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