Cost Plus World Market Invites Facebook Fans To Enter Its “Getaway Moments” Photo Contest For Chance To Win A $100 Gift Card

One Gift Card Given Away Daily
From September 19-30, 2011

OAKLAND, Calif. (September 19, 2011) – Rarely does something evoke a sense of delight and nostalgia than a photo from one’s travels. Cost Plus World Market, the specialty retailer known for traveling the world for unique, authentic and affordable items, is inviting its customers to submit their favorite travel photo of a person, place, and/or wildlife that has made traveling memorable in the “Getaway Moments” Sweepstakes. From September 19 through September 30, customers can enter at facebook.com/worldmarket by submitting their photo and sharing why they think their photo is a great “Getaway Moment” for them.

Once the photo has been submitted, the Facebook fan can share their entry on their own Facebook page and invite their friends to vote for their entry. The top 10 photos with the most votes at the end of each day will be reviewed and a daily winner will win a $100 World Market gift card.

With the season of entertaining soon upon us, it’s a great time to shop World Market. The specialty retailer’s Fall Harvest is in full swing with seasonal offerings throughout the entire store, including Halloween décor, candies and gourmet offerings, holiday baking kits and seasonal wines like Poizin, a Zinfandel from Sonoma County, Spanish Demon, a Tempranillo from Spain, and The Velvet Devil, a Merlot from Washington state. And there’s still time to shop the last days of the store’s Dining Event to save up to 50% on dining furniture, including extra seating at the dinner table for your guests.

For information about Cost Plus World Market’s current promotions and events, please go to www.worldmarket.com. Keep up with Cost Plus World Market by following us on www.facebook.com/worldmarket and www.twitter.com/worldmarket.

About Cost Plus World Market
Cost Plus World Market (www.worldmarket.com) operates 258 stores in 30 states under the names “World Market” and “Cost Plus World Market.” The store features an ever-changing selection of casual home décor and furnishings, housewares, gifts, jewelry, decorative accessories, over 500 international wines, gourmet foods and beverages offered at affordable prices and imported from more than 50 countries. Many items are unique and exclusive to World Market and are regularly supplied by an international network of individual and regional artisans developed over the Company’s more than 50 years in the import business.

Media Contact
Jill Osaka
Cost Plus World Market
510.808.9319
jill.osaka@cpwm.com