proud to serve you and your family through gift card solutions. Please share your stories with us at support.egifter.com.

The eGifter Takeout Choice Card

Lots of great restaurants to choose from — all available within a single gift card.

The eGifter Streaming Choice Card

Not sure which streaming service they want? Let them decide by giving them a single gift card with many options.

The eGifter Gaming Choice Card

Who can keep up with the gamers? Now you don’t have to. Give them a Gaming Choice gift card and let them select the retail brand they prefer.

Like they say, if you look for the silver lining, you’ll find it. Here’s one: save 5% on specialty gift cards at eGifter.com.

We’re all coping with the restrictions and affects of the Corona Virus. Challenging, indeed. At a time like this, life is anything but normal. The tried and true solutions we enjoyed in the past offer a new perspective. For decades, Americans have relied on takeout dinners, food delivery and door to door grocery services. It’s no surprise that today, gift cards for those services are dramatically on the rise as people heed health and safety cautions. We have quickly diverted to protective measures like social distancing, home working and home schooling. We’re getting better at staying connected to friends and family through technology. Our cooking and meal preparation habits have changed. That’s why DoorDash gift cards have become so popular.

DoorDash Gift Cards

The spike in Doordash gift cards purchased at eGifter.com is a clear illustration of the new normal – delivery services are going to grow. Gift cards do not require any physical touch that could put a gift giver or recipient in harm’s way, as they can be sent from the comfort of home or while on the go — and received the same way — by mobile phone, desktop or paper. We at eGifter are fortunate to be in a business that can contribute to people across the country, helping them safely shop for food, meals and groceries for themselves and their loved ones, 24 x 7.

A Logical Spike in DoorDash Purchases

• We are seeing multitudes of companies purchasing DoorDash gift cards for workers and their families
• Family members located too far away to help are texting DoorDash gift cards to loved ones to make sure that a healthy, hot meal is on the table 
• Local citizens are gathering donations to purchase DoorDash egiftcards to feed first responders too busy to prepare a meal during their mega long shifts – delivery service at its best

Other Gift Card Trends

• Meal Delivery Services Like DoorDash staffing up with new drivers, establishing new best practices for food delivery to reduce in person contact, and announcing commission relief and marketing support for new and existing DoorDash partner restaurants
• Tenants in apartment buildings circulating checklists under doors and collecting them daily so that healthy, capable tenants can field their requests and provide the needed help
• Local business leaders stepping up, like our very own Theresa Sullivan, who has been gathering donations to purchase meals for healthcare workers at Huntington Hospital. The Huntington Hospital Meals Facebook Group is a model of citizens coming together to help one another. Not just that, they are keeping local restaurants going through their delivery service. Our local economy is getting a boost because of the work that Theresa is doing, with the help of the generous local community here in Suffolk County, Long Island.

Here’s a warm shout out to the finest, bravest, strongest and all the superheroes stepping forward to help others in cities and suburbs around the nation. If you’re among the majority that’s staying home, you’re a superhero too! Thanks for keeping yourself and others safe. Who are you staying home for? imstayinghomefor.

We find ourselves in an unprecedented situation. No doubt, we will rise to the occasion. Together.

#egifterstories #egifterhumanspirit

How Gift Cards Can Help Unlock the Human Spirit

As the COVID-19 virus pandemic makes its way through our world both literally and figuratively, the eGifter team is hard at work finding ways to be of service. Please check back regularly for news and updates as we find and share ways to help people stick together through thick and thin. While some may argue that gift cards can’t save the world, we believe they can play an important role in our connected lives physically, socially and emotionally. It is in crises like these that the human spirit is truly tested and, in in our experience, displayed.

The eGifter team is hunkered down now, developing and delivering innovative ideas, products and services rooted in merchant and retail gift cards. Because the items sold at these establishments contribute to health, well-being, safety and community connectedness, we’ll have a lot to say and share.  Over the coming weeks and beyond, eGifter’s thought leadership helps people in real ways, both tangible and inspirational.

Here is a preview of some of the stories and posts ahead, where we will:

• Suggest ways to stay engaged in the face of social distancing
• Share ideas to help friends and family weather this storm 
• Propose specific items and strategies for the whole family, so that seniors, parents and children feel cared for and protected 
• Post updates about our efforts to support humanitarian and charitable organizations, public and private, cross-denominational, for all
• Offer special discounts and packages for essentials like safety, health, food, shelter
• Take some time for laughter, entertainment and levity such that the lighter side of life shines through

We thank you for reading and sharing the eGifter Human Spirit Series. Gift cards sold at the eGifter marketplace bundle goodness into each delivery. It’s our sincere hope and commitment to surface strategies and approaches that not only help you pragmatically, but can be told as stories that illustrate the heart and resilience of people across the land.

Please share your uplifting stories with us at support.egifter.com.

Together, we can make it. The eGifter family is right with you. 

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On a daily basis, we hear from customers that report back about their surprisingly easy and fun gifting discoveries. Of course, *we* know how wonderful shopping and giving digital gift cards and physical gift cards can be. But, seeing it through the eyes of newly minted gift givers is always a delight. We’re happy to share some of these stories with you. Experience the joy of giving with gift cards today!

For the college students in your life… “This was my first time purchasing gift cards from eGifter. Both of my children live a distance away from me. Sending Valentine’s Day gift cards to them was a cinch! I would definitely do it again! I shared this idea in my daughter’s college parent group so that other parents could get the same pleasure that I did. Thanks for making it easy!”

