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GiftCertificates.com(TM) Expands Merchant Network with Addition of Carnival Cruise Lines, SonyAwards.com, Boston Market(R), drugstore.com(TM) and More

SEATTLE, Dec. 2 -- GiftCertificates.com, a leading provider of gift certificates to corporations and consumers, today announced the addition of eight national merchants to its gift certificate product offering. The new merchants, which include Carnival Cruise Lines, SonyAwards.com, Boston Market(R), drugstore.com(TM), Beauty.com, Store.Reebok.com, Shop.NICK.com and Modells.com, join the hundreds of popular merchants whose gift certificates are already offered through GiftCertificates.com.

GiftCertificates.com`s merchant network encompasses categories such as apparel, entertainment, electronics, dining, travel, spas and items for the home. The company`s best-selling SuperCertificate is a versatile gift item that recipients can redeem at www.GiftCertificates.com for gift certificates to any of the hundreds of merchants offered, and becomes even more flexible as GiftCertificates.com expands its merchant network.

According to Michael Ahern, CEO of GiftCertificates.com, consumer demand drove the addition of these specific merchants. "Electronics and travel are two of our most popular categories, so we`re pleased to satisfy our customers` growing demand for these types of products and services. And by adding retailers such as drugstore.com(TM), Beauty.com and Shop.NICK.com we`re able broaden our offering of online retailers."

Ahern said one of the trends he is seeing among GiftCertificates.com`s corporate customers is the rewarding of higher value SuperCertificates for sales contests and other incentive programs. "The addition of Carnival Cruise Lines and SonyAwards.com means customers redeeming higher value SuperCertificates can reward themselves with something as significant as a week-long cruise or a flat screen TV," he said.

Because GiftCertificates.com serves both the consumer and corporate markets, its merchant network is accessible to customers redeeming gift certificates in a range of values. For example, consumers often purchase $25-$250 SuperCertificates for birthday and wedding gifts, whereas companies commonly award SuperCertificates in the amount of $1000 and up through their corporate employee incentive programs.

Gift certificates for all newly added retailers are now available at www.GiftCertificates.com.

About GiftCertificates.com
Established in 1997, Seattle-based GiftCertificates.com provides gift certificate products and services to corporations and consumers. The company`s best-selling SuperCertificate(R) is a universal gift certificate that is redeemable online at www.GiftCertificates.com for original gift certificates to hundreds of merchants, including national retailers Eddie Bauer(R), Macy`s, and The Sharper Image(R); travel services American Airlines(R) and Marriott(R) Hotels, Resorts & Suites; personal services Merry Maids; and popular restaurants Red Lobster(R) and Olive Garden(R).

NOTE: GiftCertificates.com is a trademark and SuperCertificate is a registered trademark of GiftCertificates.com, Inc. Other company names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

CONTACT:
Katie Deines
Text 100 Public Relations
+1-206-267-2020
GiftCertificates@text100.com

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