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 Lettuce Cash Card, over 30 local businesses to choose from. Delivered by email.
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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 Lettuce Cash Card covers both.
Teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — a local card they can spend on themselves.
over 30 local businesses — coffee, lunch, books, supplies, a treat. Their pick, not your guess.
Delivered by email. Dollars go straight to local Salinas City Center businesses.
These Salinas City Center businesses accept the Lettuce Cash 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 — Salinas City Center after the bell rings.
For the week nobody has the energy to cook, and for the coach who stayed late. Salinas City Center’s kitchens, their pick.
Food & Drink
32 W Gabilan St, Salinas, California, 93901
Food & Drink
8 W Gabilan St, Salinas, California, 93901
Food & Drink
332 Main St, Salinas, California, 93901
Food & Drink
343 Main St, Salinas, California, 93901
Food & Drink
317 Salinas St, Salinas, California, 93901
Food & Drink
8 1/2 W Gabilan St, Salinas, California, 93901
Notebooks, a new reading list, shoes that fit this year — from local Salinas City Center shops instead of a big-box aisle.
Shopping & Retail
331 Main St, Salinas, California, 93901
Shopping & Retail
9 East Gabilan Street, Salinas, California, 93901
Shopping & Retail
266 South Main Street, Salinas, California, 93901
Shopping & Retail
333 Main St, Salinas, California, 93901
Shopping & Retail
150 Main St, Salinas, California, 93901
Shopping & Retail
150 Main St 112, Salinas, California, 93901
A haircut, a massage, an hour that belongs to them — the kind of thank-you a classroom mug has never been.
The first week of school books itself solid. Schedule delivery for the date and time 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. Done in under two minutes.
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 Lettuce Cash Card lets the person you’re thanking choose what they actually want from over 30 local Salinas City Center 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 Lettuce Cash Card is accepted at over 30 local businesses in Salinas City Center, 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 date and time you want it delivered — the morning of the first day, the end of orientation week, whenever suits. Set it up early and skip the last-minute scramble.
No, the Lettuce Cash Card does not expire. They can use it whenever they’re ready — there’s no rush to spend it during the first week.
A Lettuce Cash Card for the teacher, the coach, or the parent holding it together — good at over 30 local Salinas City Center businesses. Delivered by email — no wrapping required.
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