It’s that time of year again: Macy’s is having their annual “Shop for a Cause” event on Saturday, August 24!
Here’s how it works: for the last few weeks, Macy’s has been distributing savings passes to eligible charities that request them, which they can in turn sell for $5. The charity gets to keep the $5, and the customer gets to enjoy 25% off on Saturday when they bring their savings pass into their local Macy’s. Over 8,000 charities participated in this event last year, and this year it looks like a ton of charities are participating again, including a charity near and dear to my heart: the Lupus Foundation, as well as organizations as diverse as animal shelters, arts organizations, and home-schoolers.
Every year this is a wildly successful program. Since 2006, they’ve raised over $42 million for charities.
If you didn’t get a chance to purchase a ticket from a charity, don’t worry, it looks like Macy’s is still going to let you enjoy the discount anyway, at least online. When August 24 rolls around, just follow this link and instructions:
Shop for a Cause and take 25% off (regular, sale, and clearance merchandise, including designer brands) or 10% off (electronics, furniture, mattresses, area rugs). Use promo code TICKET at checkout. Offer valid 8/24
I believe you’ll also have the option of adding a saving pass to your basket that will go to support the March of Dimes, although I’m not sure yet if that’ll be mandatory to get the discount. But as long as you’re ordering something $20 or more, you’ll be saving well over $5, so I’d definitely suggest donating it to the March of Dimes or to your favorite cause.
Kudos to Macy’s for doing this every year. Granted, they get a lot of valuable PR and foot traffic out of it, but on the other hand I think they’re doing a great thing by helping to bring awareness to and support all kinds of charities nationwide.
