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KC-based Gift Card Market helps you support local biz

Share the gift of five million+ restaurants, spas, and salons at your fingertips.

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No need to make room in your wallet, just send it via text. | Photo via KCtoday

Give the gift of local. A new KC-based biz just launched: Gift Card Market, a digital platform that helps you send gift cards from local businesses.

Its goal is to make supporting local even easier. With more than five million restaurants, spas, and salons in its database, you can do just that by typing the name and location of the biz + entering your payment info. Then, the gift card is sent off via text or email. The best part? There’s no cost for businesses.

Editor Charm and Editor Maddie recently attended its launch event and tested it out by sending a Rye gift card — and it was as easy as a piece of Rye pie.

To celebrate the roll out, Gift Card Market is serving as the presenting sponsor for Kansas City Restaurant Week, happening Friday, Jan. 10-Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025.

Want to get a jump start on gift shopping for the holiday season? You can check out the platform at thegiftcardmarket.com

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