Christmas Gift Cards....

Rider · 11-21-2008, 01:29 PM

I wanted to give everyone a heads up that if you tend to give gift
cards around the holidays; you need to be careful that the cards may
not be honored after the holidays.

Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling
the cards through the holidays even though the cards may be worthless
January 1.
There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the contrary, it
is referred to as 'Bankruptcy Planning).

Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about.

Circuit City (filed Chapter 11)

Ann Taylor 117 stores nationwide closing

Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, and Catherine's to close 150 stores nationwide

Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January

Cache will close all stores

Talbots closing down specialty stores

J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots) Pacific Sunwear (also owned by Talbots)

GAP closing 85 stores

Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January

Wickes Furniture closing down

Levitz closing down remaining stores

Bombay closing remaining stores

Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January

Whitehall closing all stores

Piercing Pagoda closing all stores

Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.

Home Depot closing 15 stores

Macys to close 9 stores after January

Linens and Things closing all stores

Movie Galley Closing all stores

Pep Boys Closing 33 stores

JC Penney closing a number of stores after January

Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.

Wilson Leather closing down all stores

Sharper Image closing down all stores

K B Toys closing 356 stores

Lowes to close down some stores

Dillard's to close some stores

HurricaneHeather · 11-21-2008, 01:32 PM

Source?

neebelung · 11-21-2008, 01:34 PM

WOW... I knew about a lot of these, but not how MANY... wow.....

A couple of the Dillard's here in FL have been converted to clearance stores already.

Rider · 11-21-2008, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

Source?

email.... where I get all of my false information from. Where else did you think?

ontwo · 11-21-2008, 01:37 PM

http://www.snopes.com/politics/busin...reclosings.asp

the chi · 11-21-2008, 02:34 PM

thanks for the info, good to know!

11-21-2008, 01:29 PM	#1
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	Christmas Gift Cards.... I wanted to give everyone a heads up that if you tend to give gift cards around the holidays; you need to be careful that the cards may not be honored after the holidays. Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the cards through the holidays even though the cards may be worthless January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the contrary, it is referred to as 'Bankruptcy Planning). Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about. Circuit City (filed Chapter 11) Ann Taylor 117 stores nationwide closing Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, and Catherine's to close 150 stores nationwide Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January Cache will close all stores Talbots closing down specialty stores J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots) Pacific Sunwear (also owned by Talbots) GAP closing 85 stores Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January Wickes Furniture closing down Levitz closing down remaining stores Bombay closing remaining stores Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January Whitehall closing all stores Piercing Pagoda closing all stores Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January. Home Depot closing 15 stores Macys to close 9 stores after January Linens and Things closing all stores Movie Galley Closing all stores Pep Boys Closing 33 stores JC Penney closing a number of stores after January Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores. Wilson Leather closing down all stores Sharper Image closing down all stores K B Toys closing 356 stores Lowes to close down some stores Dillard's to close some stores

11-21-2008, 01:37 PM	#5
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11-21-2008, 01:32 PM	#2
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11-21-2008, 01:34 PM	#3
neebelung Ornery, scandalous & evil Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: 2004 Scarlet R1 Posts: 5,962	WOW... I knew about a lot of these, but not how MANY... wow..... A couple of the Dillard's here in FL have been converted to clearance stores already.