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Introducing the all-new Group Gifting feature

Gifting in groups is practical and advantageous. It is usually preferred because it enables the gift givers to gift better and higher value gifts to the recipient, without being too heavy on individual pockets. It also saves people the trouble of having to think about individual gifts. Bigger the group, better the collective kitty.

But again, group gifting has never been hassle-free. Bigger the group more complicated is the process of coordinating and collecting the individual amounts to get the gift. It inevitably leads to someone shelling out more money on behalf of another and the awkward situation of having to follow up for the money to be returned (ask anyone who has taken the initiative of organizing one!).

Group gifting Made Easier

Woohoo’s Group Gifting feature aims to save one from such situations. It simplifies the whole process of pooling in and gifting to the intended recipient. With each individual pooing in his / her share directly, the whole situation of “who owes what and to whom” is avoided. This makes group gifting simple and hassle-free, with the recipient receiving the total amount put in by each of the individuals.

How Group Gifting Works

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The steps involved are pretty simple. First, you “Create a Group Gift”, enter a few details and choose from the various e-gift card designs available (or even add your own photographs). Then you “Invite Friends & Family” by sharing the link via Whatsapp, email, SMS or social channels. The invited people can click on the link and put in their shares, along with their individual messages. Once everyone’s done contributing you can send the total amount in the kitty as an e-gift to the recipient. For a more detailed guidance, you could refer to the step-by-step guide for using the group gifting feature on Woohoo.in or the Woohoo app.

Benefits of an E-Gift

One of the best things about an e-gift is that the recipient can choose whatever he wants with the amount that he receives. With a Woohoo e-gift card the receiver could choose gift cards from the brands of his choice, such as Amazon, Myntra, Shoppers Stop, Dineout, Lakme and the like. Which means the range of options to choose from is wide – be it apparel, electronics, books, home furnishings, dining or salon services. So why limit them to a gift of your choice. Let them take their pick from a whole lot of things that you can offer with a gift card.

FAQ

What is a Group Gift?

Group Gift allows you to invite your friends and family and ask them to pool in money for a gift. You can then use the pooled in money and send out a Woohoo gift card to the recipient. Recipient can use Woohoo Gift card to purchase gift cards of his choice in Woohoo.in and App.

Is there a limit to the number of people in a group gift?

No, there is no limit to the number of participants.

Is there a limit to the contribution amount?

Yes, the limit is Rs.2000 per person.

Is there a limit to the Group Gift amount?

Yes, the limit is Rs.20000 per gift.

Which gift card is sent out to the recipient?

Recipient always receives a Woohoo gift card. He can use this Woohoo gift card to purchase a gift card of his choice.

My group gift is in progress. What does this mean?

It means that this group gift is open to receiving contributions. You can still invite your friends and family to contribute to this gift.

How do I know what is the total amount contributed?

In the group gift page you will see a Gift Kitty which will tell you the total amount that has been collected thus far.

What is the last date to contribute?

Last date can be set by the person who initiate the group gift. Contributions to the group gift will not be accepted beyond this date.

Can I club my gift kitty amount with other payment options?

No, currently you cannot club gift kitty with other payment option.

Is Group Gift available on iOS?

No, group gift functionality is currently available on Android and Web only.

What is the gift now action?

If you are the initiator of the group gift then you can send the gift card to the recipient by clicking on the Gift Now button.

How do I resend the gift card to the recipient?

Resend functionality is available on the app. Just access the group gift which you want to resend via the group gift menu and you will see an option to resend the gift card.

Mother’s Day gift ideas moms will absolutely love!

Come Mother’s Day and we are all wondering what to get our moms this time around. And then you have to trot down the streets and make the purchase too. Why not think different this time and send a fabulous gift to your loving mom, without moving from your chair. Start planning a real special treat for your mom on Mother’s Day and treat her with a wide choice of goodies and experiences, with a Mother’s Day gift card available on Woohoo.in.

