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Article: State law makes gift certificates timeless
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- Daily Breeze
- Article date:
- December 13, 2002
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO _ Here's a little holiday shopping secret that many
retailers aren't eager to advertise _ gift certificates are good
forever in California, no matter what the fine print might say.
Since 1997, state law has prohibited expiration dates on most gift
certificates in California. Still, many merchants keep adding
warnings that threaten to wipe out the value if they're not used by a
certain date.
"Retailers are still out there trying to skin the public," said
Myron "Mike" Klarfeld, a San Diego lawyer who helped write
California's law against gift card expirations.
The alleged violations have spurred a flurry of class-action
lawsuits filed by Klarfeld and other ...