Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Redplum. com Unveils Second Annual Chic & Cheap Holiday Gift Guide

Redplum. com Unveils Second Annual Chic & Cheap Holiday Gift Guide

Lifestyle and Savings Site Rounds up the Best Gifts Under $15 for Everyone on Your List

Livonia, MI (Vocus) November 18, 2010

Redplum. com, one of the fastest growing online coupon, value lifestyle sites and a leading provider of deals and savings on brands consumers want most, unveiled its second annual Chic & Cheap Holiday Gift Guide, setting the price bar low – at $15, that is. Last year's price limit for stylish, fun gifts was slashed in half, while still presenting chic presents for everyone on your list: the entertainer, gardener, gadget guru and more. The full Chic & Cheap Holiday Gift Guide can be found at http://www. redplum. com/giftguide.

To find these off-the-beaten-path ideas for kids, spouses, friends and family, redplum. com asked their favorite bloggers to share their savvy gift ideas. Together with redplum. com’s editors’ favorites, the list contains more than 100 gifts under $15 to suit everyone you're buying for this year. Categories include:

Gifts That Give Back
Unique to this year’s guide is a selection of gifts that give back. Redplum. com’s Chic & Cheap Holiday Gift Guide highlights more than 20 items where a portion of the sales support a nonprofit. Ideas include Melissa & Doug Magnetic Dress-Up Sets for only $14, with proceeds benefiting St. Jude; and a $15 oil and marinades set from Tavern Direct where a portion of sales will benefit the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), also supported by RedPlum™.

Kids
The guide includes 17 finds children are sure to love for their sheer enjoyment. These gifts include the retro Rubiks Cube that is making a comeback for $11.99 to a Discovery Kids Tornado Lab for $9.99 to Barbie's "I can be" line for $12.99 featuring news anchors and computer engineers. There are also craft kits, trucks, plush and educational toys that can be had for under $15.

Beauty Gifts
Let your friends and family know how much you love them by keeping them pampered for less. Grab ideas like a Sonia Kashuk Reach for the Stars Nail Trio for $9.99; Earth Therapeutics Anti-Stress Neck Pillow $14.99; or Avon's Vanilla & Brown Sugar Foot Works gift set for $9.99!

Let redplum. com help you put some holiday shopping strategies in place this year. In addition to a plethora of articles on holiday saving and entertaining, redplum. com offers a Holiday Survival Kit to get you organized. A downloadable checklist, comparison guide and helpful tips can be found at redplum. com/holiday. In addition, online shoppers can find tens of thousands of coupon codes at http://www. save. com, powered by RedPlum, a newly launched site offering reliable coupon codes on a wide variety of brands. Making it convenient, you can search by store or category for that perfect gift.

About RedPlum
RedPlum brings consumers relevant offers and good deals on the brands they want most to best stretch their budgets. We deliver deals on a weekly basis to over 100 million shoppers in the mailbox, in the newspaper, in-store and online. At redplum. com, you will find one of the largest collections of printable coupons, coupon codes and savings tips along with the best deals and the sweetest coupons plus trends, tips and inside information on what to wear, buy and do right now. RedPlum is the consumer brand of Valassis, a Michigan-based company that has been delivering savings and value for 40 years. Building upon our wish to help American families, we empower the public to take part in the effort to help safely recover missing children through our America’s Looking For Its Missing Children® program, which appears on our RedPlum products. For more information, visit http://www. redplum. com. To learn about advertising opportunities with RedPlum, please call 1-800-437-0479.

Media Contact:
Mary Broaddus
Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
734-591-7375
Broaddusm(at)valassis(dot)com

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