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                                                                  Exhibit (a)(9)

                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

        AMERICANGREETINGS.COM EXTENDS TENDER OFFER FOR EGREETINGS NETWORK

CLEVELAND AND SAN FRANCISCO (March 12, 2001) - AmericanGreetings.com and
Egreetings Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGRT) today announced that
AmericanGreetings.com has extended the expiration of its 85 cents net per share
cash tender offer for any and all outstanding shares of common stock of
Egreetings Network, Inc. to 3 p.m. EST on Monday, March 19, 2001. The companies
announced the offer was extended to permit the dissemination of Egreetings' year
ended December 31, 2000 audited financial statements to Egreetings' stockholders
and to advise Egreetings' stockholders that AmericanGreetings.com has waived, to
the extent such waiver may be necessary, the condition of the offer with respect
to increases in certain liabilities of Egreetings, based upon the financial
information received by AmericanGreetings.com to date.

The tender offer was scheduled to expire at midnight EST on March 12, 2001.
AmericanGreetings.com does not anticipate extending the expiration date further.

As of the close of business on March 12, 2001, a total of 27,659,463 shares of
Egreetings common stock, or approximately 82.71 percent of the outstanding
shares, had been tendered and not withdrawn.

Questions about the offer may be addressed to Corporate Investor Communications,
Inc., the information agent for the offer, at (888) 353-1712.

ABOUT AMERICAN GREETINGS

American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) is the world's largest publicly held
creator, manufacturer and distributor of greeting cards and social expression
products. Its staff of artists, designers and writers comprises one of the
largest creative departments in the world and helps consumers "say it best" by
supplying more than 15,000 greeting card designs to retail outlets in nearly
every English-speaking country. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings
employs more than 21,000 associates around the world and drives more than $2.1
billion in annual sales.

ABOUT AMERICANGREETINGS.COM

AmericanGreetings.com is the online greetings and personal expression subsidiary
of American Greetings Corporation. According to Media Metrics,
AmericanGreetings.com is one of the top 20 Web sites overall in terms of monthly
unique visitors. Through partnerships with AOL, ICQ and Netscape,
AmericanGreetings.com (AOL Keyword: AG) reaches 80 percent of all Web users and
offers more than 15,000 greetings, licensed characters, invitations and games.

ABOUT EGREETINGS NETWORK, INC.

Egreetings Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGRT) is a rich media services company that
operates an online card and entertainment Web site. Its business offerings
include a content-leveraged Application Service Provider ("ASP") platform and
multi-media communications tools for customer acquisition, retention and revenue
generation. Egreetings website, www.egreetings.com, offers thousands of online
cards for all occasions and sentiments featuring rich graphics, animations and
music than can be personalized to make messages memorable and unique.
E-greetings is a registered trademark and Egreetings is a trademark of
Egreetings Network, Inc.



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AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION              AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
INVESTOR CONTACT:                           MEDIA CONTACT:
DALE A. CABLE                               DAVID D. POPLAR

VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER                   INVESTOR AND MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER
(216) 252-7300                              (216) 252-4864



EGREETINGS NETWORK, INC.
INVESTOR CONTACT:
ANDREW MOLEY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT
(415) 375-4100

The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: a weak retail
environment, Egreetings stockholders may not approve the merger, the closing
conditions for the transactions may not be met, the transactions may be delayed
or not completed at all, the diversion of management time and the incurrence of
transaction-related expenses, the expected synergies of the transactions may not
be achieved, the ability of AmericanGreetings.com to attract strategic partners
as investors, the viability of online advertising as a revenue generator, and
the public's acceptance of online greetings and other social expression
products. For risks relating to the business of Egreetings and American
Greetings, see their annual reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999 and February 28, 2000, respectively, and any subsequently filed Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Qs.

This release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to
sell securities of Egreetings. The tender offer has been made solely by an offer
to purchase and related letter of transmittal as disseminated since the
commencement of the tender offer. Stockholders of Egreetings should read the
tender offer documents, including the Egreetings solicitation/recommendation
statement, which contain important information. You may obtain free copies of
the tender offer documents, including the Egreetings solicitation/recommendation
statement, through the website maintained by the Securities and Exchange
Commission at http://www.sec.gov. Free copies of each of the tender offer
documents filed by AmericanGreetings.com or Egreetings may also be obtained by
contacting the individuals listed above.

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