Let us look at some wonderful ideas for our wonderful moms!

Fashion and Jewellery:

How about a gift card from Candere, Bluestone and Voylla for exquisite jewellery. Or a Fabindia e-gift card for those elegant kurtis, salwar sets or sarees? Think of Hidesign for beautiful leather bags. Don’t just give her a gift, gift her an indulgence and see her brighten up, like this mom who wrote in saying that she always cherished bags from Hidesign. Their rich leather, exquisite patterns, stylish models, premium colours set them apart. It made her feel special to be carrying one! Each Hidesign product is handcrafted with much care and finesse. Her family gifted her their love in the most awesome way. It must sure feel glam carrying the chicest and gorgeous bag one could ask for! Thanks to Woohoo!

Relaxing salon day as gift:

Let’s accept it, the hardest working soul in our homes is our mom. Give her a luxurious break. How about a day of pampering at a luxury salon such as Lakme? A full-body massage, pedicure, hair treatments and facials to ensure your mother feels pampered! Isn’t that what you want for her, to give her tired mind and body, rest and relaxation? One hardworking mom received a beautiful gift, not from her daughter but from her mom. On Mother’s Day, her doorbell rang and there was a surprise package for her for a day at the salon. There was a one-line message from her mother along with my card that said, ‘Happy Mother’s Day to you too’. With these words, her mother made her feel special about her motherhood! That day, a mom and daughter had a fabulous time soaking in the luxurious manicures, head massages, pedicures, facials and new hairdos together. They spent quality time together and had a great time, all thanks to this beautiful way of gifting with Woohoo.in!

Movie and Dinner:

Sometimes, the best gift you can give your mom is your time. Take time off and take your mom on a dinner date and a movie after. Surprise her with a Dineout gift card and treat her at her favourite restaurant! Add a PVR Cinemas or Bookmyshow gift card to the basket and wind up the day with a movie of her choice. One mom had the cutest mother’s day experience. Her kids tried hard to make the day as special as possible. Bed coffee, followed by breakfast (whatever their little fingers and minds could cook up) and they presented her the best gift she could have ever asked for. A wonderful Mother’s Day e-gift card, personalised with a family picture from their last vacation. Speechless, she recalled fondly the good times they had and felt blessed to be living that moment with them. Her family made sure she wouldn’t forget the day she was treated like a queen the whole day.

(Updated on 11 May, 2017)

Mother’s Day with Woohoo!

“Mama” – this wonderful word has countless wonderful emotions attached to it. Any language, any age, any gender, this word spells unconditional love. It was not until I became a mother that I realized the amount of patience, love, sacrifice, selflessness that goes into making a mother. Mothers Day! Thanks to the western influence, our country has started to celebrate relationships in newer ways!

It Was A Really Unexpected Surprise

I was caught by surprise this Mother’s Day! My kids tried hard to make the day as special as possible. Bed coffee, followed by breakfast (what ever their little fingers and minds could cook up), questioning glances endeared me and even before I could hug them to my heart’s content, they presented me the best gift I could have ever asked for. A wonderful Mother’s Day gift card, beautifully enveloped with a bouquet of yellow and pink roses, all with the help of their great daddy of course! I went speechless, what an amazing gesture! Opening the envelope, a beautiful gift card from Hidesign stared at me. Lunch was ordered and I was treated like a queen the whole day!!

A Mother’s Day To Remember With Woohoo

I have always cherished bags from Hidesign. Their rich leather, exquisite patterns, stylish models, premium colors set them apart. It surely makes you feel special to be carrying one! Each Hidesign product is handcrafted with much care and finesse. The very next day, I went to the nearest Hidesign outlet to pick up my gift. My family gifted me their love in the most awesome way! Thank you Woohoo! It definitely feels glam carrying the most chic and gorgeous bag you could ask for!!! – Annie Jose

Note: The image is from inspirationalstorytellers.com. The copyright vests with respective copyright holders.

