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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Wal-Mart says it has fixed a problem that resulted in some customers not being able to redeem their gift cards.
The company blames a third party verification system for the glitch. Wal-Mart says the problem was relatively small, but apologized for the error.
The company says customers shouldn’t have any more problems […]
Published: Dec. 27, 2007 at 2:00 PM
FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 27 (UPI) — Shoppers trying to redeem holiday gift cards at Wal-Mart stores the day after Christmas found their purchase power rejected at the checkout counter.
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, apologized for what it called a problem with a “third-party verifier’s systems that […]
By Greg Wiles
Advertiser Staff Writer
Stores and restaurants are preparing for a rush of gift-card recipients.
DEBORAH BOOKER | The Honolulu Advertiser
CHECK EXPIRATION DATE ON CARDS
Many people try to use their gift cards […]
By DAVID KAPLAN
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
How big is the gift card boom?
One indicator: Wal-Mart is offering “express lanes” exclusively for holiday gift card buying.
And another: Gift cards keep getting spiffier. They can light up, play music and be personalized […]
By ERIC SCHELKOPF - eschelkopf@kcchronicle.com
Linda Ruhl of North Aurora has a hard time buying gifts for her nieces and nephews because they live out of town.
So this Christmas, they will receive MasterCard gift cards.
“They live in Atlanta, where they don’t have our stores,” Ruhl said. “They can use it at any store.”
Gift cards are […]
Stores have smartened, selling ones that don’t require reading fine print
They are little cards with a big economic impact.
Gift cards, the gift that some call impersonal and others call perfect, will account for $90 billion in giving this year.
Dan Horne, an associate professor of marketing at Providence College in Rhode Island, has been dubbed the […]
Mark Edward Roberts received a wallet four Christmases ago that left him feeling less than jolly. The slim leather wallet was about half the size of his old one, which was already overstuffed with credit, reward and gift cards.
“I couldn’t fit anywhere near all of the stuff I wanted to carry with me,” Roberts said. […]
Published on Friday, Dec 07, 2007 If you’re buying a gift card from a bank or credit-card company, do a little research first.
The cards can be used practically anywhere the issuer’s credit card is accepted, but often are off-limits for stuff like recurring bills, car rentals, pay-at-the-pump gas stations and casinos.
More importantly, they […]
Thursday December 6, 2:38 pm ET
First Operation of its Kind in the United States Makes Gift Card Buying More Convenient
LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The popular gift card mall seen in supermarkets and […]
‘Leap of faith’ costing state
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By PAUL CARRIER
Blethen Maine Newspapers
AUGUSTA — Ever wonder what will happen if someone sticks a gift card from Circuit City, Target, Barnes & Noble or another retail chain into your stocking this holiday season and you lose […]
