Here is a partial list of restaurants and retailers offering discounted or bonus gift cards this season. Bonus cards are not subject to the same regulations and may expire within weeks or months after purchase or have other restrictions. Many bonus promotions are available until Dec. 31, but some end earlier.

Children's Place

Chili's

DSW Shoe Warehouse

Electric Fetus

Famous Dave's

Godiva Chocolatier

Green Mill

Houlihan's

Kincaid's

L.L. Bean

Modern Cafe

Olive Garden

Outback Steakhouse

P.F. Chang's

Parasole restaurants (Burger Jones, Chino Latino, Good Earth, Manny's, Pittsburgh Blue, Salut, and others)

Punch Pizza

Redstone American Grill

Ruby Tuesday

T.G.I. Friday's

Barnes & Noble, Dell, Great Clips, Haskell's, North Face, REI and Victoria's Secret had bonus offers earlier in the season that have ended.

JOHN EWOLDT