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Is It Because Of Their Bankruptcy?"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/payless-shoesource.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Mike Mozart" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/09/18/__trashed-4/index.html" title="Payless Won’t Accept A Gift Card I Bought Online. Is It Because Of Their Bankruptcy?" rel="bookmark">Payless Won’t Accept A Gift Card I Bought Online. Is It Because Of Their Bankruptcy?</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/consumerlaura/index.html" title="Posts by Laura Northrup" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laura Northrup</a></span></span> 9.18.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Is Payless ShoeSource trying to recover from bankruptcy by discouraging customers from ever redeeming their gift cards? A Consumerist reader bought a discounted gift card from a card exchange site, then was annoyed when his local Payless store wouldn’t accept it. The retailer says that it accepts virtual gift cards in its stores, but only from certain vendors, and only after taking very specific anti-fraud measures. <a href="../../2017/09/18/__trashed-4/index.html#more-10286150" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10273902 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-financial-products category-original category-retail-services tag-a-new-way-to-pay tag-amazon tag-amazon-cash tag-prepaid-card tag-gift-cards tag-retail tag-e-commerce entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../a-new-way-to-pay/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> A New Way To Pay </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/04/03/amazon-debuts-amazon-cash-as-a-way-for-the-unbanked-to-shop-online/index.html" title="Amazon Debuts ‘Amazon Cash’ As A Way For The Unbanked To Shop Online"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/screen-shot-2017-04-03-at-12-38-41-pm.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Amazon Debuts ‘Amazon Cash’ As A Way For The Unbanked To Shop Online" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/04/03/amazon-debuts-amazon-cash-as-a-way-for-the-unbanked-to-shop-online/index.html" title="Amazon Debuts ‘Amazon Cash’ As A Way For The Unbanked To Shop Online" rel="bookmark">Amazon Debuts ‘Amazon Cash’ As A Way For The Unbanked To Shop Online</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 4.3.17 — <span class="date modified time" title="2017-05-10T15:05:20+00:00">Updated: 5.10.17</span></div><div class="entry-content"><p>Shopping online can provide savings and convenience, but more than 25% of U.S. households have either no bank account or rely on non-bank products and services to handle their finances. In an attempt to reach those potential customers, Amazon has launched “Amazon Cash.” <a href="../../2017/04/03/amazon-debuts-amazon-cash-as-a-way-for-the-unbanked-to-shop-online/index.html#more-10273902" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10272720 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-retail-services tag-scamalamadingdong tag-scam tag-facebook tag-gift-cards tag-nothing-ever-free tag-too-good-to-be-true tag-dont-click tag-its-a-trap tag-walmart entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../scamalamadingdong/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> scamalamadingdong </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/03/22/surprise-youre-not-getting-a-250-walmart-gift-card-from-that-facebook-link/index.html" title="Surprise! You’re Not Getting A $250 Walmart Gift Card From That Facebook Link"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/walmart2.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="(Mike Mozart)" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/03/22/surprise-youre-not-getting-a-250-walmart-gift-card-from-that-facebook-link/index.html" title="Surprise! You’re Not Getting A $250 Walmart Gift Card From That Facebook Link" rel="bookmark">Surprise! You’re Not Getting A $250 Walmart Gift Card From That Facebook Link</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 3.22.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>The offer of free money is hard to pass up, but, as <a href="../../2015/09/09/no-you-arent-going-to-win-an-audi-or-a-diamond-ring-just-by-liking-sharing-a-post-on-facebook/index.html" target="_blank">we’ve warned before</a>, those promises of hundreds of dollars worth of <a href="../../2015/12/17/that-40-off-all-kroger-purchases-coupon-circulating-on-facebook-is-just-a-big-fat-scam/index.html" target="_blank">gift cards</a>, <a href="../../2015/09/09/no-you-arent-going-to-win-an-audi-or-a-diamond-ring-just-by-liking-sharing-a-post-on-facebook/index.html" target="_blank">a free car</a> or trip, and other too-good-to-be-true offers are just that. The latest version of this scheme involves a $250 Walmart gift card. <a href="../../2017/03/22/surprise-youre-not-getting-a-250-walmart-gift-card-from-that-facebook-link/index.html#more-10272720" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10267146 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-retail-services tag-limited-value tag-gift-cards tag-bankruptcy tag-the-limited tag-claim-form entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../limited-value/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> limited value </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/01/27/heres-how-you-might-get-something-back-from-gift-cards-for-the-limited/index.html" title="Here’s How You Might Get Something Back From Gift Cards For The Limited"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/limited.