By RACHNA LAL
Have you ever received a gift that you simply did not want on the celebration of a special occasion? It happens all the time!
Such unwanted gifts generally end up getting stored away in the corners of dark cupboards or in turn recycled and given away as gifts.
But this is now a thing of the past.
Courts (Fiji) Limited, owned by Vision Group, has taken the initiative to open a gift registry which was launched yesterday.
The gift registry would be perfect for whether it be your wedding, anniversary, birthday, farewell, or baby shower and intend to invite friends and families as guests to celebrate the occasion.
Courts chief executive, PL Munasinghe, said: “You can actually nominate the gifts you would like to receive from your guests through the Courts Gift Registry.
“This is something to add value to customers shopping experience and is a unique thing keeping up with the technology advancement.”
Creating a gift registry
The Courts Gift Registry is fully automated and very simple to use. Mr Munasinghe explained how the process works:
- Walk into a Courts nominated Store (Samabula, Rodwell Road, Namaka, Lautoka), browse around the store and select a list of all gifts you would like to receive from your guests;
- Walk to the Courts Gift Registry Computer Terminal, register your personal details and enter the list of gifts you would like to receive from your guests;
- Obtain your Gift Registration Number;
- Let your guests know that you have opened an account in the Courts Gift Registry and tell them your Gift Registration Number. A statement can be printed on your invitation card as follows:
“A Gift Register Has Been Opened at Courts. If you intend to give a Gift, please walk into any Courts Store Fiji Wide provide the Gift Registration Number xxxxxxx and select from the list of Gifts we have chosen”; - A guest can then walk into any Courts Store, give the Gift Registration Number and select a gift according to the sum they wish to spend from the list of gifts you have nominated. Once a particular item has been purchased by a guest, that item will be automatically removed from the list of gifts; and
- The guest has also the choice of picking up the gift or asking Courts to deliver the gift to you at a nominated place and date.
Courts will attractively gift wrap the items.