Gift Cards Coming With Fewer Strings
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Gift cards are more popular this year and are easier to use, thanks to key rulings by the Federal Trade Commission and efforts by a number of states to regulate them, several retail experts said.
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Credit card companies are increasingly marketing a variety of cards that are a hybrid of credit, debit and gift cards to teenagers.
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IF you were planning to save on postage this year by sending electronic greeting cards, think again. And be careful when opening any you get.
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Look at more than just the interest rate when choosing a card.
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Well, itâs almost that time of year, when the holiday cards start to roll in. You know the drill â the ones from relatives and close friends get opened and showcased prominently, especially if their kids or dogs are cute. But the courtesy ones from people you barely remember sit there in a pile for weeks until you overcome the guilt of chucking them.
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Some Coachella Valley residents will wake up to fewer Christmas presents than they had planned on today. Family members and friends across the country may have the same experience.
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The holiday shopping season ended better than it started, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals, though many hope for an extra boost the week after Christmas as consumers cash in gift cards.
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Gifts that will disappear, but not because they have been regifted.
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The nation's retailers slashed prices further Wednesday in hopes that a post-Christmas shopping rush will salvage holiday sales that, so far, have fallen below even modest expectations. They're waiting in particular for legions of shoppers armed with gift cards to snap up bargains and buy new merchandise that has just hit store shelves.
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Make sure YOUR wallet is the one getting fatter.
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Adults in Chicago are much more likely than those in Miami to have recently purchased a prepaid gift card, according to results of a survey by Scarborough Research, a consumer research firm.
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The season of giving and receiving is about to change into the season of redeeming and returning. For those looking to redeem gift cards, many retailers and malls have extended hours and 50-percent-off sales on holiday merchandise Sunday.
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Don't write off the 2007 holiday shopping season just yet. Consumers are set to cash in $60 billion worth of gift cards in the next seven days, experts say.
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Topps isn't ready to go out at the bottom.
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As more and more consumers turn to plastic to solve their gift-giving dilemmas, many states are passing laws to protect those buying gift cards from what may be hidden in the fine print.
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Come Dec. 1, many Floridians may find an unwelcome piece of mail interspersed between bills, holiday catalogs and greeting cards: a non-renewal or cancellation letter from their insurers.
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Too many credit cards? Here's what to do.