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="bluwmongoose" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/01/27/heres-how-you-might-get-something-back-from-gift-cards-for-the-limited/index.html" title="Here’s How You Might Get Something Back From Gift Cards For The Limited" rel="bookmark">Here’s How You Might Get Something Back From Gift Cards For The Limited</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/consumerlaura/index.html" title="Posts by Laura Northrup" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laura Northrup</a></span></span> 1.27.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>When a retailer files for bankruptcy protection, that typically means that it will stop accepting gift cards, which is very bad news if you happen to hold one. If customers of The Limited didn’t spend their gift cards before the chain <a href="../../2017/01/06/the-limited-confirms-it-will-shut-down-all-remaining-brick-and-mortar-stores-jan-8/index.html" target="_blank">shut down its retail stores</a> and <a href="../../2017/01/19/the-limited-files-for-bankruptcy-shutters-online-store-for-now/index.html" target="_blank">its website</a>, they lose the value of their cards. <a href="../../2017/01/27/heres-how-you-might-get-something-back-from-gift-cards-for-the-limited/index.html#more-10267146" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10266117 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-retail-services tag-preventing-the-scam tag-walmart tag-alert-employees tag-scam tag-grandparents-scam tag-prepaid tag-prepaid-gift-cards tag-gift-cards entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../preventing-the-scam/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> preventing the scam </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/01/18/walmart-employee-stops-elderly-couple-from-losing-2500-to-grandparents-scam/index.html" title="Walmart Employee Stops Elderly Couple From Losing $2,500 To “Grandparents Scam”"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/walmart.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Mike Mozart" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/01/18/walmart-employee-stops-elderly-couple-from-losing-2500-to-grandparents-scam/index.html" title="Walmart Employee Stops Elderly Couple From Losing $2,500 To “Grandparents Scam”" rel="bookmark">Walmart Employee Stops Elderly Couple From Losing $2,500 To “Grandparents Scam”</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 1.18.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>An elderly Illinois couple still has $2,500 in the bank thanks to an alert Walmart employee who thought something was amiss when the shoppers tried to transfer the funds to prepaid gift cards. <a href="../../2017/01/18/walmart-employee-stops-elderly-couple-from-losing-2500-to-grandparents-scam/index.html#more-10266117" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10263238 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-retail-services tag-the-blandest-gift-of-all tag-gift-cards tag-git-card-safety tag-gift-card-fraud tag-fraud-prevention entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../the-blandest-gift-of-all/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> the blandest gift of all </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/12/14/how-to-protect-yourself-from-buying-a-drained-gift-card/index.html" title="How To Protect Yourself From Buying A Drained Gift Card"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/gift-cards.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="arvind grover" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/12/14/how-to-protect-yourself-from-buying-a-drained-gift-card/index.html" title="How To Protect Yourself From Buying A Drained Gift Card" rel="bookmark">How To Protect Yourself From Buying A Drained Gift Card</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/consumerlaura/index.html" title="Posts by Laura Northrup" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laura Northrup</a></span></span> 12.14.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Gift cards are a popular present for all occasions, and are extra popular during the holiday season. However, one really terrible gift is a gift card that has been drained of its value. Here’s how to prevent that from happening so your gift recipient can buy the perfect present that they actually wanted. <a href="../../2016/12/14/how-to-protect-yourself-from-buying-a-drained-gift-card/index.html#more-10263238" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10261575 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-economic-health category-legal-lawsuits category-retail-services tag-check-your-old-wallets tag-radioshack tag-radioshack-afterlife tag-bankruptcy tag-retail-bankruptcy tag-gift-cards tag-deadlines entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../check-your-old-wallets/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> check your old wallets </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/11/29/reminder-friday-is-the-last-day-to-redeem-your-radioshack-gift-cards/index.html" title="Reminder: Friday Is The Last Day To Redeem Your RadioShack Gift Cards"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/17071605028_facc2c4b97_h-e1496155012308.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Matthew Hunt" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/11/29/reminder-friday-is-the-last-day-to-redeem-your-radioshack-gift-cards/index.html" title="Reminder: Friday Is The Last Day To Redeem Your RadioShack Gift Cards" rel="bookmark">Reminder: Friday Is The Last Day To Redeem Your RadioShack Gift Cards</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/consumerlaura/index.html" title="Posts by Laura Northrup" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laura Northrup</a></span></span> 11.29.