How To Register A Chick Fil A Gift Card

To anyone who forgot to order Christmas cards this year: Chick-fil-A has you covered.

In years prior, the popular, individual chicken concatenation has, like most quick service restaurants, launched themed menu items to get customers in the holiday spirit. But this year, Chick-fil-A has offered something dissimilar in addition to chicken and wintry peppermint milkshakes. With the assist of an online carte du jour pattern service, the chain is giving the gift of time. And what'southward better than that?

On Wednesday, Chick-fil-A launched a website called The Time Store that allows people to create custom cards for their loved ones. The cards are free to everyone (no stipulation or coupon needed) and act as gift cards, not for chicken, merely for "together time." After filling out some info and a mailing accost for the recipient, folks just take to decide what the the card is good for, whether it be 4 hours of karaoke or two hours of baking cookies.

Chick-fil-A will make and mail your holiday card as long as you spend a little time with loved ones. — Chick-fil-A will make and mail your holiday bill of fare every bit long as you spend a picayune time with loved ones. Chick-fil-A

While some similar campaigns (similar KFC's overtly KFC-themed Valentine's Day cards) are sent with Xs, Bone and a big shoutout to the brand, a spokesperson told TODAY Food the cards don't say "Chick-fil-A" anywhere on them. So, information technology's a sweetness way to check off a few of your holiday cards (yous tin can send upward to 3) off your to-do list this season.

Once the custom cards are completed, the chicken experts (eh hem, elves) at Chick-fil-A volition print them out and actually snail post each one to their designated addresses. Now that's service!

According to a Chick-fil-A spokesperson, the idea for the cards came from a survey the chain conducted that plant 93% of families feel the best way to make practiced holiday memories is setting aside good quality fourth dimension together. Yet 73% of those surveyed, said they didn't accept enough of it.

In add-on to the menu design and delivery, Chick-fil-A created an animated brusque about the importance of spending quality time with our loved ones.

"'Together Time' is all near setting bated time for making memories, and is a phrase you'll hear in our animated pic," Ashley Callahan, Chick-fil-A'due south senior marketing director, said. "Years from now we might not remember what gifts we received, but will we remember how it felt to be with the people we love."

A rendering of Chick-fil-A's pop-up Time Shop in New York City. — A rendering of Chick-fil-A's pop-up Time Shop in New York Metropolis. Chick-fil-A

The chain will besides open a real-life "Fourth dimension Shop" in New York City from Dec. 4 through December. 17. To experience the pop-upward, people can make reservations to travel through different Chick-fil-A "fourth dimension zones" titled Story Time, Play Time and Snack Time — where we can only promise there will be chicken nuggets and waffle fries.

Erica Chayes Wida is an award-winning journalist, food writer and recipe editor who helmed a local newspaper earlier joining TODAY's freelance team. A female parent of two, she loves singing, collecting sometime vinyl and, of form, cooking. Erica is forever on a worldwide quest to discover the best ham and cheese croissant and brainstorms best over a sauce pot of bubbles pasta sauce. Her work has been featured on BBC Travel, Saveur, Martha Stewart Living and PopSugar. Follow along on Instagram.