Make Sure Cupid’s Arrow Hits the Mark: TheFind.com Offers Suggestions for Valentine’s Day Gift Giving

Score Points with Sweethearts Using the Comprehensive Shopping Search Engine to
Find Everything from the Traditional to the One-of-a-Kind

Mountain View, Calif. – February 5, 2008 – TheFind, Inc., the leading shopping search engine and web destination for discovering lifestyle goods, is making the search for Valentine’s Day gifts for loved ones simple and efficient. 

Crawling more than 500,000 stores on the Web to unveil more than 200 million products across all shopping categories, TheFind.com helps consumers find the perfect gift to celebrate a lifelong romance, make a big impression on “The One”, or even break out of the doghouse.

“TheFind.com allows effortless Valentine’s Day shopping by letting users shop the entire Web in one, easy place,” said Larisa Hall, vice president of marketing for TheFind. “Whether you’re a traditionalist looking for chocolates, jewelry, or flowers, or you’re breaking the mold and searching for an alternative gift that makes a bold, romantic statement - we make it easy to find exactly what you’re looking for. And for those who subscribe to the thought that the most ideal gift is the one that’s most within reach, our new local search capabilities show you exactly where to find that special gift that will not only be near and dear to their heart, but also near your home.”

TheFind.com monitors search trends to identify “hot” searches. So what do women want for Valentine's Day this year? Hall says that Cuff bracelets, Pink Blush/Makeup, Spring 2008-inspired dresses, Delicate Diamond Earrings, and Floral Prints are just the thing to make your sweetie’s heart sing.  Hall suggests the following:

o    http://www.thefind.com/qq-cuff-bracelets
o    http://www.thefind.com/qq-pink-quartz-shimmer-blush
o    http://www.thefind.com/qq-spring-2008-collection-women-dress?filter[minimall]=deptstore
o    http://www.thefind.com/qq-diamond-stud-earrings?filter[minimall]=deptstore
o    http://www.thefind.com/qq-floral-print-dress
o    http://www.thefind.com/qq-pink-quartz-deluxe-trunk

Want more ideas? Searches at TheFind.com for popular Valentine’s Day gifts bring up thousands of choices for shoppers, with its search technology always presenting the most popular results right on the first page.

Hot topics this year include:

• When Bling’s the Thing

• More than 61,000 choices for Engagement Rings: http://www.thefind.com/qq-engagement-rings
• More than 746,000 choices for Earrings: http://www.thefind.com/qq-earrings
• More than 726,000 choices for Bracelets: http://www.thefind.com/qq-bracelets

• Living la Dolce Vita

• More than 246,000 choices for Chocolates: http://www.thefind.com/qq-chocolates?filter%5Bcategory%5D=food_and_wine
• More than 31,000 choices for Champagne: http://www.thefind.com/qq-champagne?filter%5Bcategory%5D=food_and_wine
• More than 23,000 choices for Oysters: http://www.thefind.com/query.php?query=oysters
• More than 143,000 choices for Cigars and Cigar accessories: http://www.thefind.com/qq-cigars
• More than 23,000 choices for Espresso Machines: http://www.thefind.com/qq-espresso-machine

• For that Quiet Night In:

• More than 103,000 choices for Lingerie: http://www.thefind.com/qq-lingerie
• More than 154,000 choices for Candles: http://www.thefind.com/qq-candles?filter%5Bcategory%5D=home_furnishings 
• More than 21,000 choices for Bath Salts: http://www.thefind.com/qq-bath-salts?filter%5Bcategory%5D=health_and_beauty

TheFind.com’s unmatched Web search ability includes access to unique and hard-to-find boutiques and brands which always include the hippest, must-have products. Shoppers can further refine product results and view items by price, color, “new” or sale items.

Additionally, TheFind.com’s Mini-Mall feature lets consumers quickly see exact matches from a well-defined set of stores. Choose to see products from distinctive Boutiques, chic Department Stores, well-known Mall Stores & National Retailers, or The Marketplace, which includes eBay. These special Mini-Malls also bring fashion hot spots, Rodeo Drive and 5th and Madison, right to your door – regardless of where you live. Online shoppers simply select the Rodeo Drive tab or the 5th and Madison tab located at the top of the search results, and products from retailers with stores in those exclusive shopping regions will pop into view.

For those who prefer to physically shop in their own neighborhood, TheFind.com also identifies nearby stores - including a map and phone numbers - for easy access to local retailers. So this year there are no excuses for arriving late – or empty-handed – to your Valentine’s Day celebration destination.

About TheFind Inc.
TheFind.com offers the leading shopping search engine that delivers comprehensive, authentic and visually compelling results for products, specializing in the lifestyle goods category. From the most popular e-commerce sites to the most unique, hard-to-find brands, TheFind uniquely crawls the entire Web to find more than 200 million products from more than 500,000 stores.  By using its patent-pending “product ranking” technology, TheFind displays the best-selling products, styles, brands and stores for any shopping search right on the first page of results – saving consumers time and money. TheFind Inc. family includes leading fashion shopping website Glimpse, which specifically caters to fashion-savvy shoppers searching for the latest trends and hottest apparel products, and TheFindGreen which finds organic brands, green stores and environmentally-friendly products all in one place. TheFind Inc. promotes shopping that gives back to the community through its Color For A Cause campaigns, which have included charitable beneficiaries such as The Susan G. Komen Foundation, Doctors Without Borders and Global Green USA.

Runner up in JupiterMedia’s 2008 SmallBusinessComputing.com Excellence in Technology Awards for Best Innovation in eCommerce. TheFind Inc., is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and is backed by leading investors Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

For more information, please contact:
Shaila Arora
Arora PR for TheFind, Inc.
Ph: 310.749.5006
Em: Shaila@arorapr.com