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This Pongal, celebrate the joy of giving and receiving.

Pongal is a four day post-harvest festival, celebrated with great pomp in Tamil Nadu and by Tamilians the world over. On the first day of celebrations, called ‘Bhogi’, many families get rid of old household items and buy new things, marking the beginning of a new lifecycle. On the second day, called ‘Pongal’, Surya or the Sun god is worshipped for being the benefactor of this world and agriculture in particular. Rice and milk are prepared in vessels till they boil over, signifying the overflow of abundance. The third day is called ‘Maattu Pongal’, when cows are worshipped for their bountiful milk. On the fourth day called ‘Kanum Pongal’, people visit friends and relatives and enjoy in the festivities.

During Pongal, new clothes are worn, friends are relatives are invited to gala feasts and gifts are exchanged. This Pongal, instead of the traditional gifts, gift something that’s different and thoughtful to your friends and family.

Gift cards, gift vouchers and e-gift vouchers from Woohoo.in can make gifting easy and a fun experience, both for the sender and the recipient of gifts. Gift cards are also ideal, especially if one’s family and relatives live far away. They can be easily ordered online, from within the comforts of your home, and delivered at your loved ones’ doorsteps.

Woohoo.in has a range of top brands, across different categories for you to choose from. You could choose to gift your parents a fine dining or a spa experience with gift cards from brands like Mainland China, Copper Chimney, Four Fountains Spa and the like. Or you could gift your brother his choice of books, electronics, watches with a Flipkart or Amazon gift cards. If you’d like to give them the choice with the brands as well, you could do so by gifting them a Woohoo gift card which enables them to use it for purchasing gift cards from the brands of their choice. They could also use the card via the Woohoo app and shop across a wide range of stores both online and physical ones.

Yes, Woohoo now has an app too! If you’d like to make your gifting more personal and instant, you could download the Woohoo app and send an electronic gift card to your loved ones within minutes. That’s not just it. You could also personalize it with your selfies or photographs of old memories from your gallery, a voice note and a text. All this delivered instantly from your mobile to theirs via whatsapp, SMS or email. Try it out today and set a new gifting trend this Pongal!

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(Post updated on 7 Jan 2016)

Welcome a new beginning on Makar Sankranti!

The whole of India celebrates Makar Sankranti, or the Harvest Festival. This day marks the transition of the Sun into the Makara rashi (Capricorn). The festival is celebrated as Sankranti (in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal), Pongal in (Tamil Nadu), Bihu (in Assam) and Maghi (in Punjab & Himachal Pradesh). For millions of people, it’s a colorful, joyous festival; the coming home of fresh harvest and a new beginning all over.

Many villages in India host carnivals and fairs during Makar Sankranti. Every house is spring-cleaned and decorated with leaves and flower garlands. In many houses special Makar Sankranti dishes are prepared. People visit their friends and relatives with gifts and sweets as per the local customs. There is a wonderful energy in the air on this festival that brings renewed hope and joy to people’s hearts.

On this day, make it a point to wish your friends and family members and gift them a surprise. Think in terms of gift cards, gift vouchers or e-gift vouchers from brands that signify new beginnings. Gift cards from @Home, Home Stop and the like would be ideal for your loved ones to select home décor and furnishing items. Gift cards for electronics from brands like Croma, E-zone, Reliance, Viveks also make good gifting options. For your immediate family, Jewellery gift cards from brands like Tanishq and Joyalukkas would be extremely apt for an auspicious new beginning.

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(Post updated on 7 Jan 2016)

Gifts to ring in the new, this Lohri!

If you’re from Punjab, Haryana or Delhi , you’re probably looking forward to the colourful Lohri festival with great anticipation.

Lohri is a delightful celebration of the harvest season. For both, the farmers and those who consume his produce, this is a very important day indeed. On this day people pay homage to the natural elements -fire, earth, water, wind and earth. After all, we owe our very survival to these elements. The festival of Lohri teaches us to respect nature and thank her for the myriad blessings received over the past year. Offerings of delicacies made of rewri, peanuts, butter, flour and corn are made to God and nature in thanksgiving for all the blessings received.

Lohri is also considered as the beginning of the financial New Year. It marks an important day for farmers, investors and business people as well.

