January went by so quickly that this was our first podcast of the year. Just in time for February, we decided to review Valentine’s Day merchants. Cindy led most of the podcast because she has been knee-deep in planning the upcoming Sunshine Rewards Valentine’s Day promotion.

Show notes:

* Quick recap of Affiliate Summit and some of the benefits of attending this year.
* Flowers always work for Valentine’s Day and 1-800-Flowers has a lot of different options. Be sure to understand the difference between having your flowers delivered by FedEx and those delivered by local florists.
* Bath & Body Works and The Perfume Spot have good options for both men and women. I got my favorite new perfume (Pink Sugar) from The Perfume Spot. Bath & Body Works has a terrific new Godiva candle available only online.
* Crazy for Bargains is great for fun pajamas for women, men, and kids. Personally, I like the boxers for holidays. Romantic Gowns (new SR merchant!) actually has some great lingerie, including some cute pink and red sets that would be perfect for Valentine’s Day. (Here the mother/daughter podcast got a little bit awkward).
* Jewelry is traditional for Valentine’s Day and May Leigh has some nice options. Women seem to be wearing more jewelry these days, including multiple bracelets and necklaces at a time and mixing silver and gold. Things Remembered has both jewelry and other items available for personalization.
* You usually can’t go wrong with food (especially if the gift is for me). David’s Cookies makes homemade tasting cookies that can be ordered through the 10th. Ghirardelli is an impressive brand name with high quality chocolates.
* From the customer standpoint, these were all merchants that we personally like to shop through.

Lots of great Valentine’s Day gift ideas today. Hopefully a little something for everyone. And you can get cash back from Sunshine Rewards for shopping at all of them!

Football Fanatics has been a great supporter of Sunshine Rewards since we began promoting them last year. In addition to running contests with us, they always have great coupons and discounts for our members. Don’t be fooled by the name–they offer more than just football merchandise. You can also find MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, and more.

Check out this quick video of Cindy, Angie, and me in the Poker Room at the Palms after we were eliminated from the tournament. Jason is our affiliate manager at Football Fanatics and always takes care of Sunshine Rewards!

It’s not very often that we get to strip back the layers of affiliate marketing and meet directly with the merchants. Thanks to Andy Rodriguez Consulting for getting us together with this fantasic merchant in Boston. Check out this short video and then check out our great coupon for Nuts On The Net!

4Checks is known for having a great variety of different styles of checks as well, from animals to children to scenes to sports to nature. No matter what you are interested in, 4Checks has a check design to suit you.

Check out the video below and see for yourself the quality and the variety of their checks. As a special to our members, we are increasing our usual 12% cash back to 18% cash back today only. Either way, make sure that you visit 4Checks at Sunshine Rewards for all of your check needs. And thanks to Kim for taking time out of her schedule at Affiliate Summit to meet with us. She and her company are a class act.