Forget to ship a gift ahead of the holiday rush or fresh out of re-gift options when a surprise visitor swings by? Not to worry, PayPal is helping to take the edge out of gifting this season by offering shoppers a number of digital giving solutions to make your holiday more merry and bright. From helping manage your spending to saving money and reducing holiday stress, we are offering shoppers more flexibility with finding the best deals to scoring last-minute gifts for that cousin you haven’t seen in years. So skip the holiday hassle and find a suitable surprise for everyone on your list, shopping how and when you want with PayPal – even in the eleventh hour.
PayPal Holiday Hub
PayPal Digital Gifts
According to the National Retail Federation’s holiday consumer spending survey in October 2015, “58.8 percent of shoppers said that they would like to receive a gift card, making them the most requested gift item nine years in a row [
1].” So shop more than 224 retailers on the
PayPal Digital Gifts portal– a 72% increase in merchant offerings since 2014 -, knowing you’re giving the recipient what they’re asking for: digital dollars to the likes of Sephora, Nintendo eShop, Best Buy, Airbnb and more. Making the experience even more convenient, choose your desired digital delivery date and time at checkout. The rest is holiday magic.
eBay Gift Cards
Not sure which brand or product to gift this holiday season? Don’t fret,
eBay gift cards offer great flexibility for recipients to pick their perfect gift. With over 800M listings, eBay has the massive selection of products that shoppers need and want this holiday season. From gaming consoles to Cards Against Humanity for the (big) kids to LEGOs and the Pie Face game for your (little) kids...eBay has all this and everything in between. This past Thanksgiving day alone, a $100 eBay gift card (for $95) was sold every 3 seconds. There’s no doubt that this popular gift is on more than a few wish lists this season.
Loop e-gifts
Skip awkward giving gaffes – wrong shipping address, size, color, style, brand or the entire gift altogether – by using Loop e-gifting or shopping the new
Loopgift.com site. LoopGift.com is a destination that allows shoppers to browse hand curated top-selling collections from leading brands and retailers, and pick items their recipients are sure to love. E-gifting with Loop, via national retail websites or directly from the new e-gifting destination, removes the pressure of getting it 100% right – recipients enjoy the flexibility of selecting their preferred size, color or brand, as well as their delivery address. Happen to miss the mark completely? Loop solves for this by allowing recipients to exchange their gift to meet their needs before it ships, avoiding the hassle of holiday returns and exchanges, or get credit to be used at one of several dozen popular stores and brands within the extensive Loop gift exchange network. You can access the flexibility of e-gifting in two ways—via the Loopgift.com site or by using the “E-gift It” button on a variety of national retail websites, including
Macy’s. And of course, you can pay for your gift with PayPal - the safer, faster way to pay.
“Macy’s is the ultimate gift destination, with a wide selection of items for everyone on your holiday shopping list this season,” said Serena Potter, Macy’s Group Vice-President, Digital Strategy. “In addition to an extensive in-store selection, we’ve partnered with PayPal and Loop Commerce as part of our commitment to providing our customers an effortless online shopping experience.”
“Loop e-gifting minimizes the guesswork in holiday giving and the instant e-gift delivery option is a perfect last-minute solution,” says Loop Commerce CEO and Co-Founder Roy Erez. “We are thrilled to collaborate with PayPal to bring shoppers this innovative service so their focus can be spending time with loved ones rather than worrying about holiday purchases.”
PayPal is powering your last minute holiday hustle with speed, simplicity and security. Check off your list and spend more time enjoying the holiday season!