Back to School Gift Guide
For the teachers, coaches, and sitters who get your kids through the year — and for the household starting the routine over. One Albany eGift Card, over 40 local businesses to choose from. Delivered by email.
There are two lists this time of year — the crew who gets your kids through the year, and the household gearing up for a new one. A Albany eGift Card covers both.
Teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — a local card they can spend on themselves.
over 40 local businesses — coffee, lunch, books, supplies, a treat. Their pick, not your guess.
Delivered by email. Dollars go straight to local Albany businesses.
These Albany businesses accept the Albany eGift Card — whether you're thanking a teacher or restocking your own school year.
A movie, a show, a night that isn’t about permission slips — Albany after the bell rings.
Arts & Culture
1251 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Nightlife
601 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, Ca, 94706-1128
Nightlife
860 San Pablo Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Nightlife
1181 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Nightlife
1499 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
For the week nobody has the energy to cook, and for the coach who stayed late. Albany’s kitchens, their pick.
Food & Dining
1205 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Food & Dining
1111 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Food & Dining
1166 Solano Ave,, Albany, California, 94706
Food & Dining
1158 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Food & Dining
1489 Solano Avenue, Albany, California, 94706
Food & Dining
1207 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Notebooks, a new reading list, shoes that fit this year — from local Albany shops instead of a big-box aisle.
Retail
1240 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Retail
1325 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Retail
1330 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Retail
1250 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Retail
1160 Solano Avenue , Albany, California, 94706
Retail
847 Cornell Ave, Albany, California, 94706
A haircut, a massage, an hour that belongs to them — the kind of thank-you a classroom mug has never been.
Health and Wellness
1002 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Beauty & Wellness
705 San Pablo Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Services
1475 Solano Ave, Albany, California, 94706
Beauty & Wellness
1154 Solano Avenue, Albany, California, 94706
Beauty & Wellness
1009 Solano Ave Suite A, Albany, California, 94706
The first week of school books itself solid. Schedule delivery for the date you want — the morning of day one, the end of orientation week, or the Friday the new routine finally sticks.
Pick the delivery date during checkout. Delivered by email on the day you choose.
Pick an amount between $5 and $500.
Thank a teacher by name, or send a kid off with a word of encouragement.
Delivered by email or text — no shipping, no wrapping.
A Albany eGift Card lets the person you’re thanking choose what they actually want from over 40 local Albany businesses — coffee, lunch, books, a spa break. No more mugs or desk trinkets. It also supports local businesses and never expires.
Two lists, one card. The crew who gets kids through the year — teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — and the household starting a new routine, including a busy-parent friend or a college kid heading back.
The Albany eGift Card is accepted at over 40 local businesses in Albany, including coffee shops, restaurants, bookstores, boutiques, salons, and more. They pick where and when.
Visit our purchase page, choose an amount ($5–$500), add a personal message, and send it by email — or print it for hand delivery on the first day. No shipping needed.
Yes. During checkout you can pick the delivery date, whether that is the first day of school or the end of orientation week. Set it up early and skip the last-minute scramble.
No, the Albany eGift Card does not expire. They can use it whenever they’re ready — there’s no rush to spend it during the first week.
A Albany eGift Card for the teacher, the coach, or the parent holding it together — good at over 40 local Albany businesses. Delivered by email — no wrapping required.
Buy a Albany eGift Card