If you’ve ever looked at your bill and sighed after racking up more pounds than expected: we’ve got the perfect job for you.
There’s an exciting position opening up at Open Gift Cards: a local gift card company that supports indie shops, bars and restaurants around Leeds, and it involves you spending their gift cards.
Three lucky people in January 202 will trade in their day jobs to become a ‘gift card spender’, and go shopping and dine in some of the best local independent coffee shops, cafes and bars in the city.
The idea is that the spenders will report back on their shopping experience and in return, have the opportunity to spend £100 at over 80 different cafes, restaurants and retail stores around the city.
You’ll even get free transport in and out of the city as every gift card comes with a First Bus Day mTicket.
Sounds like a dream job if you ask us.
The company announced their search for staff on Instagram, stating:
“Applications now open for the best job in Leeds (probably). Are you passionate about supporting independent businesses? Do you like the sound of spending a £100 gift card in any of our 80+ partner indies….on us?
“If the answer to the last two questions is yes and yes, we want to hear from you. Open is looking for three gift card testers to take an afternoon or a day out in January, to visit a variety of independent businesses and spend some free £££ – think hair salons, delis, bars, retail stores.”
All you need to do is follow Open on Instagram, and enter as if it’s a giveaway with the usual like, comment and share- but just make sure to tell your friends to like your comment as the person with the most liked comment will be the lucky shopper chosen for the experience.
If you need any more reasons to apply to shop for free in Leeds, here are just some of the places you’ll be able to wine and dine whilst spending someone else’s money:
- George’s
- Saint Jude, Farsley
- The Tetley
- Liquor Studio
- Punk Vegan, Hyde Park
- Bare Coffee, Headingley
- North Star Coffee Roasters
- Hyde Park Book Club
- George & Joseph, Chapel Allerton
- Chophus, Oakwood
- Pizza Fella
- Sebbys
- Little Yellow Rice Co.
- Mill Kitchen, Farsley
- Sabroso Street, Farsley
- Grumpy’s Pizza, Farsley
- Tasty Kitchen, Oakwood
- Slow Rise Bakery, Horsforth
- Pookies Deli, Horsforth
- S! Bar & Eats, Knaresborough
- Horsforth Brewery & Tap Room
- Dapur Malaysia, Chapel Allerton
- Residence 74
and that’s only a few of the options available.
Alternatively, you can choose to use your card for a shopping trip at an endless supply of retail stores, yoga studios and zero-waste stores and clothes shops in the city centre and neighbouring suburbs, including:
Leeds Refill in Hyde Park, Waste Not in Burley, The Nature Narrator, Handmade by Nabara, Becky Moore Designs,The Dance Studio, Headingley Enterprise and Arts, Sarah Louise in Horsforth and Haus of XS in Chapel Allerton.
Read More: This new cafe-bar-club in Leeds is serving charcuterie jars
For more information on Open Gift Cards, visit their website or to enter their draw to become their gift card spender, visit the Open Gift Card Instagram page.
Feature Image- Open Gift Card
