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Article #8532Re: Major Chains in Trouble
From: SMS
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:46
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:46
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AnAmericanCitizen wrote: > Depressing, but good to know..... > > This may be a serious problem this year - if these stores are in > your area - it might pay not to buy their gift cards - but a generic > AMEX or Visa card to give as a gift instead. If you have gift cards for any of > these stores you may want to use them very soon. > > Clark Howard, the consumer reporter, suggests not giving gift cards > at all this year. If the business goes under, the card will be no good > and that will just be money down the drain. For example, Linen's & > Things is now owned by their liquidator and WILL NOT accept Linen's & > Things gift cards. Gift card are a bad idea even when they're for stable companies. Something like 10% are never redeemed by the recipient. Gift cards seem to be a popular gift for teachers, and in my area, the teachers will get together after the last day of school before XMAS to swap gift cards for ones they want. At my son's school, the teachers have put up the type of gift cards they like to receive on their web site. "http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21792253/"
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