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 ...

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...

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...

Gift cards 'convenient' for givers, recipients; Some include 'inactivity'...

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...

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...

So much plastic, so little time Popularity soars, but many gift cards...

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...

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...

Gift cards: One size doesn't fit all.

Seattle Times (Seattle, WA);  December 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Jolayne Houtz Dec. 20--Miss Manners calls gift cards pathetic. The rest of us call them being done with my Christmas shopping. Gift cards are more popular than ever -- to the...Yet people now are more likely to give gift cards for the holidays than toys, games, music...

Busy shoppers wrap plastic; Gift cards are popular with shoppers who are...

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 ...

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...

No-shopping, no-shipping gifts catch on Gift cards a growing trend, but...

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...

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...

Retailers get creative as gift cards gain popularity.(MERCHANDISING)

MMR;  December 12, 2005 ;     393 words ...WASHINGTON -- Gift cards continue to rank high on consumers...Federation (NRF) Gift Card Survey, sales of gift cards this season will approach $18.5 billion...of their total holiday budget, on gift cards this year, the survey found. Meanwhile...

Gift cards more than just stocking-stuffers this holiday season.(Knight...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 29, 2002 ;     602 words ......spending on her teen-age daughters: Giving gift cards sometimes can be a shopper's best present...Rosedale Center. Giving her daughters gift cards to their favorite retailers allows them...time around. The phenomenon of retail gift cards has exploded in the past three to five...

Omnipresent gift cards bail out shoppers.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  December 19, 2005 ;     675 words ......You're likely to find an array of gift cards for everyone who's still on your list. Walgreens sells gift cards for rooms at Best Western, scuba diving...Mobil gas station in Olivette carries gift cards for J.C. Penney, Circuit City and Papa...