A Burien marketing agency has set up a website to help people easily buy gift cards to restaurants, bars, and breweries during the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s called the Pay Forward Project, created by the marketing team at Big Man and the Little Guy.
“Obviously many of these places are struggling financially and the sale of gift cards is one way that people can support them and help them to survive,” Richard Hurring from Big Man and the Little Guy tells My Ballard. “Gift card purchase acts as a kind of ‘micro-loan’ for your favorite spot.”
There are currently 200 businesses on the website, with more being added. You can search by neighborhood, types of business (restaurant, taproom, bar), and price range. Hurring says his company doesn’t take a cut of the gift cards sold; they just wanted to create an easy way for customers to help their favorite spots during the pandemic.
“We’re trying to build momentum around a Pay Forward Pledge where you commit to buying one gift card a week,” Hurring says.
To learn more or to search for Ballard businesses, click here.
Photo: Big Man and the Little Guy