Online Gift Certificates are in the form of a unique PROMOTION CODE, which is automatically provided to the recipient in an email (with your personalized message) within minutes of purchase. When this code is entered during checkout at southchinaseas.ca, the purchase will be discounted by an amount up to the available balance on the certificate. Any unused balance on the certificate may be applied to subsequent purchases. When a PROMOTION CODE is used, in whole or in part, to pay for a merchandise order of $100 or more, the automatic 10% discount calculated on such orders is not affected. (Please note that the purchase amounts of online gift certificates and cooking class bookings are NOT included in the calculation to determine the $100 minimum required to receive a 10% discount on MERCHANDISE orders.)