A Prepaid Mastercard that works at any independent business in Boston, MA 🛍️

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311 Boston
605 Tremont St, Ste G
Abigail's Tea Room
306 Congress St
Aesop
128 Newbury St
Alma Gaucha
401 D St Boston
Amar
40 Trinity Pl, Raffles
Amy Dancz Voice & Music Studio
333 Washington St, Ste 212
B Nutritious
204 Cambridge St
BONAPITA
49 Franklin St
BiBim Box
196 Quincy St
Blue Yama
418 Market St
Bono Restaurant and Catering
271 Meridian St
Boston Phone Guys
Bostonian Jewelers & Manufacturers
333 Washington St, Ste 710-13
Bricco Salumeria and Pasta Shoppe
11 Board Alley
Broad Street Paulie's
64 Broad St
Cafe Polonia
611 Dorchester Ave
Cambridge Naturals
92 Guest St
Carmella's Market
86 Cottage St
Cocobeet
100 City Hall Plz
Crane River Cheese Club
138 Cambridge St, Unit B
DJ's Market
120 Boston St
Daddy's Fried Dough
Park Street T Station Boston Common, Tremont St and Park St
Distraction Brewing Company
2 Belgrade Ave
Dolphin Bay
72 Brighton Ave
Dovetail Restaurant & Shop
1 6th St
Emulsion Printhouse
450 Harrison Ave
Energize
265 Massachusetts Ave
EverGreen Delivery
500 Rutherford Ave
GRECO
1 Milk St
Goosefish Press
450 Harrison Ave, Ste 65
Hub Guitar Boston
236 Huntington Ave, Ste 214
KAVA neo-taverna
315 Shawmut Ave
La Abundancia Bakery & Restaurant
59 Meridian St
Locale
352 Hanover St
Lotus Test Kitchen
25 Chauncy St
Lulu Green
246 W Broadway
Lyndsay Simon Beauty
119 Braintree St, Ste 303
Madhouse Cafe
24 Blue Hill Ave
Mei Mei Dumplings
58 Old Colony Ave
Mei Mei Street Kitchen
Mister Q Cafe
283 Main St
Mo'Rockin Fusion
100 Hanover St
Monica's Mercato
130 Salem St
Moon Flower House
110 Brighton Ave
Mooo Seaport
49 Melcher St
Mountain House
89 Brighton Ave
Naco Taco on Newbury
354 Newbury St
Perros Paisas
350 Bennington St
Persona Fine Jewelry
62 Charles St, Beacon Hill
Peruvian Taste
78 Arlington Ave
Pescador
498 Commonwealth Ave
Phin Coffee House
10 High St
Pikalo Empanada
386 Chelsea St
Pinoy Kabayan
71 Broad St
Poké-City
63 Broad St
Pon de Joy
1 Brighton Ave, Inside the Super 88 Market
Raymond Personal Tailor & Men's Clothing Store
160 Federal St
Red's Best Seafood at the Boston Public Market
100 Hanover St
Rhythm 'n Wraps Truck
SPIN Boston
30 Melcher St
Seaport Medspa
536 E Broadway, Boston, MA 02127
Serjeo
333 Washington St, Fl 5, Ste 525
Socializing for Justice
South Boston Carpet Cleaning
309 Old Colony Ave
Stoked Wood Fired Pizza
Tatte Bakery & Cafe
160 Massachusetts Ave
Tawakal Halal Cafe
389 Maverick St
Tenoch Mexican
3 Lewis St
The Bittersweet Shoppe on Newbury
257 Newbury St
The Quiet Few
331 Sumner St
The Well Coffee House
1-1A State St
Tidy Here Cleaning Service Boston
68 Harrison Ave 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
Tora Japanese Restaurant
20B Tyler St
Tully Ink
47 Harvard Ave
TurtleScreen
1457 Dorchester Ave
Urban Wild
100-D Hood Park Dr
Via Cannuccia
1739 Dorchester Ave
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Figuring out the best local businesses to buy from is a time suck. The Boston Gift Card solves this!

