We don’t really report on discounts and limited-time promos too often; the incentives are often just alright compared to the annoying hoops you need to jump through to claim them. But that’s absolutely not the case with this new shop-local initiative from the City of West Hollywood.
Here’s the deal: The small-but-lively city has just launched a new gift card program dubbed WeHo Loves Locals, and for a limited time, any purchase will be matched with a bonus card for 50% of that value (so if you buy a $100 gift card, you’ll get a $50 bonus card). But perhaps most importantly, the card is valid at a pretty legit array of spots—everything from dinner and drinks at Gracias Madre to a spa day at the Sunset Marquis to shopping at Staud—and you can mix and match your credit across multiple businesses.
The digital gift cards—open to residents and visitors alike—are available in four denominations, and after buying one, you’ll be emailed a bonus card as well; so if you buy a $50 gift card you get a $25 bonus, $100 gets an extra $50, $200 gets $100 and $300 gets $150. (Put another way: It’s like getting a 33% discount off your total purchase.) Note that bonus cards are limited to one per purchaser and will expire a year from purchase.
As for those redemption sites, the city currently has 45 locations listed on its site. These include dining and drinking spots like the Abbey, BOA Steakhouse, the Butcher’s Daughter, Dialog Cafe, Fiesta Cantina, Gracias Madre, Gym Bar, Katana, Ladyhawk, Micky’s, Petrossian, Saddle Ranch Chop House, V Wine Room and the WeHo outposts of 33 Taps, Block Party and Bottega Louie. That’s in addition to shops like Ganni, Staud, Ulla Johnson and Vince.
The WeHo Loves Locals gift card promo launched on September 15, and though there’s no specific end date, the City of West Hollywood and Visit West Hollywood note that the campaign will run “while city-funded supplies last.” Also, just a heads up that each gift card purchase incurs a small processing fee, from $3.50 to $16. And as far as redeeming it, note that you’ll have to use it in-store or over the phone—not via online ordering systems.