For the boys and their girlfriends…“eGifter.com is VERY easy to navigate and shop. I love that there are no service charges. I now realize that giftcards are the perfect gift to give from afar! All three of my boys loved their movie tickets because they got to take their girlfriends to the movies for Valentine’s day ♥️”

For the boss…”I love that text gifting is available. I work remotely and sent a gift to my boss via text because she’s on the other side of the country. This was incredibly convenient and worked out great! I also loved that I was able to schedule this gift to be delivered at just the right moment. She received it with her morning coffee just as I had planned. Just perfect! I will return for other gifting opportunities!”

With a gift card marketplace that carries over 300+ retail brands that can be purchased and sent both digitally (text, email, print) and physically (plastic), we realize there is something for everyone. Certainly, we built a cadre of personalization options to make gift giving special and memorable. But what delights us every day is hearing from shoppers and recipients who describe their gifting experience in detail — bringing to life the delight and satisfaction that is bundled with their gift card purchase or receipt. Gift cards are sold at face value, but the delight is packaged in for FREE. So, without further ado, we’re pleased to share sentiments from customers that found even *more* reasons to shop and save at eGifter.com. The quotes below have been taken verbatim from actual posts on Trustpilot, a popular and trusted social review site. eGifter is happy to provide more reasons to shop and save.

I recommend this to every parent of an…
“I recommend this to every parent of an adult child ! Busy busy busy but it’s sure nice to open a message on my phone that says “Happy Birthday” and a scrumptious gift to Olive Garden. Second year in a row and plan on making it an annual event. Thank You eGifter!”

Flawless service.
“I have been buying gift cards with cryptocurrency for two years now, and not once have they failed. On top of their great service, you can find some awesome bonuses. So keep track of their offers. They’re worth it.”

 Awesome
“Bought 2 Google Play gift cards. No problems, great price & instant delivery.”

Works exactly as advertised with Bitcoin Cash
“Works exactly as advertised. Purchased gift cards with Bitcoin Cash. Fast, painless transaction. Gift cards worked exactly as they should, no problems.”

Egifter is awesome
“Egifter has been a reliable source of electronic gift cards for me. They have a rock solid rewards program that has earned me credit towards gift card purchases, and they accept a large variety of payment methods. This has enabled me to have near limitless flexibility in terms of being able to purchase the goods and services I want to. Egifter is a top notch choice for gift cards in my opinion.”

Used Venmo funds to buy gift cards
“I love that I could use my Venmo funds to purchase gift cards! Lots of choices and easy to use.”

One of the best websites
“One of the best websites for gift cards, if not the best. Easy to buy, and they are sent to your email so fast, like five minutes. Try them out, you’ll be happy!”

Buy gift cards with paypal and shop at Amazon.com with ease
“I was having trouble buying things on amazon with my paypal account due to the fact amazon does not except paypal payment . i searched for days looking to find a way around it other then a money transfer that would take days to get approved and luckily i found the vanilla visa on egifter and within minutes i had a account linked to my paypal i payed a small 2$ fee and had my things from amazon on there way…absolutely love this site! I will be a life long customer.”

Everything went perfectly
“Everything went perfectly. The email came exactly when I needed it to and was easy for my daughter to use in the store rather than online. Will definitely do again.”

eGifter is the BEST! !
“Obtaining the Gifts and the ease of providing to our loved one was last minute, but it was beyond timely for our needs. Now that I know of eGifter, I will be using it again and again.”

Best way to shop for picky and other…
“Best way to shop for picky and other discriminating relatives.”

Hearing from our customers like affects our mojo, injecting a fierce motivation to please. Your words (both positive and critical) impacts our team for real. Your feedback motivates us to up our game, and raise our own bar for speed, selection, service, creativity and savings. Let us hear from you! Submit your #eGifterstories to us at support.egifter.com.

Happy New Year! Today brings a wonderful opportunity to send our warmest wishes for good health, peace and abundance in the New Year. May 2020 see your goals realized, relationships strengthened, challenges lessened and may kindness abound. The new year brings with it an opportunity to consider ideas and resolutions that can make a difference in your family, your community and your world this year. Here are some suggestions on how you can make a difference using gift cards from eGifter.

• Spend quality time with the one(s) you love most! Schedule some playtime and create the memorable moments that will go down in family history — fun list of gift ideas is here.

• Find the philanthropist in you. There are so many worthwhile causes that need our support to continue their good works. The Charity Choice gift card is a very special way to honor someone, either by investing yourself or by making a donation in their name. There are hundreds of organizations to which you can donate, and here are just a few: Alzheimer’s Association, American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Autism Speaks, Food for the Poor, Greenpeace USA, Jewish Federations of North America, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Shriner’s Hospital for Children and World Vision.

• Make a difference for that struggling young family in your community by gifting them practical provisions that lessen the strain. Diapers, pharmacy items, formula and warm clothes are gifts of practicality and love that matter. Checkout this shortlist of retail brands that would make life easier for the parents — and provide much needed care for the kids– click here.

• Invest in your future — and in future generations. Gift cards that allow you to easily buy and own company stock are smart buys — and great entry points to teach fiscal responsibility to the youngsters in your life. Teaching them to save and invest wisely through the ease and convenience of gift cards to Acorns or Stockpile lets you entrust the future to those who will inherit the earth.

• Celebrate a milestone in the family! The mundane of daily life can lull us into laziness, taking for granted the fact that we only pass this way but once. So, make it count! Take them out to dinner at one of the many restaurants featured at eGifter.com and have a great time together – dining list is here.