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Article: Gift cards may seem like a great gift, but pay attention to those fees
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- AP Worldstream
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- December 18, 2003
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ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writer
AP Worldstream
12-18-2003
Dateline: NEW YORK
Like more and more American holiday shoppers, Juliette Coulter thinks the right gift for many friends and family members is plastic and fits in a wallet.
She's spending $300 this season on gift cards from clothier Old Navy, coffee giant Starbucks and other retailers. It means no worrying, for example, about size or style for a pair of nephews age 9 and 14.
"They have very specific tastes, and I don't want to get them the wrong thing," said Coulter, of Dallas. "I want them to think I'm the cool aunt."
Gift cards are hotter than ever in the runup to Christmas, with merchants expected to sell more than $17 billion ...