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All Cheer, No Waste: Preventing Waste This Holiday Season
As the holidays draw near, so do festive decorations, family gatherings and holiday shopping. Disrupted but not slowed by the pandemic, holiday shopping moved almost completely online in a matter of months, with retailers offering heavy incentives to purchase and ship holiday gifts to loved ones. The often unconsidered cost of holiday shopping, however, is…
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Predictions on Virtual Gifting for 2020 Holiday Shopping
Holiday shopping will look dramatically different this year with nearly half of Americans saying they plan to shop online in the coming months. Additionally, only ten percent of Americans plan to travel for Thanksgiving and other winter holidays. As holiday celebrations change, so will gift giving, requiring people to rethink physical gifts and find new…
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Give Grandparents a Smile
On September 13, we’re celebrating National Grandparents Day, the perfect time to appreciate our loved ones and thank them for all they do. It’s an especially important holiday to celebrate this year, as older people are greatly impacted by the loneliness that accompanies social distancing and more at risk to contract COVID-19. Like all celebrations…
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iDo: Wedding Gifting Gets Personal
Weddings worldwide are being rescheduled or postponed as couples and families grapple with how their special day will look during a pandemic. An increase in virtual weddings has changed the way people gift, with guests shipping wedding gifts directly to the couples or simply sending cash gifts. Loved ones are looking for ways to practically…
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Back to School: How to Celebrate the Season
Amid socially distant, masked classroom setups, new class sizes and virtual learning options, back to school season certainly looks different this year for students of all ages. While fall’s return to learning may be unfamiliar for both parents and students alike, the excitement and magic around the new season can remain the same. Whether your…
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Looking Ahead: What’s New at GiftCast
The app space is always evolving, and so are we. We’re excited to unveil a few changes on the GiftCast app that will help you continue sending your loved ones meaningful, special surprises. We’ve expanded our payment options. You can still pay through your bank account, but you can also opt to send money through…
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Six Month Check In: The 2020 App Space
We are officially halfway through 2020, and the mobile app industry has already taken this year by storm. A recent study reveals that 66% of Americans check their phone 160 times daily, and once they’re on their phones, 90% of that mobile time is spent on a selection of the millions of apps available through…
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Graduations Go Virtual: How to Celebrate
Graduating from high school, trade school, college or graduate school is undoubtedly one of life’s biggest milestones. This year though, this momentous achievement might not look exactly how you pictured it during the pre-COVID era. Rather than walking across the stage in a cap and gown and celebrating with pictures and toasts with friends and…
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Mother’s Day & Father’s Day: 2020 Gift Giving Trends
With both Mother’s and Father’s Day around the corner, gift giving is on our minds – and so are the recent trends in the space. In recent years, gift giving has been trending towards digital. Recent surveys show that 46% of consumers return one to three gifts over the holidays. By anecdotal accounts, many of…
