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Article: Gain Insight in to Pre-paid and Gift Cards in the United States.
M2 Presswire;  July 24, 2008 ;     659 words ......Markets: Gain Insight in to Pre-paid and Gift Cards in the United States(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...announced the addition of the Pre-paid and Gift Cards in the United States 2008 report to their...poised to further embrace prepaid and gift cards? This report explores who uses ...

Article: Gift cards grow increasingly popular, but can carry hidden costs
Daily Breeze;  December 19, 2004 ;     588 words ......Scott Black started looking at purchasing gift cards a couple of years ago, when he realized...agency in Dallas. He's become a big fan of gift cards, which are prepaid cards that look like...mother, who is an avid reader. "I get gift cards to the book stores near her," he said...

Article: Beware gift cards' hidden costs
New Haven Register;  December 12, 2004 ;     634 words ......Scott Black started looking at purchasing gift cards a couple of years ago, when he realized...agency in Dallas. He's become a big fan of gift cards, which are prepaid cards that look like...mother, who is an avid reader. "I get gift cards to the book stores near her," he said...

Article: Gift cards 'convenient' for givers, recipients; Some include 'inactivity' or 'dormancy' fees if they are not used in a set period
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  December 12, 2004 ;     555 words ......Scott Black started looking at purchasing gift cards a couple of years ago, when he realized...in Dallas. He has become a big fan of gift cards, which are prepaid cards that look like...mother, who is an avid reader. "I get gift cards to the book stores near her," he said...

Article: Gift Cards Can Carry Hidden Costs
AP Online;  December 9, 2004 ;     668 words ......Scott Black started looking at purchasing gift cards a couple of years ago, when he realized...agency in Dallas. He's become a big fan of gift cards, which are prepaid cards that look like...mother, who is an avid reader. "I get gift cards to the book stores near her," he said...

Article: Two sides to gift cards story.(MULTICHANNEL)
DM News;  November 19, 2007 ;     314 words ...GIFT CARDS continue to gain in popularity, according...season compared to $24.8 billion in 2006. Gift cards are also in the top three gifts consumers...with 56.6% of consumers surveyed saying gift cards are on their list. Clothing and accessories...

Article: So much plastic, so little time Popularity soars, but many gift cards languish in wallets
The Boston Globe;  December 31, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Jill Greim has so many gift cards that she carries a second wallet...college freshman from Walpole got seven gift cards worth $460 this Christmas - for places...nothing. Many consumers appreciate gift cards because they get to select the present...

Article: PAY DIRT; It's a green Christmas; Gift cards are always a good fallback when you can't think of anything else, right? Well, here's why cash is king this holiday season.(BUSINESS)(PAY DIRT)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 23, 2008 ;     688 words ......as other journalists criticized gift cards, I wrote a column expressing why I love them so. I argued that store gift cards have evolved to be generally fee-fr...sun offers them, it's easy to find gift cards that reflect the interests of everyone...

Article: And no unhapy returns Gift cards sales gain holiday favor
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  November 8, 2005 ;     615 words ......look at the terms and conditions of gift cards. Things to check: * Is there a charge for purchase of the card. Gift cards issued by retailers generally don...manager of TGI Fridays in Bloomington. Gift cards are the No. 1 holiday present this...

Article: Busy shoppers wrap plastic; Gift cards are popular with shoppers who are unsure what to buy, so today merchants will push the cards in hopes of ringing up sales.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ......43-year-old Minneapolis woman has been buying gift cards from national retailers such as Barnes...year, Smith tied a similar selection of gift cards to the Christmas tree to the delight...classier than handing cash over, Smith said. Gift cards have become an increasingly popular ...

Article: Wild cards: Consumers increasingly turn to gift cards this holiday season
Charleston Gazette;  December 3, 2004 ;     696 words ...What to check when ordering gift cards * When does a card expire? * What are the...his shopping from his computer and order gift cards. Consumers are expected to spend $17.34 billion on gift cards this year, $100 million more than in 2003...

Article: No-shopping, no-shipping gifts catch on Gift cards a growing trend, but they can carry fees, lose value
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Scott Black started looking at purchasing gift cards a couple of years ago, when he realized...agency in Dallas. He's become a big fan of gift cards, which are prepaid cards that look like...mother, who is an avid reader. "I get gift cards to the book stores near her," he said...

Article: Gift Cards Provide Shoppers with Convenient Options for Holidays.
Daily News (Los Angeles, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  December 14, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Patrick Porter typically buys Best Buy gift cards for his buddies at the holidays. He's...Retailers have been heavily promoting gift cards as a convenient giving alternative for...Federation, which is projecting spending on gift cards for the first time this year. The days...

Article: Holiday shoppers lean toward gift cards
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  November 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ......economy could inspire more shoppers to opt for gift cards instead. In fact, "We see gift cards bumping out apparel this year" as the top...Crispell of GfK Roper Consulting said. Store gift cards are forecast to rise from the third most popular...