December 2002
Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates
 
One of the various functions of your Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce is to be a part of the process in creating ideas that will promote our Chamber member area businesses. Most of the ideas find life through the various committees that are a part of the fabric of this Chamber.
An idea that was developed several years ago is the Chamber Gift Certificates, sometimes referred to as Chamber Bucks.
This Gift Certificate program is very easy and safe to use.
The certificates may be purchased from the Chamber office by any person or company, and be presented as general gifts or perhaps, as part of an employee bonus program. There is no cost above the purchase dollar amount of the certificate.
The gift certificate is a check, purchased by the “gift giver” and can be accepted by any participating Chamber business with the same confidence as a cashiers check.
The certificates are individually typed with the pertinent information - the dollar amount (up to $ 100.00, per certificate), the recipient's name, if applicable, and a greeting or the name of either an individual or the company giving the gift certificate (s). Each certificate is then put in an envelope along with the list of participating Chamber member businesses.
The recipient then chooses from this list that business they wish to purchase goods and services.
The participating merchant treats this form of tender just as they would any cash transactions. Although these may “look” like a second party check since they may be personalized to the recipient, and must be endorsed like one, these are purchased gift certificates and the money goes directly into one bank account specifically for gift certificate purposes. These checks are always covered…these checks are “as good as gold.”
These gift certificates will bring new and previous customers to the participating store… a form of advertising dollars that Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce member merchants do not have to expend.
Enclosed with this NewsMonth is our current list of participating members. If you do not find your business listed and you want to participate, please call the Chamber 936-2323 and request to be added to the list. And, if for any reason you no longer wish to participate, let us know and we will remove your listing.
These past several years there has been a tremendous increase in the purchase of Chamber gift certificates. Thousands of dollars worth of these “Chamber Bucks” have been in circulation over the Christmas Holidays. A vast number of these certificates are purchased by many of Plymouth's Industrial businesses for their employees. And throughout the year, individuals purchase gift certificates as gifts of all types.
We sincerely hope that the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce members will take advantage of this program, both as gift givers and especially as participating businesses. It is a great way to give and a great way to keep our member businesses in the public's spending loop.
This is a great way to
“Shop Plymouth First!”
List of participating businesses on this month's Inserts Page
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