The Collingswood Cash bonus money is sold out, but you can still buy Collingswood Cash at face value. It's available year round and a great gift - like a mall gift card but with all the charm of the new small town. 

For the fourth year in a row, Collingswood will make shopping easier for recession-pinched families and gift givers by giving away free money for its Collingswood Cash promotion.

Starting November 21, those that purchase $50 in Collingswood Cash –the Borough’s equivalent to a mall gift card– will receive $70 to spend anywhere in town. Shoppers receive an extra $20 for every $50 purchased up to $400 for a total of $160 free cash to shop in Collingswood.

In previous years, the promotion sold out in just hours. The 2008 promotion sold $200,000 worth of Collingswood Cash and gave away $80,000 worth of bonus cash. After promotion amounts sold out, the gift certificates continued to sell (they are available year round for face value as gifts) effectively putting more than $300,000 on the streets for Collingswood businesses. The first phase of bonus cash sold out in days prompting a second phase – which sold out in hours. Collingswood has given away money at the holidays every year since 2008.

Shoppers can use the gift certificates to give as gifts, for big ticket items, planning events (an event dinner at a local restaurant, showers, birthdays), floral arrangements, vacations, gifts, anything, all for $20 extra with each $50 spent. On the kickoff date, shoppers can come to Collingswood Borough Hall (678 Haddon Ave), 1st Colonial National Bank (1040 Haddon Ave) and Sun National Bank (627 Haddon Ave) to purchase a maximum of $400 Collingswood Cash, netting a free $160 to spend, give as gifts, etc. Many customers pair the certificates and bonus cash for big ticket items. All businesses in town accept Collingswood cash, the standard certificates last forever and the bonus cash expires on March 31, 2012. The promotion comes with a holiday coupon book, deepening the discounts and offering specials all over town. The promotion is limited to the season and quantity.

The cash incentive is paired with the Borough’s yearly effort to put together a beautiful shopping streetscape on the Avenue. Haddon Ave. in Collingswood is decked out with an estimated 300,000 lights so visitors and residents can shop in a winter wonderland and find just the right gifts for underneath the tree. Collingswood even guarantees snow during the season, setting the winter mood with snow machines throughout the downtown. The holidays also mean extended shopping hours every Friday and Saturday in December and free parking though out the month and for those who stroll, carolers fill the air with holiday tunes on weekends. For info or to get involved call 856-858-9275. You can enjoy the largest Holiday Parade in SJ, too - a Collingswood tradition. 

Collingswood Cash and bonus cash can be purchased at:
*Collingswood Borough Hall, 678 Haddon Ave. from 9am to 4:30pm

*1st Colonial National Bank, 1040 Haddon Ave. whose lobby hours are 8 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday and 9am to 1pm on Saturday

* Sun National Bank, 627 Haddon Ave. whose lobby hours are 8:30 am - 6 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 8:30am - 7pm Thursday and Friday, 8:30 am - 1pm on Saturday and 10 am - 1pm on Sunday.

Holiday Cash promotion restrictions:
* The $20 Bonus Certificate has no cash value and expires on March 31, 2012

* There is a $400 limit per person on the purchase.

*Purchasers must 18 years or older to receive Bonus Cash.

* Purchase can be made by cash or credit card (a convenience fee of $4 on every $100 purchase will be added to the sale). NOTE: Banks only accept cash for purchases.

* $20 Bonus only comes with the sale of a $50 Certificate.  The $50 certificate cannot be broken down into small denominations either at the time of purchase or after the purchase.

* Collingswood Cash cannot be used to purchase gift cards for out of town businesses at WaWa or Rite Aid.

* Change back from Collingswood Cash is at the discretion of the individual businesses.  Businesses may issue a store credit for larger amounts.

For more information call Collingswood Partners, Inc. at 856-858-9275.
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Collingswood Cash can be bought year round, too!

Looking for the perfect gift? Collingswood Cash certificates are honored at all restaurants and retail establishments in town! Spend it here - easy to shop, dine, stroll and enjoy Collingswood.
Certificates are available in increments of $5, $10, $25 and $50. Cash is available for purchase at:

* Collingswood Borough Hall, 678 Haddon Ave. 856-854-0720
* 1st Colonial National Bank, 1040 Haddon Ave. 856-858-1100
* Sun National Bank, 627 Haddon Ave. 856-858-1776