People also offer gifts to one another on Lohri, to share their delight at the beginning of another year. A New Year signifies the beginning of many things – for some people it’s the beginning of a new phase of life, new resolutions, new hopes and aspirations. For some others, it is marked by discarding the old and welcoming the new.

This Lohri help your loved ones usher in the new by gifting them something they would truly love and cherish – gift cards, gift vouchers or e-gift vouchers from their favorite brands. Think Titan or Helios for watches or clocks to mark the New Year, Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle, Allen Solly, Marks & Spencer and the link for additions to their new wardrobe; or perhaps, you’d like to gift someone gift cards from Prestige Smart kitchen, @Home, Home Stop and the like for their home and kitchen requirements.

After all, it’s Lohri – one of the most special occasions of the year to share with your loved ones. Make the best of it by sending your gift cards today. To send one right away, hop on to Woohoo.in!

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(Post updated on 7 Jan 2016)

Qwikcilver Eyes Rs 2,000-cr Gift Cards by March-end

As appeared in The Economic Times on 6th January 2016 by Madhav Chanchani.

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Riding on the back of the fast growing Indian etailing market, gifting card solutions provider Qwikcilver sees the value of active cards on its platform reach . 2,000 crore by the end of March.` The company, which counts Amazon among its investors, expects to increase this value further five fold in the next three years.

Qwikcilver has over 150 brands on board, of which 30% are online players. Two years ago, online pla yers accounted for 10% of the brands on its platform. With proliferation of online brands, Qwikcilver also sees the share of digital gift cards increasing to 60% in three years from 20% now.

“We have 1.2-crore active gift cards in circulation, which we expect to increase to 2 crore by March,“ said Pratap TP, chief mar keting officer at Qwikcilver. Pratap cofounded the company along with Kumar Sudarshan in 2008.

Pratap said the weighted average value of cards is `. 2,500. Qwikcilver, which is backed by venture capital firms Accel Partners and Helion Venture Partners, charges merchants 1% to 3.5% of the activation value of cards.

While Flipkart was one its first ecommerce clients, the firm also has Cleartrip, Snapdeal, MakeMyTrip, Amazon, Hoopos.com and Yepme among its clients. The firm sells gift cards of Amazon and other brands online.

The gift-cards category has become one of the fastest growing segments for etailers. According to Amazon, the cards retail and corporate businesses has seen a 500% year-on-year growth in India.

For Qwikcilver, growth was not easy in the initial years. “We believe this growth should have happened three years ago,“ said Pratap.

The company raised $10 million in a round led by Amazon in December 2014.

Qwikcilver’s co-founders, Kumar and Pratap, featured on Zee Business

The co-founders of Qwikcilver Solutions Pvt Ltd, Kumar Sudarshan and Pratap TP, featured on Zee Business’ Kool Startups, The Big Idea.

The video highlights Kumar and Pratap’s entrepreneurial journey – the idea behind starting Qwikcilver to the inception and growth of Woohoo.in (Qwikcilver’s e-commerce platform that houses and offers gift cards from the country’s leading brands) and the Woohoo gifting app.

Besides sharing the details of their journey and acknowledging the role of the tremendous support they received from their family and friends in helping them build Qwikcilver to what it is today, Kumar and Pratap also share details of the complex yet sophisticated and seamless technology that they use to power and support the extensive and varied gift card programmes of partner companies (big players spanning across both the offline and online world).

The duo also provide some insights into the the adoption of the gift cards in tier 2 and tier 3 cities, the revenue models for B2B and B2C businesses and the plans of expansion in the coming years.

New year gifting ideas: A new beginning to your new year!

Get ready for possibilities of new beginnings with this New Year! There can’t be a better time than a new year for a fresh new start – forget and forgive all the bad memories and incidents. Let us all welcome New Year 2016 with a new hope and right spirit. To add extra colors to your loved one’s New Year celebration what else could be better than presenting them with some unique gifts.

Buy a New Year gift card from Woohoo.in

Gift cards are great last minute choice for gifting opportunity. This season, gift people what they really love: freedom and flexibility. These days’ gift cards are most-purchased gifts and a thoughtful way to show someone that you care about them, especially when they themselves can choose whatever and whenever they want. Woohoo offers gift cards with various categories and denomination and they are easy on your pocket too! You don’t have to worry about finding the right gift card for your loved ones because we have it all.

Which card to choose?

