Worthless gift cards
As if gift cards weren’t backhanded enough. Here’s news from CNN:
As more retailers file for bankruptcy or go out of business, more than $75 million in gift cards are at risk of becoming worthless pieces of plastic this year.
“If I knew this was going to happen, I would have used them right away,” said Jon Tapper, a public relations executive from Boston who received two Sharper Image cards as business gifts just a few weeks ago. Their total face value is $50.
“I love gift cards, but now this makes me think twice.”
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