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Best Friends Animal Society
I was reminded of the great work of Best Friends Animal Society while looking for a charity to recommend to my 10-year-old niece. My wife and I bought her a TisBest card for Christmas and wanted to give her a starting point for her search. I thought of her passion for helping animals as I read…
Erik Marks, TisBest Founder, Honored as a Seattle Executive Recruiting 40 Over 40
Last week, TisBest founder Erik Marks was honored by Seattle Executive Recruiting as one of the 40 people over the age of 40 they “admire for their influence and accomplishments and who have emerged from their experiences with integrity, style, and gravitas.” The team here at TisBest was ecstatic to see Erik honored with this…
We are in outstanding company according to TheStreet.com
Yesterday, TheStreet.com named its list of the Five Best Gift Cards in the United States. The best gift cards, by category, are: Category-Best Gift Card Retail: Costco Online: Amazon.com Bank: American Express Restaurant: Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Capital Grille) Charity: TisBest Charity Gift Cards We’re pleased to be included in such outstanding company….
'Tis the Elves That Make The Cards
People often ask how TisBest produces and sends out hundreds or thousands of charity gift cards each day – each with a different image and code – and each packaged in a greeting card with a unique and personal message. (Our error rate is less than 0.1%) The answer is elves hard at work.Seriously though,…
Operation Smile
A good friend of mine had twin boys several years ago. Both were good-looking and healthy with one exception: one of the boys had a cleft lip and pallet. A cleft is an opening in the lip, the roof of the mouth or the soft tissue in the back of the mouth. This little guy…
Black Friday Recap
While this is not normally a news site, we’re happy to report that no one was trampled to death during yesterday’s “Black Friday” shopping excesses. Your intrepid TisBest reporters dutifully scoured the newspapers and online sites for pictures of boot prints on faces and blood-drenched T-shirts at Macy’s, but no, there were none to be…