Beginning Friday, May 2, New Program Gives Ralphs Customers an Extra $30,
$60 or $120 When They Turn Their Tax Refund or Economic Stimulus Checks
into Ralphs Gift Cards
LOS ANGELES, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralphs said today that beginning
Friday, May 2, 2008, customers can receive free groceries through a gift
card program available exclusively in Ralphs stores. The program allows
Ralphs customers to exchange their tax refund or economic stimulus checks
for a Ralphs gift card with an extra $30.00, $60.00 or $120.00 added to it.
Gift card amounts correspond to the payment amounts outlined by the
Internal Revenue Service for the federal economic stimulus program.
For example:
Load This Amount Receive Ralphs Gift Card(s)
Onto A Kroger Gift Card: Valued At This Amount:
$300.00 $330.00
$600.00 $660.00 (2 gift cards valued at $330.00 each)
$1,200.00 $1,320.00 (4 gift cards valued at $330.00 each)
"Grocery bills represent a significant expenditure for the average
American family. In fact, the average family of four spends between $105
and $235 per week* on food purchased at a store and prepared at home," said
Mike Donnelly, president of Ralphs Supermarkets. "Ralphs' program allows
our customers to stretch their grocery dollars further. We are excited
about the opportunity to touch the lives of millions of families across the
country by helping them extend their household budgets through this special
program."
The program will be available in all Ralphs stores throughout Southern
California. Ralphs customers who are interested in exchanging their tax
refund or economic stimulus checks should present their check and Ralphs
Club Card at their local store's Customer Service Desk from May 2, 2008
through July 31, 2008. The program is limited to one offer per household
with a limit of $1,200.00.
Customers who do not have a hard copy of their government-issued checks
may still take advantage of this offer with cash, a credit card or by
presenting a valid personal check to the Customer Service Desk. Ralphs gift
cards do not expire. Bonus amounts cannot be used toward the purchase of
alcohol, lottery tickets, pharmaceuticals or tobacco products.
Amounts that differ from those outlined above will be turned into gift
cards in $300.00, $600.00 or $1,200.00 increments with the bonus amounts
added on and the remainder returned to the customer. For example, if a
customer has a tax refund or stimulus check of $415.50, the customer will
receive a Ralphs gift card valued at $330.00 and the remaining $115.50 will
be returned to the customer.
Ralphs was founded in 1873 and currently operates 266 supermarkets in
California, from its headquarters in Los Angeles. The company is a division
of The Kroger Co., (NYSE: KR), one of the nation's largest food retailers,
based in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information about Ralphs, please visit
http://www.ralphs.com.
*Source: The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since
1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the
social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources
of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private
organizations.
SOURCE Ralphs Grocery Company
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Related links:
http://www.ralphs.com
CONTACT:
Terry O'Neil of Ralphs Grocery Company,
+1-310-900-3533
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