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Increase Sales While Going Green With Instant Gift Certificates!
That's right! By adding a sustainable operating practice, like offering Instant Gift Certificates, your business can do it's part in helping the planet while increasing your sales...good for you, good for customers, good for the planet!
Plenty Magazine, a leading resource for sustainable living, reported that plastic gift cards account for 75 million pounds of discarded Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) each year. PVC is a toxic substance that can contaminate water supplies. EPA studies show that exposure to PVC puts people at increased risk of liver damage, reproductive and developmental health problems, and cancer.
How Are Instant Gift Certificates Green?
Did you know that when given the choice 82% of consumers choose to purchase instant gift certificates online over being shipped a physical gift card? Just by knowing that simple fact we can say, without a doubt, that you will achieve the following green bene fits:
- Reducing your need for plastic gift cards means less plastic ending up in land fills. It also means less production of gift cards by manufactures which reduces the need for oil.
- Instant Gift Certificates do not require shipping which means no harmful emissions from postal trucks or customers driving to your store to make a gift purchase.
- Instant Gift Certificates are printed by your customer on regular paper which is recyclable.
Testimonial from the founder of the Green Spa Network:
Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary, a popular Northern California destination, likes the green benefits of instant gift certificates which save on both paper and plastic costs. As a founding member of Green Spa Network, Osmosis has been committed to greening their spa operations for several years. Instant gift certificates now account for over 75% of their total gift certificate sales. Says Osmosis founder Michael Stusser, "TheGiftCardCafe.com rates are good and customer service has been great. This is another example of doing well by doing good."
Schedule A - No Obligation - Personal Demonstration:
 One of the best ways to learn about how our system works is to have one of our consultants give you a personal tour, and to answer any questions you may have about getting started. Use the schedule button to select a time that works for you.
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