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>The <a href="../radioshack-bankruptcy/index.html" target="_blank">bankruptcy of RadioShack at the beginning of 2015</a> probably seems like a distant event to you now, but the business entity that used to be the massive electronics chain is still wrapping up its affairs. One of those last pieces of business is the end of gift card redemptions. The Shack’s estate will stop accepting requests on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. <a href="../../2016/11/29/reminder-friday-is-the-last-day-to-redeem-your-radioshack-gift-cards/index.html#more-10261575" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10260235 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advertising-marketing category-telecom-technology tag-what-gift-card tag-time-warner-cable tag-gift-cards tag-broken-promotions tag-promotions tag-cable tag-twc tag-services entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../what-gift-card/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> what gift card? </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/11/11/some-time-warner-cable-customers-still-waiting-months-for-300-promotional-gift-cards/index.html" title="Some Time Warner Cable Customers Still Waiting Months For $300 Promotional Gift Cards"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/twccustomer.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="(Lyman Green)" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/11/11/some-time-warner-cable-customers-still-waiting-months-for-300-promotional-gift-cards/index.html" title="Some Time Warner Cable Customers Still Waiting Months For $300 Promotional Gift Cards" rel="bookmark">Some Time Warner Cable Customers Still Waiting Months For $300 Promotional Gift Cards</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 11.11.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Back in February, Ann chose to keep her business with Time Warner Cable when the company dangled a free $300 prepaid gift card in her face. Fast forward to November and she’s still waiting for the card, like hundreds of other customers who stuck with the company or switched to the pay-TV provider. So what’s the deal? <a href="../../2016/11/11/some-time-warner-cable-customers-still-waiting-months-for-300-promotional-gift-cards/index.html#more-10260235" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10255486 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-car-cards tag-gift-cards tag-lyft tag-uber tag-transportation entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../car-cards/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> car cards </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/09/26/uber-now-selling-physical-gift-cards-in-stores/index.html" title="Uber Now Selling Physical Gift Cards In Stores"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/ubergiftcard1.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Uber Now Selling Physical Gift Cards In Stores" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/09/26/uber-now-selling-physical-gift-cards-in-stores/index.html" title="Uber Now Selling Physical Gift Cards In Stores" rel="bookmark">Uber Now Selling Physical Gift Cards In Stores</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 9.26.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Following in the footsteps (or the wheel tracks, as it were) o<a href="../../2016/08/09/lyft-will-soon-be-selling-20-gift-cards-at-starbucks-stores/index.html">f Lyft</a>, Uber will now also sell physical gift cards in stores. <a href="../../2016/09/26/uber-now-selling-physical-gift-cards-in-stores/index.html#more-10255486" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10252766 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-uncategorized tag-gift-cards tag-fake-irs tag-scams tag-phone-scams tag-irs-scam entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> gift cards </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/08/31/lets-review-you-will-never-have-to-send-6k-in-itunes-gift-cards-to-the-irs/index.html" title="Let’s Review: You Will Never Have To Send $6K In iTunes Gift Cards To The IRS"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/itunes_gift_cards-e1467928179372.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Mike Mozart" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/08/31/lets-review-you-will-never-have-to-send-6k-in-itunes-gift-cards-to-the-irs/index.html" title="Let’s Review: You Will Never Have To Send $6K In iTunes Gift Cards To The IRS" rel="bookmark">Let’s Review: You Will Never Have To Send $6K In iTunes Gift Cards To The IRS</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/consumerlaura/index.html" title="Posts by Laura Northrup" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laura Northrup</a></span></span> 8.31.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>When you owe money to the Internal Revenue Service, they don’t call you up. Instead, they send letters through the mail. Yet people send thousands of dollars every day to scammers in faraway call centers who claim to represent the federal government. If you don’t know that the call is a scam, it can be super scary to be threatened with seven years in prison over the phone. <a href="../../2016/08/31/lets-review-you-will-never-have-to-send-6k-in-itunes-gift-cards-to-the-irs/index.html#more-10252766" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10250477 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food-personal-care category-transportation-infrastructure category-uncategorized tag-best-business-friends tag-lyft tag-starbucks tag-coffee tag-ride-hailing-services tag-gift-cards tag-partnerships entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../best-business-friends/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> best business friends </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/08/09/lyft-will-soon-be-selling-20-gift-cards-at-starbucks-stores/index.html" title="Lyft Will Soon Be Selling $20 Gift Cards At Starbucks Stores"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/lyftstarbckscards1.