Offers based on user's seasonality and gift giving schedule

A method for using e-receipts for offers based on a user's seasonality and gift giving schedule, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor;
• and
• a module stored in memory, executable by a processor, and configured to:
• receiving information associated with a purchase of an item, wherein the information includes a purchase date;
• incrementing a counter associated with the purchase date;
• determining, in response to incrementing the counter associated with the purchase date, if the counter equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold value;
• and
• transmitting, in response to determining the counter equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold value, a message to a second apparatus, wherein the message is based on the purchase date.

A computer program product to use e-receipts for offers based on a user's seasonality and gift giving schedule, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor;
• and
• a module stored in memory, executable by a processor, and configured to:
• receive information associated with a purchase of an item, wherein the information includes a purchase date;
• increment a counter associated with the purchase date;
• determine, in response to incrementing the counter associated with the purchase date, if the counter equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold value;
• and
• transmit, in response to determining the counter equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold value, a message to a second apparatus, wherein the message is based on the purchase date.