No doubt at Woohoo the choice for gifts is very vast, so it might be difficult for you to decide on which gift to buy for whom, right? We suggest you consider their tastes and personality while buying gift cards for them. Make all special women in your life feel more special by gifting them an all-in-one gift card from a departmental store like Marks & Spencer, Shopper Stop, Lifestyle; for a gadget freak you can grab a gift card from an electronic store like Croma. For a movie buff it is very easy to get a PVR cinemas gift card. For women who love to pamper themselves, gift cards from a salon or spa like Lakme or Four Fountains would be ideal. To please your in-laws, send them on a trip with a travel gift card. For new home-owners, gift cards related to home décor is the right choice. And of course, for friends the list is endless – restaurant gift cards, book store gift cards, health and fitness gift cards – you name it, Woohoo has it!

If you want to gift all of these benefits with a more personalised touch, you can check out the Woohoo app which allows you to not just send an e-gift voucher instantly from your mobile to your loved ones’ mobiles but also enables to to spruce it up with selfies, photographs of old and new memories, personal voice notes or text messages.

So go ahead, send your gifts today!

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(Post updated on 29 Dec 2015)

Best Christmas gift for girls!

Do you have a little daughter, a niece or a granddaughter? It’s so wonderful having little children around during Christmas time. Their enthusiasm and delight is so infectious, you can forget all the troubles of life just watching them. Of course you want to make this Christmas the best Christmas for your little girl. How do you go about that? Simple! By getting them the perfect Christmas gift!

Every little girl has a secret fantasy. Some little girls want to be princesses while some dream of being doctors. Find out what your little girl’s secret desire is. How do you find that out? Christmas is still a few weeks off, so start talking to your little girl about what she wants from Santa this year.

You cannot go wrong with beautiful dolls as a Christmas gift, especially if it’s her favourite princess Barbie. How about a doctor toy set? What about cute fashion jewelry, the crystal variety? No little girl could say no to that. There’s a plethora of things you could get for her – puzzle books, toys, doll-houses, stuffed toys, board games and much more, depending on her age and likes.

How about getting your little girl a gift card from Crossword, a great destination for books, toys, and games for little girls? Or Gini & Jony for selecting her favourite set of clothes. You could also gift her gift cards, e-gift cards, or gift vouchers from Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra or Jabong and let her enjoy picking up her favourites online. Or, hand her a gift-wrapped gift card from Shoppers Stop, Central or Lifestyle. Let her walk the aisles and choose for herself from the variety of playthings and kids stuff that are available. Sometimes allowing them to choose their own Christmas gift can be too much fun.

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(Post updated on 10 Dec 2015)

Best Christmas gift for boys!

It’s that time of the year again! Christmas is just around the corner, with New Year’s Day following immediately after! It’s gifting time and the little boys in your life will be expecting something wonderful from you this year! So what Christmas gift are you planning to get your son, your nephew, your grandson?

Before starting it’s best to think about his current interests. Does he dream of being superhero and adore his batman or superman toys. Or is he more into books and comics, spending hours at a stretch reading and acting out the stories. In that case a gift card from Crossword available at Woohoo.in can be a fantastic Christmas gift. Crossword stores always have a great collection of toys and books for children.

For the older boys, Woohoo.in offers gift cards from sports brands and departmental stores. If he is into sports maybe he wants a new sports shoe. Or maybe he wants a cricket bat, and as usual you are not sure which one to pick. Sometimes even the best guess cannot be the perfect guess. Spare yourself the stress this year. Just get him a gift card from Nike or Puma as a Christmas gift. Let him choose his own cricket bat or any of the sports shoes as per his desire!

Gift cards, e-gift cards or gift vouchers from Woohoo.in can make gifting so easy and stress-free. On this gift cards superstore you can also grab a gift card for any of the top retail stores (Shoppers Stop, Central or Lifestyle) or online stores (Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra or Jabong). You can give it to him, all shiny and gift-wrapped, a few days before Christmas. Then accompany him and experience the world of toys, games, sport equipment, electronics, board games and the whole lot. It’ll be a most special Christmas for the entire family!

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(Post updated on 10 Dec 2015)

What Are You Gifting Your Brother This Bhaidooj?