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Lyft Will Soon Be Selling $20 Gift Cards At Starbucks Stores" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/08/09/lyft-will-soon-be-selling-20-gift-cards-at-starbucks-stores/index.html" title="Lyft Will Soon Be Selling $20 Gift Cards At Starbucks Stores" rel="bookmark">Lyft Will Soon Be Selling $20 Gift Cards At Starbucks Stores</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 8.9.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>In a move that its rivals haven’t tried yet, Lyft says it will start selling gift cards in a new partnership with Starbucks. <a href="../../2016/08/09/lyft-will-soon-be-selling-20-gift-cards-at-starbucks-stores/index.html#more-10250477" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10248817 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media-entertainment category-retail-services category-telecom-technology category-uncategorized tag-dont-fall-for-it tag-scam tag-gift-cards tag-caller-id-spoofing tag-scheme tag-comcast tag-amazon tag-check-your-source entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../dont-fall-for-it/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> don't fall for it </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/07/26/woman-out-250-after-falling-victim-to-comcast-amazon-fake-promotion-scheme/index.html" title="Woman Out $250 After Falling Victim To Comcast, Amazon Fake Promotion Scheme"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/oldphonebw.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="jpghouse" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/07/26/woman-out-250-after-falling-victim-to-comcast-amazon-fake-promotion-scheme/index.html" title="Woman Out $250 After Falling Victim To Comcast, Amazon Fake Promotion Scheme" rel="bookmark">Woman Out $250 After Falling Victim To Comcast, Amazon Fake Promotion Scheme</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 7.26.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Consider yourself warned: Scammers are taking advantage of the recent news that Amazon is selling access to Comcast services, faking calls from the cable company to steal money from unwitting victims.<br /> <a href="../../2016/07/26/woman-out-250-after-falling-victim-to-comcast-amazon-fake-promotion-scheme/index.html#more-10248817" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10245551 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-going-out-of-business tag-bankruptcy tag-gift-cards tag-spend-em-if-you-got-em tag-sports-authority tag-sports-authority-bankruptcy entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../going-out-of-business/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> going out of business </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/06/24/reminder-you-have-until-tuesday-to-use-your-sports-authority-gift-cards/index.html" title="Reminder: You Have Until Tuesday To Use Your Sports Authority Gift Cards"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/sports_authority.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Nicholas Eckhart" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/06/24/reminder-you-have-until-tuesday-to-use-your-sports-authority-gift-cards/index.html" title="Reminder: You Have Until Tuesday To Use Your Sports Authority Gift Cards" rel="bookmark">Reminder: You Have Until Tuesday To Use Your Sports Authority Gift Cards</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/consumerlaura/index.html" title="Posts by Laura Northrup" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laura Northrup</a></span></span> 6.24.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>If you still have a Sports Authority gift card lurking somewhere in your papers, it’s time to pull it out and <a href="../../2016/06/02/lets-check-out-an-actual-store-closing-sale-at-a-sports-authority-store/index.html">spend it on some ski pants or a camping knife or something</a>. As the company’s business winds down, the last day that its remaining stores and website will accept gift cards is Tuesday, June 28, 2016. <a href="../../2016/06/24/reminder-you-have-until-tuesday-to-use-your-sports-authority-gift-cards/index.html#more-10245551" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10241935 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-sports-authority-afterlife tag-sports-authority-gift-cards tag-gift-cards tag-sports-authority-bankruptcy tag-going-out-of-business tag-liquidation entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../sports-authority-afterlife/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> sports authority afterlife </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/05/24/theres-92-5-million-in-outstanding-sports-authority-gift-cards-use-yours-before-june-26/index.html" title="There’s $92.5 Million In Outstanding Sports Authority Gift Cards: Use Yours Before June 28"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/sports_authority.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Nicholas Eckhart" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/05/24/theres-92-5-million-in-outstanding-sports-authority-gift-cards-use-yours-before-june-26/index.html" title="There’s $92.5 Million In Outstanding Sports Authority Gift Cards: Use Yours Before June 28" rel="bookmark">There’s $92.5 Million In Outstanding Sports Authority Gift Cards: Use Yours Before June 28</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/consumerlaura/index.html" title="Posts by Laura Northrup" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laura Northrup</a></span></span> 5.24.