Gift Card Guide

Owners of gift cards protected
Edwardsville Intelligencer - Illinois residents who received gift cards this holiday season may be able to redeem them for cash even if the gift cards expire, Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias said. The Treasurer’s Office is holding more than $5 million in unused gift

Cape’s new retailers stay busy after Christmas
News-Press - Kazemba said gift cards and cosmetics were big players in Belk’s holiday season success as well. “We’re the only store in the Cape with all three of the major cosmetic companies,” she said, referring to Este Lauder, Clinique and Lan Comb. “It’s the

Caritas of Austin
News 8 Austin - To that end, gift cards are greatly appreciated to our local area grocers, such as Wal-Mart, H-E-B, Fiesta, Target and that way our clients can purchase what they need for their families year-round. If people are interested in donating warm clothing

Where you turn: Online
Tulsa World - On the hunt: Watch a slide show of hunting photos submitted by Tulsa World readers and then submit your own. Forget ties, socks and gift cards. If any of you folks out there want to get your sporting spouse the perfect gift, I’ve got an idea: Buy

Unused Christmas present vouchers are gift to retailers
Guardian Unlimited - One US chain, consumer electronics company Best Buy, this year booked a profit of $19m (£9.5m) from unclaimed gift cards. Retailers also gain from tokens that are cashed in, as customers top them up by an average 40% of their face value. Spending is

AISD school raffles gift cards to raise attendance
KVUE - Johnston High School is getting creative in its fight against truancy. Administrators are raffling Sonic gift cards for students with good attendance records. The school’s principal said about 60 percent of students had two unexcused absences per