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3 Reasons Why Virtual Gift Cards are the Perfect Gift This Holiday Season

Embracing Change: Upgrading Your Gift Card Program

The Best Money a Business Will Ever Make

Most small and medium sized businesses offer gift certificates or gift cards, but very few give customers the ability to purchase one on their website available for instant electronic delivery. Unfortunately, they are missing out on a lot of sales for one…

Great Customer Services Starts with a Great Website

Great customer service is something I think most restaurant owners/managers would agree is a top priority in their industry. Along with serving quality food, one could easily argue it is the most important factor with respect to earning…

If you Build it, they will Come (if you Promote it)

What restaurants need to know about gift card fraud

A concern expressed by potential clients interested in learning more about our ecommerce software is fraud; especially when it comes to printed or plastic gift cards. It’s a valid concern, and one that we take very seriously at InstaGift…

How to Tip when Paying with a Gift Card

One problem that gift cards present is that they aren’t as tip-friendly as credit cards, especially at restaurants. If you are paying with a credit card, here’s how a typical transaction works:

The Future of Gift Card Sales is not through your POS

As a small business grows, at some point it makes the switch from selling paper, hand-written, gift certificates to plastic gift cards. This is typically done through the businesses’ point of sale (POS). Plastic gift cards are a service…