Downtown Naperville gift certificates a big hit.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 12, 2006 ;     383 words ......record-shattering holiday sales of its gift certificates. Roughly $230,000 in gift certificates were sold in December, more than doubling...shoppers spent about $100,000 on downtown gift certificates. We knew we were doing a huge volume...

Illinois crosses out expiration dates on gift certificates; 'Bureaucratic...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  January 6, 2002 ;     450 words ...Illinois has officially made gift certificates the gifts that keep on giving. No...will no longer have to report unused gift certificates as unclaimed property. A program...Merchants Association. Now, when gift certificates are purchased from participating...

Illinois, Merchants Group Initiate Gift Certificates that Never Expire.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 23, 2001 ;     624 words ......Ill.-Oh, the simplicity of buying gift certificates for holiday presents: They're a cinch...And for the first time in Illinois, gift certificates no longer have to weigh down the...program, called EverCASH, promise the gift certificates and gift cards they sell will never...

State law makes gift certificates timeless

Daily Breeze;  December 13, 2002 ;     614 words ......retailers aren't eager to advertise _ gift certificates are good forever in California, no...prohibited expiration dates on most gift certificates in California. Still, many merchants...courts to ensure Californians can use gift certificates at their leisure. A lot of money...

MALL ADDS SURCHARGE TO GIFT CERTIFICATES; MALL CUSTOMERS DON'T LIKE CHARGE...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  November 30, 2001 ;     606 words ...Byline: BOB NIEDT RETAIL NOTEBOOK Mall gift certificates purchased at Carousel Center come...surcharge. Customers who buy the gift certificates at any of the mall's service desks...time any local mall has charged for gift certificates, which are usually purchased at face...

GIFT CERTIFICATES TRIGGER TIMELESS DEBATE.(BUSINESS)

The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  December 13, 2002 ;     445 words ......retailers aren't eager to advertise -- gift certificates are good forever in California, no...prohibited expiration dates on most gift certificates in California. Still, many merchants...courts to ensure Californians can use gift certificates at their leisure. A lot of money...

Women's Apparel Retailer in New England to Honor Gift Certificates.(Knight...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 8, 2000 ;     527 words ......course and said it will now honor gift certificates until a bankruptcy liquidation sale...Specialty Stores Inc. said it would honor gift certificates today and tomorrow only with minimum...no longer honor coupons, returns, gift certificates, or gift coins. Bankruptcy court...

SOME MALLS CHARGING FEE FOR GIFT CERTIFICATES

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  December 10, 1998 ;     688 words ......computer that allows people to order gift certificates. The machines are in place in all...still like the flexibility that mall gift certificates give," Pozzuoli said. Since credit...Pozzuoli said. "The trend for giving gift certificates gets larger every year." So far...

Gift certificates easy for buyer, but recipient may encounter restrictions

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 5, 1998 ;     499 words ......they take guesswork out of shopping. Gift certificates are on the must-buy lists of 41...recent survey by the group shows gift certificates are the fourth-most popular present...apparel, toys and compact discs. "Gift certificates are a great option if someone is...

Consumers Energy Gift Certificates Offer Practical Giving Idea.

PR Newswire;  December 10, 2001 ;     325 words ......and might consider Consumers Energy gift certificates, especially for college students...financial times. Those receiving the gift certificates just mail them in with their monthly...deducted from the bill total. The gift certificates are available in amounts of $10...

Finding Botox Under The Tree: Not All Doctors Taking Cosmetic Surgery Gift...

Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT);  December 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......New Haven and Branford, is selling gift certificates that can be redeemed for Botox treatments...has been advertising and selling gift certificates for several years, Donofrio said...the number of physicians selling gift certificates for Botox and other treatments has...

ASK US | Q: Gift certificates

Daily Breeze;  August 31, 2003 ;     431 words ...DAILY BREEZE Q: Gift certificates You had something in the paper about places honoring gift certificates or gift cards. Could you repeat...has prohibited expiration dates on gift certificates sold in California With a few exceptions...

KNOW RULES OF STORE GIFT CERTIFICATES

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  January 25, 1998 ;     700+ words ......NJ) 01-25-1998 KNOW RULES OF STORE GIFT CERTIFICATES By KEVIN DEMARRAIS Date: 01-25-1998...Sunday Column: YOUR MONEY'S WORTH Gift certificates make great presents -- the size is...popular as presents and awards. But gift certificates can create some unexpected problems...

Gift certificates always the perfect fit, more people say this...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ......present friends and relatives with gift certificates at Christmas have no soul? Some etiquette...shopping day of the year. The sale of gift certificates and gift cards is soaring, driven...ShopRite supermarket, that doesn't have gift certificates or cards for sale this year. The...

73 Retailers Partner With Giftpoint.com in November To Sell Gift...

PR Newswire;  December 7, 1999 ;     471 words ......is the leading online provider of gift certificates from hundreds of stores, restaurants...has the largest number of merchant gift certificates available at one Web site. New additions...with Web sites the ability to sell gift certificates online. The company allows a retailer...