Gift Card Guide

Poor economy raises questions about gift cards - Citizen
Gift cards have been popular for holiday gift-giving, though the number of retailers that have declared bankruptcy or gone out of business have made consumers wary of their purchase. State consumer advocates are urging caution when purchasing gift

Beware the gift card, in bankruptcy-vulnerable era - Philadelphia Inquirer
On Wall Street, the talk is about how “toxic debt” threatens banks and lending. On Main Street, shoppers should start thinking about “toxic” gift cards from companies that could go bankrupt. It’s not an idle worry. Shoppers spent an estimated $26.3

This year, Santa has a budget, too - Cincinnati.com
With job losses skyrocketing, the stock market in a free fall and the economy swirling toward unknown depths, it came time for a serious talk in the Giess house. Mom Shelli sat down her two boys and explained how all this economic strife would affect

Be wary of gift cards this season - Chincoteague Beacon
SALISBURY — The clock is ticking for patrons of Phillips Fine Men’s and Women’s Apparel, who have slightly more than a month left to shop at the family-owned, fine and tailored clothier before it closes its doors at the Twilley Centre. After serving

Apple iPhone 3G Gift Cards now available from Apple - Phones Review
The Apple iPhone 3G, one of today’s mobile world wonders, many would love to have an Apple iPhone 3G for Christmas so they can become part of the iPhone evolution. The Apple iPhone 3G also has the iTunes App Store for hundreds of mobile application

Planned Parenthood offers holiday health-care vouchers - Arizona Daily Star
INDIANAPOLIS — Planned Parenthood of Indiana’s 35 clinics announced they are offering holiday vouchers for basic health-care services “or the recipient’s choice of birth control method.” The organization decided to offer the vouchers because so