Gift Certificates

Left Port Redd asked:


I just got $200 worth of gift certificates for one of the high end restaurants in the area from work as a bonus. What are your views on using them on a date?

Miguel

martyz asked:


This is the first time this has ever happened to me: I tried buying a gift certificate for $20 at a Virginia business — they said they had to charge tax and make the gift certificate $20.50 — I know it’s only 50 cents, but if they do that to all customers, that’s a bit of a scam, right?

Tim

lily_laus asked:


I purchased a day spa business a month ago. The previous owner gave me $4500 credit towards gift certificate redeem, as she claimed there weren’t that much out there. However, just one month after the close of escrow, there were already more than $3000 worth of gift certifcate redeemed came forward. My concern is, the business will be hurt if I don’t honor past gift certificate; however I can not afford keep doing this, especially without knowing how much are really out there because the previous owner did not have any record to trace. I couldn’t even tell the authenticity of those gift certificates as a lot of them don’t have date of issue, or number, or even value. I am stuck here, please help.

Maria

Rhiannon asked:


I got my father’s old gift certificates for Holt’s as a little gift before going away to Italy but I have yet to use them because I am wondering if they are even still valid. They do not have an expiration date but these are REALLY old, they are two $100 holt renfrew “bills”.

Alvin