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Unbeatable Options

You don't have to know what your recipient likes. Give them the freedom to spend at lots of independent businesses.

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Easy to Redeem

Approved for charges at any independent business in Boston.

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Meaningful

Keeps dollars local and supports Boston small businesses.

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Experience the Best Independent Businesses in Boston, MA

Whether your recipient is interested in restaurants, retail, or service businesses they can choose to spend their card at the best Boston has to offer.

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e-Gift Card ⚡

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e-Gift cards are electronic gift cards, or think of them as virtual gift certificates.

  • Perfect for last-minute gift shopping
  • Emailed instantly after purchase
  • Send e-Gift to self to print out the card voucher

Plastic Gift Card 💳

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Physical plastic gift cards are great gifts if you want the gravitas of handing a card to your gift recipient.

  • Beautiful mag-stripe card
  • Physical gift is a classic choice
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Sponsors

Independent Boston 👩🏻‍🎨

The Boston Card can be spent at any independent business in Boston. We do this to enhance the businesses who are the backbone of our community and make Boston a unique place.

Local Gifting Made Easy 🥧

With the Boston Local Gift Card we have rolled up the power of many gift cards into one convenient solution. You can now give anyone the ultimate local gift with options they will love!

Gift 🎁

Give family or friends the gift of Boston for any occasion!

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Give a meaningful reward!

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Explore Boston through a Gift Card

Part of the fun of the Boston Gift Card is you can have a family member or friend get to know Boston like never before. Whether they live here, work here, or are in for a visit, it's time to add more spice to their life by giving them a chance to use their funds to get to know the area through its small businesses!

The card provides your gift recipient an incredible amount of spending options to enjoy that are totally up to them. Whether it is going out for dinner, discovering a new hole-in-the-wall location, being inspired to try the new menu at a local restaurant, hitting up a bar for cocktails, or just sticking to an old favorite, there is charming unpredictability to the possibilities.

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Keep Dollars Local 🌠

Buying a Boston Local Gift Card guarantees money stays local. When you spend $100 at a big box store only $43 stays local 💸 versus $68 or more when spent at local businesses (58% more). The Boston Local Gift Card helps multiply this impact.

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Local Business
$43
Big Box Store

Every dollar is an investment in the local economy

Better Wages

  • More Jobs
  • Local Wealth
  • Donations

More Tax Revenue

  • School
  • Fire/Police
  • City Services

Stronger Suppliers

  • Farms
  • Materials
  • Signage

Stronger Services

  • Food Service
  • Accounting
  • Printing

The Card that Helps Small Businesses 👍

Our local businesses face a difficult battle competing against corporate chains and online giants, plus the global pandemic. Purchasing a Boston Local Gift Card helps small businesses thrive in Boston.

Frequently Asked Questions 🙋

How do I check my balance?
For plastic cards, enter your card ID in to this form to see the balance available. For e-Gifts, open the email you received and click the "open gift" button.
Where can I use my card?
You can spend your card at any independent business in Boston.
Why is a business not familiar with the card?
Sometimes businesses or new cashiers may not be familiar with our program and think they can not accept the card. The Boston Community Gift Card is a prepaid Mastercard and even if they have never heard of the program the business should still be able to accept the card by charging it the same way they would any other Mastercard.
Can I use my card for food delivery apps?
Unfortunately, no. Food delivery apps like Doordash and Uber Eats are nationwide technology companies. Whenever you place an order through their service you pass money to them and they keep a large percentage of your order -- sometimes up to 35% or more -- and pay the rest to the local business. This ultimately hurts local businesses which is why we strongly encourage ordering with a local business directly.
How soon does my card work?
You can spend your card immediately.
Does the balance expire?
Gift funds expire after 5 years and are charged a monthly fee of 5% after 1 year of inactivity.
What if I lose my card?
Oh no! If you lose your plastic card we can issue you a new card to access your funds for $5. If you lose your e-Gift card we can re-issue you a replacement at no additional charge.
What do you mean by chains?
Our current parameters for a chain store are if a business has 10 or more locations. For example, if a store has locations in several states that is usually a good indicator that they are a chain.

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