Gift Card

Gift Card

n. A plastic, limited-use debit card issued by the STORE for certain fixed amounts and which may be purchased by anyone from the CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK. Once activated, Gift Cards may subsequently be used at any branch of the STORE to pay for purchase amounts up to the face value of the card, either all at once, or incrementally on several occasions.

NOTE: In some circumstances a STORE Gift Card may be awarded by STORE management. For instance, at present, as part of a STORE loyalty incentive program, a Gift Card worth $25 is awarded weekly to the winner of a random receipt drawing among ASSOCIATES who enter their CHECKOUT REGISTER tapes showing current purchases of $50 or more using their personal BONUS CARD. I've won it a few times. It's nice!

Also, a few other times I've been awarded a $5 Gift Card by a FRONT-END MANAGER as a small token of appreciation for helping out in ways above and beyond the call of my usual duties. Again, very nice!

Of course, nowadays, there are many, many kinds of Gift Cards, for many, many other stores—and even for online services, like iTunes. You'll find such third-party Gift Cards on racks beside the Pharmacy, for example. Like STORE Gift Cards, they can be purchased and validated at any REGISTER or at the CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK.

For more about Gift Cards, see, e.g.,:
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