Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Scrip News October 23, 2007

It is not too early to be thinking about the holidays. Take some of the hassle out of your holiday shopping by ordering gift cards, and help to reduce your tuition cost at the same time.

Gift cards not only make great presents, they can also be used to help with entertaining. Check out the scrip order form for Harry & David, Hickory Farms, Honey Baked Ham, & Omaha Steaks. If you want to deal with local stores, then look at the GCA certificates for Heavenly Ham, Kingsley Meat & Seafood, and Lotsa Pasta. The list is quite long.

Here are this weeks items:

  • Circle K is now available in a $25 card with a 2% discount. The gift card is redeemable for goods and services at all store locations, including those with differently branded gas (ie. Shell, Marathon, BP, etc). The card can also be used at the pump regardless of gas brand. There are no service fees or expiration dates.
  • T.G.I.Friday's is now offered in a $25 gift card. The discount remains the same at 8%.

  • Cooking.com gift cards are now available in $25 denomination at a 12% discount. Cooking.com is where you will find more than 90,000 products for your kitchen, 10,000 recipes, and a growing community of cooks and food lovers. Cooking.com has the most comprehensive product selection for your kitchen plus sophisticated tools to help you make informed purchases, such as authoritative customer reviews, demonstration videos and buying guides. They back every purchase with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee policy.

  • Barnes & Noble will be running a 1% bonus discount effective Saturday, October 27th until Friday, November 23, 2007. This means that the $10, $20 teacher and $25 gift cards will all be sold at a 10% discount instead of the normal 9% discount for the bonus period only.

  • Mimis Cafe discount will increase from 5% to 8% effective October 27, 2007.

  • Chili's gift card is now offered in $25 denominations. The discount remains the same at 11%.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Debbie White at scrip@ascension-parish.com.