Heads up for you Christmas Shoppers

[make_your_move]

Thanks to margoeve for a timely post regarding the holidays, shopping and gift cards!

There's an article out regarding which of the nations retailers are down-sizing or closing completely, some of whom *will not* honor purchased gift cards (The Sharper Image to name one

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I have it on good authority :)

[fatesfolly]

that Talbots is only closing their mens stores and kids stores.

[wizardglick]

Some of these stores have been in decline a long time.

[diekonigin]

Stop stop stop. Check snopes.com -- while some of these downsizings and things are true, not all of this is correct or current info.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/storeclosings.asp

[mellyflori]

Thanks. :) I was just going to post this myself. Dear Snopes, I love you. Signed, Melly.

From my journal......

[dreamtigress]

You can also opt for straight up Visa or MC gifts cards that are good anywhere, or Amazon gift cards that will still be good in the next millenium, I am sure.

And on FDIC insured gift cards:

"In plain English this simply means that while a specific store gift card is still uninsured, a general gift card that may be redeemed at a number of stores is indeed FDIC insured - assuming that the prepaid funds are put on account at an FDIC insured financial institution."

is from this article :
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1209575/french_knife_humidor_or_fdic_insured.html?cat=3