Share the Local Love to Win a $50 Gift Card!
Just in time for the holidays, we’ve got a karma-lovin’ contest to help you spread buzz about a friend’s business, win your friend a Premium Listing on Yellowee.com, and (last but most definitely not least) win yourself a $50 gift card to a shop or restaurant of your choice!
What Are You Playing for?
The person with the most “likes” wins a $50 gift card to the shop or restaurant of his/her choice*, and business receives a free Premium Business Listing on Yellowee.com, valued at $199.
How Do You Win?
- First, nominate your friend’s business on the Yellowee Facebook page – tell us why it’s so fabulous!
- Then find (or add) and review your friend’s business on Yellowee.com.
- Finally, get all your Facebook peeps to “like” your post on the Yellowee Facebook wall.
*The business must have available gift certificates or gift cards which can be delivered either by mail or electronically.
**Entrants who use voting sites to increase likes will be disqualified from the contest.
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Recommend Your Favorite Holiday Shopping Spot!
It’s that time of year again! The holiday season is fast approaching, and it’s time to start decking the halls and making a list of gifts for all the good boys and girls, and men and women you hold near and dear.
Share the love: review and recommend your favorite local malls, shops, boutiques, and other places to buy gifts for friends and family, or let us know about a super shop to stock up on festive decorations and holiday cheer. Give a shout out to your top shopping spot!
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7 Essential Holiday Shopping Tips
Review your favorite holiday shopping spot!
Halloween may be over, but we’ve got a few tricks to help you have fun and avoid going deep into debt with your holiday shopping this year.
Create a Holiday Spending Budget
Decide how much you can comfortably spend this holiday season – including in your budget incidentals such as wrapping paper, cards, decorations, entertainment and travel.
Make a List… And Check It Twice.
The simplest way to plan for holiday gift giving (and spending) is to write down a list of the people you need to buy for, how much you are willing and able to spend on each person, and which stores you’ll visit. This will help to focus your shopping excursion, and can even help you become more efficient – you’ll avoid rushing aimlessly from store to store, snapping up random holiday bargains. Plus, having a game plan will allow you to keep track your gift-buying progress, creating a sense of accomplishment.
Start Early
Avoid feeling frazzled (and a slim selection of gifts) by starting your gift purchasing before the rush; this can mean being super keen and nabbing Boxing Day sales for the following year or just avoiding malls on Christmas Eve. With your list in hand, start stashing away gifts for people weeks, if not months ahead of time – you (and your budget) will feel better for it!
Pay with Cash
Stay out of the red and hang on to more green this season by paying with cash. Go to the bank and ask for $100 bills – you’re lest likely to buy impulsively if it means breaking a C-note. Or if you’d rather use plastic, use a debit card on an account without an overdraft – when you’re out of money, you can’t spend anymore.
Stay On Top of Credit Card Spending
Sometimes spending with credit is unavoidable. As soon as you come home from a day of shopping – or as soon as you finalize online purchases – immediately transfer what you’ve spent on credit cards from your checking account online, or subtract the amount from a paper record. This makes you accountable for how much you’ve spent on your credit card and ensures you’ll have the money to pay off the debt when the bill arrives.
Think Outside the (Gift) Box
Avoid the need for returns and consider buying a gift card to a friend or family member’s favorite store, or help your loved one discover a new shop that specializes in his/her hobbies or interests.
Think about giving the gift of experiences: buying concert or sports tickets, or an evening out at a restaurant are excellent gifts for those hard-to-buy-for people who don’t need or want anymore “stuff.” And these event-oriented gifts are extra special if you can share in the experience and make memories as you enjoy spending time together.
Take a Shopping Break
If the idea of spending an entire day shopping makes you cringe, add in a little festive cheer by scheduling lunch or coffee with a friend, a manicure or even a massage. These breaks from the holiday crowds will help you come up for air and give you time to delight in your shopping progress.
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Halloween Photo Contest Winner!
Marleena's contest-winning photo at Del Taco Restaurant, West Valley, Utah
Congratulations to Marleena Fido for submitting her winning photo of a Halloween scarecrow at Taco in West Valley near Salt Lake City, UT. Marleena has won a $50 gift certificate to her favorite restaurant! Thanks to everyone who entered our Halloween photo contest on Yellowee’s page on Facebook. Stay tuned for details about our next contest!
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