The royal Princess Subadhra welcomed the conquering Krishna after his victory over the demon Narakasura with sweets, gifts and flowers. She placed the holy red tilak on his forehead in blessing. Lord Yama visited his sister, Yami, and was similarly welcomed by her. She too, placed a holy tilak on his forehead. If Lord Krishna and Lord Yama were available for a chat today, they would tell you how much a sister’s love matters.

Celebrate Each Other

Your sister’s love and her blessings will always protect you, no matter where you are, no matter what your battles are. And sisters, your brothers’ love and grace will always guard you wherever you are. This Bhaidooj, let us give thanks to God for giving us brothers and sisters. Let us celebrate with sweets, gifts, flowers and a bright red tilak for protection.

Even if your brother or your sister is far away, don’t let this occasion pass by without sharing your love. It’s all the more important that you reach out to siblings who are far away. Distance can sometimes make you feel alone. Don’t feel that way. No matter what the distance, you know your brother or your sister love you. This Bhaidooj, take advantage of our offers to give your brother or sister the best day they’ve ever had.

Gift With Care

Love and care are irreplaceable. As are gifts given with true feeling. So when you gift your brother or your sister something this Bhaidooj, think for a moment. Consider – what will truly make him or her happy? Happier than they’ve ever been?

Gifts For Your Brother:

Gift cards, gift vouchers and e-gift cards from the following brands:

• Amazon.in: Whether your brother loves books, or electronics or jewelry, he’ll find it on Amazon.in.
• Woohoo Dining: Your brother can use this gift card to purchase a gift card from any restaurant brand on our site.
• Fastrack Gift Card: Does your brother love stylish sunglasses, watches, wallets and bags?
• Titan and Helios Gift Cards: A classy watch says you love your brother for all time to come.
• Woohoo Fashion Gift Card: Your brother will be able to purchase a gift card, gift voucher or e-gift card from any fashion brand on our site.

Gifts For Your Sister:

Gift cards, gift vouchers or e-gift cards from the following brands:

• Joyalukkas and Tanishq: You can never go wrong with a fine piece of jewelry when it comes to your sister!
• Lakme Salon and Four Fountains Spa: A full day of relaxation and pampering is just what your sweet sister deserves.
• Elle, Lifestyle, Shoppers Stop, Westside, Fabindia and Woohoo Fashion: Gift her a journey into fashion she’ll never forget.
• Home Stop, @Home, Prestige and Viveks: For all home-improvement needs.

Best birthday gift ideas for your roommate on her birthday

You leave your family and friends to go away to study or work in a different city. The only person who remains close to you is your roommate. She’s the one who sees you through ups and downs at college or at work. She’s the one who runs to get your prescription when you’re sick. She’s the one who holds your hand when you’ve had a bad break up. Over time she becomes your best friend, and then your soul sister. When her birthday comes around, it’s your chance to say thank you for being there for you, and here’s how you do it.

Explore the world of gift cards

If you’ve lived with your roommate for a while, you’d probably know her likes and dislikes well. Maybe, she’s even hinted at exactly what she’d like for her birthday. Shopping for her birthday gift personally will be satisfying for you, but there’s no guarantee that she’ll like definitely like what you choose, right? Why not consider gifting her a gift card instead. That way she gets to choose what she would like to spend it on. If you are confident of the brand she would prefer, you could gift her a gift card from that particular brand, be it Amazon, Flipkart, Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle or others. Or better still, you could gift her a Woohoo gift card which is an umbrella gift card which she could swap for a gift card from any brand of her choice.

You could also make it more special for her by accompanying her on her shopping spree with the gift card you gift her. Won’t that add to her list of creating memories with you? There’s so much fun you can both have from just one tiny move on your part – buying a gift card instead of a gift!

Gift her an experience

Woohoo.in offers gift cards are not only limited to products but also extends to cover a whole lot of experiences. For instance, you could gift her an exquisite dining experience with gift cards from restaurants like Copper Chimney, Mainland China, Oh! Calcutta, Sigree and the like; or a movie experience at PVR; or a relaxing spa experience at Four Fountains Spa to pamper herself on her special day.

If you want to make her birthday gift more personal, you can gift her instant e-gift vouchers with the Woohoo app – to which you could add your selfies, pictures of the fun times you’ve had together, a voice note and text.

You know she’ll thank you for this – the best birthday gift she would’ve received!

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(Post updated on 17 Dec 2015)