| Date | Information |
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| 4/9/2002 | Mother's Day is May 12, and GLSC is pleased to bring a special Mother's Day offer to our customers. Buy any Bath & Body works gift certificate from GLSC between April 1 and May 10, and get an additional 5% discount! That means GLSC will sell $10 and $25 Bath & Body Works certificates at an 18% discount instead of our regular 13% discount for this period only. |
| 3/28/2002 | Younkers will discontinue its participation in school scrip programs. This decision was made by senior managers at Younkers, and will be effective at the end of March. |
| 3/20/2002 | Good news! T.J. Maxx certificates can now be redeemed at HomeGoods stores nationwide. HomeGoods offers an exciting and rapidly changing selection of home décor merchandise, including giftware, domestics, rugs, bed and bath accessories, lamps and seasonal merchandise at great values. |
| 3/20/2002 | Great Lakes Scrip Center is pleased to announce the addition of Pick Up Stix to our growing retailer list. Pick Up Stix is a rapidly growing chain of Chinese restaurants located primarily in the Western United States and planned locations in the Midwest. At Pick Up Stix, the focus is on fresh, high quality Chinese food cooked to order and served in a friendly, comfortable environment. GLSC will offer Pick Up Stix in $10 denominations at a 12% discount. |
| 3/20/2002 | Please advise your member families that the American Airlines discount will change to 12% on Friday, March 29 at 4:00pm. The American Airlines denomination remains unchanged at $50. |
| 3/20/2002 | Hollywood Video will be switching from a $5 denomination to a $10
denomination at 4:00pm on Friday, March 29. The discount for Hollywood
Video prepaid cards will remain at 15%. |
| 3/18/2002 | Effective 4PM Friday, March 22nd the discount on Kmart cards will change from it's current 3% to 2%. We were hoping to keep the discount at the current rate for a few weeks longer but a recent surge in Kmart sales depleted our inventory quicker than anticipated. |
| 3/8/2002 | We regret to inform our customers that Chuck E. Cheese's will be leaving our scrip program. GLSC will continue to sell Chuck E. Cheese certificates until current inventories are exhausted. In addition, Chuck E. Cheese's has assured us that any previously purchased certificates be honored. |
| 2/14/2002 | GLSC is pleased to announce that Citgo has rejoined our retailer list, and
is once again in stock and available for order.
Citgo prepaid cards are available in $50 and $100 denominations and are sold
at a 2.5% discount. Please advise your member families as soon as possible. |
| 2/7/2002 | Great Lakes Scrip Center is pleased to announce the addition of Starbucks
prepaid cards to our retailer list. Starbucks cards are available in $10
denominations at an 8% discount. |
| 2/7/2002 | Good news! GLSC now offers Union 76 prepaid cards. Union 76 cards are sold
in $25 denominations at a 3% discount, and can be redeemed at Union 76 gas
stations throughout the US. In addition, Union 76 prepaid cards can be
redeemed at Circle K convenience stores. |
| 1/29/2002 | Cabela joins GLC! Cabela's is North America's leading outdoor outfitter offering supplies for camping, fishing, and hunting. Cabela's certificates are available in $25 denominations at a 7% discount. Certificates can be redeemed at all Cabela's retail locations and at www.cabelas.com. |
| 1/29/2002 | We're pleased to report that Chuck E. Cheese certificates are back in stock
and available for order. Certificates are available in $10 denominations at
a 9% discount. |
| 12/11/2001 | Citgo Gas is no longer being carried by Great Lakes Scrip. They have reduced their discount to a level that has made it impractical to continue carrying this product. |
| 12/11/2001 | Approximately 2 weeks ago, Finley's/Pietro's replaced their paper certificates with prepaid cards. We have recently learned of a technical glitch related to the introduction of the prepaid cards: the new prepaid cards ARE redeemable at Pietro's, but they ARE NOT redeemable at Finley's restaurants until approximately February 1, 2002. |
| 12/6/2001 | The Garfield's restaurant discount will change to 8% effective at the close of business on Friday, December 14, 2001. Garfield's prepaid cards are sold in $10 denominations, and no change is given. |
| 11/28/2001 | GLSC will now offer Giant Foods gift cards in $10 and $25 denominations. Previously, only $10 denominations were available. The Giant Foods discount remains unchanged at 4%. |
| 11/22/2001 | Now you can get $10 off your next purchase of $50 or more at any Old Navy store!* Just visit Old Navy's website at the link listed below, and print out their special $10 off online coupon. http://www.oldnavy.com/html/promo/instore_coupon11_15.asp |
| 11/21/2001 | Borders/Waldenbooks holiday bonus of 2% for all Borders/Waldenbooks gift cards sold from December 3 to December 14, 2001. That means Borders/Waldenbooks gift cards will be sold at a 10% discount for that time period instead of the normal 8%. |
| 11/21/2001 | ServiceMaster gift certificates are a popular new addition for GLSC customers. However, ServiceMaster has asked us to clarify that ServiceMaster certificates are for residential home use only, and cannot be redeemed for commercial services. |
