What can you really buy with bitcoin?

Skeptics have been asking bitcoin users this question since Bitcoin’s start in 2009. Well, the answer now is pretty much anything.

How? Enter the online gift card marketplace, a powerful gateway for bitcoin’s use in e-commerce transactions. These marketplaces broker the buying and selling of digital gift card codes redeemable at major brands, often at sizable discounts.

The gift card industry is already familiar with digital transactions as well as the high cost of credit card fraud. It’s no surprise that gift card marketplaces have been some of the first large e-commerce businesses to begin accepting bitcoin payments, which carry no card fraud or chargeback costs for sellers.

eGifter is one of these early adopters. A major player in the world of gift card marketplaces, eGifter was one of the first to begin accepting bitcoin back in 2014. The company’s leadership have been big believers in bitcoin’s potential to transform payments. Here’s why they took the initial leap:

“The low margins and fraud challenges in our business had us looking to add more affordable and secure payment options. Bitcoin was a great addition as it both reduced transaction costs, and delivered sales free of the type of fraud we see in credit card sales” – Tyler Roye, CEO of eGifter.

Read the Full Article on BitPay: How eGifter and Gift Card Marketplaces Are Taking Bitcoin Mainstream

Save with points when you buy Gift Cards from eGifter before you shop!
Insiders earn up to 3% back on Nike, 3.45% on Macy’s and 5.25% on Old Navy.
Put that right on top of all the great Back To School sales at your favorite retailer.
https://www.egifter.com/giftcards/

Source: Debrief: Keeping busy with Phil Rugile – Innovate Long Island

MAY 22, 2017

Thanks to BitsOnLine for mentioning eGifter in their list of the Top 5 ways to use Bitcoin for Mothers’s Day Gifts. Here’s what they said about us…

eGifter Has Cards for Nearly Everything

eGifter has been selling gift cards for bitcoin longer than nearly everyone — since 2013. The company now offers gift card codes for over 200 retailers in all the main categories. That includes Amazon, which makes the range of gifts your mother could buy herself almost limitless. There are no fees, and customers earn loyalty points for bitcoin trades.

To read the article in its entirety, please click here.

Moms are appreciative of whatever they receive, especially if there was thoughtfulness behind it. But for those moms who you know would love one BIG gift versus lots of little gifts, we’ve got the solution.

With Group Gifting from eGifter, you can start a group gift, invite the family to chip in and give one big gift. No more bath soaps, body wash or slippers. Pool your money and get mom something that will really wow her!

Start a group gift from the family here.

It wasn’t long ago that if you forgot to buy a Mother’s Day gift before the holiday you were out of luck, especially if the recipient lived far away.

Gripe about the pace of the modern world, but that speed definitely works in our favor when best intentions or efforts fail.

If your mom or other gift recipient lives nearby, you may still have time to buy a gift at a store and deliver it yourself — Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, May 14, this year. But what if the recipient lives far away or you just don’t have time or energy to go to the store and then race around to have it delivered in time?Check out these last-minute solutions:

1. Giftagram
2. Texture
3. Amazon Prime
4. eGifter

Sometimes you want to send a gift card but just don’t have time to drive around to find one from an appropriate retailer. Enter the eGifter Choice Card. As eGifter describes this unique electronic gift card:

“The eGifter Choice Card gives you total flexibility and choice! The recipient can choose from hundreds of gift cards on eGifter.com or in our mobile apps to get whatever they want, whenever they need it. … They can redeem the full value for one or more gift cards of their choice, such as Amazon.com, Best Buy, Adidas, Target, The Home Depot…the list goes on and on!”

So you simply decide how much you want to spend on the recipient — from $5 to $2,000 — and pay that amount online. There are no fees to send or redeem an eGifter Choice Card.

When you place your order, you’ll be able to specify whether you want eGifter to send the gift card to the recipient (on a date of your choosing), or whether you want to print a PDF version of the gift card to give the recipient yourself.

To read the article in its entirety from Money Talks News, click here.

eGifter is exhibiting alongside Launch Pad LI at the Pivotal Tech Conference which combines deep thought, tech talk, top of the line networking, performance and beverage service in one giant happening, May 9, 3 to 8 p.m held at the Space in Westbury.

Details about the event are here.

eGifter appreciates when a Mom Blogger, recognizes just how awesome group gifting technology is and how perfect it is for teacher gifts from the class.

The following is from the blog post of All Dressed Up & Nothing To Drink…

Did you know teachers spend approximately 900 hours per year with our kids in a classroom? Whew! When I think of the amount of tantrums, resistance and overall grumpy moments my kids have in 900 hours, I want to curl up on the couch and take a nap.

I also think of the amount of aha! moments, belly laughs and milestones they have in 900 hours and I melt. Our teachers are there for the good, bad and ugly, and they want to see each and every one of their students succeed.

Here are a few ways to say thanks to one of the most influential people in your child’s life.

For the Group Gift

I have been Room Mom in the past. I am not a Room Mom-type of mom, if that make sense. I can’t stand e-mailing people over and over, asking for money for a class gift, fielding 50 different questions and taking into account a million opinions. I just want to GET IT DONE. eGifter is possibly the most brilliant idea I have seen for this scenario. eGifter is a free and easy to use app that makes it easy for classroom families to privately collect funds and leave personal messages for their kids’ amazing teachers.

Best of all, recipients receive the eGifter Choice Card, which gives them the freedom to mix and match from hundreds of popular gift cards ranging from Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Sephora, Ulta, American Airlines, Uber and so many more.  eGifter is focused on convenience.  They’ve eliminated the hassles associated with class gifts such as IOUs, checks via backpacks and stressing over the perfect gift. 100% of the contributions go directly to the recipient’s gift.

You can read the blog post in its entirety here.

Give the gift that can’t miss or stock up for yourself! You’ll find everything from cutting edge gadgets and tools to practical housewarming gifts and workshop essentials.

Offer ends 5/10/17 or while supplies last. Buy a Lowe’s Gift Cards and save $10 here:

Children may forget what they learned from a book but they will always remember an awesome teacher. Show your gratitude with a great group gift from the class during Teacher Appreciation week, May 1st – May 5th.

Now, in less than a minute, you can set up a group gift and invite the rest of the class to contribute. Best of all, you can select the gift card or let the teacher choose from hundreds of popular gift cards with the eGifter Choice Card.

Start a Group Gift here.

Want to enroll your entire school for group gifting year-round? Learn more about eGifter for Schools here or reach out to us by email at schools@eGifter.com.