Comments on: States and Retailers Fight for Your Unused Gift Cards

By: Cedar

Cedar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:06:45 +0000

Hmm, Government taking unused gift cards and others monies.
I am on the Sears rewards program. I get points for so many dollars I spend using my sears card. I reeem those points for a sears gift card. I keep those cards in case an appliance needs replaced. I am on SSI, so it is important as a backup fail-safe.
If you took a 300 dollar gift card from me it would be grand theft or larceny. Why should the Government take it because I am saving it for a rainy day? It is my money, I earned it, they have no right to it.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:10:13 +0000

I would be upset if I was a retailer. They help cover the costs of the gift card programs by the money that isn’t used. It also boosts profits a little, which in turn helps people keep employed.

By: RD

RD — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:37:10 +0000

I never thought of that, but this is the type of thing that gets my blood boiling.

It seems clear that the retailer should get to keep the $ that is not
spent on a gift card after a set amount of time, not the government.

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