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Auto Club Offers Holiday Shopping Tips, Discounts
| Source: Automobile Club of Southern California
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 4, 2007) - With the holiday shopping season in full
swing, the Automobile Club of Southern California is reminding consumers
that they can use their AAA membership cards to save on gift purchases both
online and at the mall, and that the Auto Club also offers a wide selection
of gift options.
Through AAA's Show Your Card & Save® -- the largest member discount
program in the world -- Auto Club members can save money at 110,000 retail
locations in North America, including Circuit City®, Payless Shoesource
and outlet malls throughout Southern California. For more details and a
complete listing of retailers with member discounts, visit a local Auto
Club office or go to www.AAA.com/save. Members can also shop online at
www.AAA.com/save, which offers member discounts from popular online
retailers such as Target.com, Barnesandnoble.com, FTD.com and more.
For even more discounts, members can visit www.AAA.com/save to get their
copy of the Auto Club's 2007 Holiday Discount Book. Coupons in the book
provide extra holiday savings for members on tickets to local sporting
events and performances, and at retailers such as Blue Nile (fine jewelry),
SIRIUS Satellite Radio and Newport Boats.
An Auto Club gift membership can provide the gift of peace of mind to
friends and family, and allows them to take advantage of member discounts
and benefits. A one-year gift membership is $67 (including a one-time $20
admission fee), and comes in a holiday gift box filled with maps, helpful
brochures, Auto Club decals and more. Also, with each new holiday gift
membership you purchase, you'll receive another gift: a choice of a picnic
backpack or a certificate for a one-pound box of See's® Candies. Gift
membership packages can be ordered online at www.AAA.com or are available
at Auto Club offices.
Any driver in the family can benefit from the gift of high-tech, instant
directions from AAA. The Auto Club offers two options: AAA Mobile®, which
delivers turn-by-turn directions via your Sprint or Verizon wireless phone,
or a Magellan® Maestro™ portable GPS device that can be mounted on the
dashboard. In addition to maps and directions, both systems provide access
to the entire database of AAA TourBook® information, including locations
of AAA diamond-rated lodgings and hotels as well as highlighted attractions
throughout the U.S. and Canada. For information on purchasing either system
online or in retail stores, visit www.AAA.com.
For someone who loves to travel but prefers to make their own plans, Auto
Club travel gift certificates are a great option. The certificates are
available in any amount from any Auto Club office.
Travel-related gifts can be stocking stuffers as well as big-ticket items.
Travel books for all ages, as well as specialty maps and wall calendars,
are available for purchase at Auto Club offices, with member discounts on
each item. Among the offerings are coffee-table travel picture books,
activity books for traveling children, and GreatestHits™ Maps featuring
mini-travel guides, pictures and maps of favorite travel destinations.