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Ron	03-04-2008 04:34 PM

Got A Gift Card? Better Consider This..

Here is an interesting story about Gift Cards & what happens when the company
gets into trouble.

Stats say Americans have almost 8 Billion in unused Gift Cards out there.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080303/...tcy_gift_cards

tamor

03-04-2008 04:42 PM

Re: Got A Gift Card? Better Consider This..

This happened to us with a giftcard that I bought Jon a couple of years ago. The company went out of business before he used it so we just had a piece of plastic....

Ron	03-04-2008 04:45 PM

Re: Got A Gift Card? Better Consider This..

Quote:

Originally Posted by tamor (Post 406918)

This happened to us with a giftcard that I bought Jon a couple of years ago. The company went out of business before he used it so we just had a piece of plastic....

That's terrible.

tamor

03-04-2008 04:47 PM

Re: Got A Gift Card? Better Consider This..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron (Post 406925)

That's terrible.

Yep. It was a hunting store and he was looking forward to using it. It made me mad that I had spent the money for nothing.

Ron	03-04-2008 04:48 PM

Re: Got A Gift Card? Better Consider This..

Quote:

Originally Posted by tamor (Post 406931)

Yep. It was a hunting store and he was looking forward to using it. It made me mad that I had spent the money for nothing.

You also need to read "THE FINE PRINT" too!

tbpew

03-04-2008 04:48 PM

Re: Got A Gift Card? Better Consider This..

in or out of business....
a lot of these cards have surprising short 'active' periods....many are 2 years or less, some are 12 months.

Ron	03-04-2008 04:53 PM

Re: Got A Gift Card? Better Consider This..

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbpew (Post 406936)

in or out of business....
a lot of these cards have surprising short 'active' periods....many are 2 years or less, some are 12 months.

That seems to be the norm up here!

Thing is in Canada, if customers don't redeem them it is free cash for the companies!

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