(Updated on 8th May, 2017)

Planning your wedding? Here’s how you can receive wedding gifts that you will actually like and use.

Wedding gifts come in all sizes and packages. But most of the times, they end up being the same. Mixer grinders, pressure cookers, cutlery sets – you know the list! And when you get them in aplenty you have no choice but to give them away or recycle them as gifts for another wedding. Because of this, many couples these days prefer gift cards over traditional gift items.

Here are a few reasons why couples prefer gift cards as wedding gifts:

“We get to select exactly what we want.”

With gift cards you can shop for products and services of your own choice – be it appliances for your new home, furnishings or home décor pieces that suit your individual tastes, cutlery sets as per your own needs and liking, or even go on already-paid dinner dates or trips with restaurant, hotel and travel gift cards. Spa therapies post all the frenetic wedding activities is another favourite with couples who receive gift cards.

“They are very convenient to use.”

Gift cards are simple to use, both online and at stores. With gift cards from brands like Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra you can shopping online on these platforms (or on their respective apps). All you need to do is key in the gift card number and pin to make the payment online. At stores, such as Shoppers Stop, Marks & Spencer, Lifestyle and the like you share the gift card number and pin with the cashier at the billing counter, instead of making your payment via cash or your credit / debit cards.

“Conveys the thought behind the gift.”

There is a certain sense of warmth and personal touch in gift cards. The packaging gives you the feeling of a gift, at the same time conveying the thought that went behind it. Individual tastes and needs differ. By gifting a gift card the gift giver acknowledges this fact and conveys the intention of wanting to cater to the tastes and needs of the couple.

“The gift itself becomes an experience.”

Every time you use a gift card is in itself an experience, creating memories that you will cherish. Going on shopping sprees, trips or dinner dates weeks or months after the wedding – all of these as gifts from your friends and family – are sure to be treasured and remembered much more than mere products or items. Isn’t that what gifts are meant to do?

“We can use them at leisure, once we’ve settled in after the wedding.”

The validity of gift cards usually range from 6 to 12 months. This gives you ample amount of time to use them at leisure, after having settled in post the wedding celebrations.

“With some gift cards we could even choose the brands we prefer.”

The only disadvantage of a brand specific gift card is that you can only use it to pick products from that specific brand. The Woohoo gift card, however, solves this problem. You can use a Woohoo gift card to select gift cards from different brands as per your own choice (most of the top apparel, electronics, home decor / furnishing, salon / spa, restaurant and hotel brands such as Myntra, Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle, Amazon, Flipkart, Lakme etc are available on Woohoo). For instance, if you prefer shopping online you could go for brands like Amazon, Flipkart and Myntra. If you enjoy visiting stores to pick appliances or other products you could use your Woohoo gift card to get Croma gift cards. If you would like to take a break and go on a trip, you could use it to get MakeMyTrip or Cleartrip gift cards. Gift cards from The Oberoi group or hotels and salons like Lakme can also be got with a Woohoo gift card.

Group Gifting (coming soon)

In case your friends are pooling in for your wedding gift, you could suggest a Woohoo gift card. More advance group gifting features are coming shortly on Woohoo. The feature will make it simpler for groups of people to pool in their share directly for the gift.

If you’re wondering how to let your guests know your preference for gift cards, maybe you could make it known to them by adding gift cards to your wedding registry. Or if you’d like to get some inspiration on how a few couples went about it, here are a few samples.

Success Stories of India’s Leading Brands, at the #QCGC17

Did You Know?

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Find out more on 19th April at the Qwikcilver Gift Card Conclave.

Woohoo, a Proud Gifting Partner for the Amoeba Bowling Championship

Woohoo is proud to be associated as a Gifting Partner for the Amoeba Bowling Championship.

The event is currently being held between 17th March and 16th April for the Manyata Tech Park employees at various Amoeba branches in the city of Bangalore.

