Give & Get Delicious Gifts!

Happy graduation season! Grads, we feel your pain. You’ve busted your butts for 4 (or 6, but who’s counting?) years. To achieve a higher earning power, you’ve also suffered through caffeine-fueled all-nighters even you can’t remember.

You deserve a rainfall of accolades!  But let’s face it. What you’ll get in real life is a “first interview” tie from Uncle John and “Class of ‘13” plush creature from Aunt Josephina. Thankfully, we’ve made it easier to erase the gifting guesswork for the well-intentioned folks in your life.

Here’s where we come in: the Plumfare Picks List is a helpful new feature on Plumfare.com that allows you to build a wish list in your profile of all the restaurants and businesses you love. Add to your list by selecting the heart icon on your favorite business pages. Even better, you can send out your personalized Picks List to friends and family. (Call it a subtle hint!)

So, grads (and anyone who deserves congratulating!), start building your Picks lists now—and email them to us at blog@plumfare.com by Wednesday, May 22, 2013.  The creator of one list, chosen at random, will win a $50 credit to a restaurant on the list, courtesy of Plumfare.

Send this story along to your graduating pals. Good luck!

Team Plumfare

Photo credit: The Graduate, MGM (1967). Filmforum.org

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Dear Plumfare Gifters,

No more keeping exciting news under wraps! Plumfare isn’t only for lucky iPhone users anymore. Starting today you can send gifts straight from our website—Plumfare.com—whether you’ve got an Android, flip phone or curly-corded landline.

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On the website you’ll find fantastic new features, including:

Personalized recommendations for friends: Log in with Facebook and you’ll be able to type in a friend’s name for tailor-made gift suggestions.

An open-minded search tool: Does your friend love Italian? Or a place that’s lively? Pop in those search terms and whittle your way to a thoughtful gift.

Save your fave places: Click the heart icon on a business listing to save it to your personal Picks (or, wish list!) in your Plumfare profile.

We know—giving a present can be a beast when you don’t know what to give. Our goal? To make the whole process way easier and a lot more fun.

Happy Gifting,

Team Plumfare