P&I Postscripts

PAPA JOHN’S: is offering a new option to its gift cards just in time for the start the new college semester. Papa Cards can now be reloaded up to $200 online at PapaJohns.com/PapaCard. The cards are available in $5 increments from $10 to $200 and can be purchased at Papa John’s restaurants, online and at more than 18,000 retailers nationwide, including Wal-Mart, CVS/Pharmacy, Walgreens, Kroger, Office Depot and Rite Aid. Some 38% of students said they would like to see a gift card in a care package from home. Another 40% of college kids said they would use a restaurant gift card to buy a pizza.

7-ELEVEN STORES: has added the Vanilla Visa Gift Card to its gift card offerings. The Visa-branded card is available in $25 to $50 denominations and is accepted at millions of locations. The card adds to the company’s arrange of prepaid cards covering restaurants, clothing, music and entertainment. Elan Financial Services issues the Vanilla Visa Gift Card and InComm, a technology firm that develops, markets and distributes stored-value gift and prepaid products, distributes it.