Manyata Tech Park

Amoeba Garuda

Amoeba Mantri

Amoeba Church Street

We’re coming soon to the other tech parks in the city. So stay tuned!

3 Tips for Leaders to Build a High Energy Workforce

1. Build positivity with appreciation

Do you believe in your people? When I look back over the last 16 years of worklife, I realise I go the extra-mile each time someone expects me to. One of my managers would say, “let’s build this project really something world-class”. While neither of us had a clue on what world-class should look like, but yes he trusted me to build something great and I gave it nothing less than
my best shot.

As a leader if you try to discover the strengths of an individual, it automatically becomes easy to assign complementary responsibilities and showcase the great work. Then appreciation tends to act as a great energy booster.

Everyday find a reason to appreciate someone in your team. Remember to tell people that they did a great job, not only in completing the project on time but also the initiative displayed in organising the office party or completing a marathon.

2. Let’s team-up

We organise a lot of events to get people together at Qwikcilver – from Sports day to Qwikcilver’s Got talent show to bake sale, we try to cover various aspects outside of work – all organised by our people teams. One of my best memories at Qwikcilver is building a huge rangoli with people from different teams. It’s easy to sit back and not participate. But as a leader you gain so much when you get involved truly.

Birthdays may seem like yet another day but it’s a good excuse to have lunch with your team where you duck questions about age. In our team, we celebrate everything from Pluto’s (my dog) birthday to work anniversaries. It’s important to work hard and as a leader never miss an opportunity to party!

3. Solve and not complain – Nip the negativity in the bud and never ignore it!

While there is good and evil in each one of us, we automatically correct behaviours based on responses from leaders. So if it’s OK to pass the buck, such a blame game can become a never ending circle in the entire organisation. It’s true that many times when you ignore a problem it goes away on its own. But with people, the negativity can also become contagious.

Whenever you see any finger pointing, it works to simply ask the person, “What can YOU do to “solve” the problem?”

Sometimes it may even require a one to one discussion with the problem creator to understand what’s causing the negativity.

In all cases, option to do nothing is not applicable for a leader.

So “build”, “team-up” and “solve”. These are 3 names that we have finalised for meeting rooms in our new office.

Here’s hoping that the new office space gives our leaders the energy to energise!

Anu Mathew, Head-Human Resources

Holi Celebrations with a Cause

Holi celebrations at Qwikcilver this year went beyond the filling of bellies to filling potholes in and around the city of Bangalore.

Besides the music, food and entertainment which were a part of the Holi festivities, Woohoo joined hands with “Pothole Raja” towards raising funds for his initiative in making the city of Bangalore pothole-free.

Prathaap Bhimasena Rao, popularly known as “Pothole Raja”, was a former pilot who shifted to corporate life after a crash and is now pursuing a doctorate while teaching at various city colleges, besides managing the fledgling potholes campaign. The campaign claims to have repaired 200 potholes around the city in a span of one year.

Potholes are a major cause of concern since a lot of traffic related issues and accidents are directly impacted by them. Rao’s personal experience and the experiences of his friends and families led him to take up the initiative of fixing the potholes himself instead of waiting on BBMP to do the same. Should one spot a pothole one could take a picture and ‘WhatsApp’ it to 814POTHOLE (the letters correspond with the numbers 7684653) and Pothole Raja would attempt to fix it in a span of 5 days.

The fundraising activities included a game of lotto for all the QCians and food stalls selling delicious snacks ranging from pani puris, bhel puris, kachoris, samosas, ice creams, gulab jamuns and the like.

A few rounds of Antakshari and dance were also part of the celebrations.

Apart from all the fun and frolic, the event saw QCians coming together to support a noble cause.

More Power to our #WoohooWomen

Besides doing the awesome things these women do at Qwikcilver, they also attended a self-defence workshop organised on the event of International Women’s Day. Here’s a shout out to our #WoohooWomen.

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