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>We have no idea why you would <em>want</em> to buy a gift card to Sports Authority right now. The big-box sports retailer, with 460 stores across the country, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and is liquidating and closing all of its stores starting on Wednesday. If you did want to buy one, today is the last day, and the stores will stop accepting gift cards on <del datetime="2016-05-26T16:39:30+00:00">June 26</del> June 28. <a href="../../2016/05/24/theres-92-5-million-in-outstanding-sports-authority-gift-cards-use-yours-before-june-26/index.html#more-10241935" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10239686 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-retail-services category-uncategorized tag-just-in-case tag-prepaid-debit-cards tag-best-buy tag-refunds tag-returns tag-gift-cards entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../just-in-case/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> just in case </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/05/04/dont-throw-away-prepaid-debit-cards-after-you-use-them-to-make-a-purchase/index.html" title="Don’t Throw Away Prepaid Debit Cards After You Use Them To Make A Purchase"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/3821091276_972fb555a1_b.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="frankieleon" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/05/04/dont-throw-away-prepaid-debit-cards-after-you-use-them-to-make-a-purchase/index.html" title="Don’t Throw Away Prepaid Debit Cards After You Use Them To Make A Purchase" rel="bookmark">Don’t Throw Away Prepaid Debit Cards After You Use Them To Make A Purchase</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/chrismorranconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Chris Morran" class="author url fn" rel="author">Chris Morran</a></span></span> 5.4.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>If you exhaust all the money on a prepaid debit card and have no intention of refilling it, your tendency is probably to simply discard the piece of plastic and move on with your life. But you may want to hold on to that card for a while, lest you have to jump through hoops if you return the purchase. <a href="../../2016/05/04/dont-throw-away-prepaid-debit-cards-after-you-use-them-to-make-a-purchase/index.html#more-10239686" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10237849 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-telecom-technology category-uncategorized tag-time-warner-cable tag-gift-cards tag-promises tag-services tag-terms-and-conditions tag-wheres-the-gift-card tag-customer-service entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../../../www.consumerist.com/tag/time-warner-cable.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> time warner cable </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/04/14/customers-say-time-warner-cable-failing-to-honor-300-gift-card-promo-deal/index.html" title="Customers Say Time Warner Cable Failing To Honor $300 Gift Card Promo Deal"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/5174584453_698c72ab1c_b.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="RobHoAd" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/04/14/customers-say-time-warner-cable-failing-to-honor-300-gift-card-promo-deal/index.html" title="Customers Say Time Warner Cable Failing To Honor $300 Gift Card Promo Deal" rel="bookmark">Customers Say Time Warner Cable Failing To Honor $300 Gift Card Promo Deal</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 4.14.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Dangling a free prepaid gift card in front of folks’ faces is a time-honored method of getting people to switch services. But a number of cable customers who switched to Time Warner Cable because of the promise of a $300 gift card say the pay-TV provider has yet to make good on the promotion.<br /> <a href="../../2016/04/14/customers-say-time-warner-cable-failing-to-honor-300-gift-card-promo-deal/index.html#more-10237849" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10233954 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-financial-products category-uncategorized tag-cutting-down-on-fraud tag-gift-cards tag-chip-enabled-cards tag-retail tag-grocers tag-credit-cards tag-fraud entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../cutting-down-on-fraud/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> Cutting Down On Fraud </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/03/08/new-credit-card-rules-may-make-it-difficult-to-purchase-gift-cards/index.html" title="New Credit Card Rules May Make It Difficult To Purchase Gift Cards"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/gift-cards.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="arvind grover" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/03/08/new-credit-card-rules-may-make-it-difficult-to-purchase-gift-cards/index.html" title="New Credit Card Rules May Make It Difficult To Purchase Gift Cards" rel="bookmark">New Credit Card Rules May Make It Difficult To Purchase Gift Cards</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 3.8.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>If you recently tried to purchase a gift card and were told you had to use cash or had to stick to a smaller denomination, you’re not alone. 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