October 13, 1999 09:50
BlindGift.com Adds GourmetMarket.com to Growing Number of E-merchants Embracing 'BlindGift' Exchange
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1999--
Now, Online Friends Can Exchange GourmetMarket.com
Delicacies With Just an E-mail Address
BlindGift.com, the first e-commerce company that allows online shoppers to send gifts using just the recipient's e-mail address, today announced its partnership with GourmetMarket.com, a leading culinary marketplace for premium, difficult-to-find food, wine and cookware products.
"The rapid growth in online friendships and communities has created a large market for Internet users who wish to enhance their online relationships with the gift-giving aspect of a real-world friendship," said William C. Mason, BlindGift.com vice president of business development.
"BlindGift.com enables them to accomplish this without requiring the sender or the recipient to reveal a street address or other personal information. Our partnership with GourmetMarket.com offers gift givers options for any taste, and all they need to know is their friend's favorite craving and e-mail address."
"Our partnership with BlindGift.com increases our customer reach remarkably," said Bret Baumgarten, director of corporate development. "Now, with the ability to deliver using just an e-mail address, our superior range of gourmet delicacies and gifts will be available to the entire online community. We expect to see a significant growth in traffic and commerce."
BlindGift.com is the only Web-based service allowing Internet users to send gifts to their online friends with only an e-mail address. BlindGift.com's technology enables this type of gift exchange without requiring the recipient to reveal personal contact information, such as his or her home address, to the sender.
BlindGift.com uses a patent-pending, blind-gift exchange protocol with Secure Socket Layer technology to provide confidential, secure, real-time delivery of shipping details to partner merchants. BlindGift.com is a member of the online Better Business Bureau.
"GourmetMarket.com gives BlindGift.com customers access to everything from wine and cheese to chocolates and gift baskets, helping us to fulfill our commitment to delivering the finest selection of gifts available online," said Rob Hansen, BlindGift.com CEO.
"In addition to its exceptional selection, GourmetMarket.com's mission of providing the highest quality customer service and its presence on leading Internet portal sites, makes it the perfect partner for BlindGift.com."
About GourmetMarket.com
GourmetMarket.com is a leading online culinary marketplace for premium, hard-to-find food, wine and cookware products. GourmetMarket.com provides some of the most comprehensive online culinary content on the Internet today. GourmetMarket.com doesn't just offer products; it offers credible, trustworthy advice and recommendations from world-renowned experts about what to buy and why.
San Francisco-based GourmetMarket.com (OTC BB:WINE) is publicly held, and currently has more than 150 business and co-marketing partnerships, including a number of leading portals and culinary sites. For additional information, visit the company's Web site at www.gourmetmarket.com.
About BlindGift.com
Founded in 1999, BlindGift.com is the first service that enables Internet users to enhance their online relationships by sending gifts without needing private contact information. With the patent-pending BlindGift system, gifts can be sent and received using only e-mail addresses.
Founded by a team of entrepreneurs and experts from the Internet gift and e-commerce sectors, BlindGift.com is a privately held company, which recently closed its initial round of seed funding.
It has partner agreements with a number of online merchants including flowersandgifts.com, Artisangifts.com, ebear.com, GourmetMarket.com, The Pacific Cookie Company (www.pacificcookie.com), pacifictime.com, Shari's Berries (www.berries.com) and GiveChocolate.com.
The company headquarters are located at 777 Tehama Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94103. For more information, visit www.blindgift.com, e-mail info@blindgift.com or telephone 415/762-2083.
CONTACT: BlindGift.com
Vanessa Torres, 415/762-2083 ext. 52
torres@blindgift.com
or
Davis.Comm (for BlindGift.com)
Peter Epstein, 415/837-3939
pepstein@daviscomm.com
or
GourmetMarket.com
Michele Keith, 415/759-9898
michele.keith@worldnet.att.net
or
GourmetMarket.com
C. Lawrence Rutstein, 561/470-6005 (Investor Contact)
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