Christmas Gift Cards - Warning...

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Registered: 03-17-2007
Christmas Gift Cards - Warning...
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Thu, 11-20-2008 - 5:24am

Hi everybody - sorry I haven't been around but I found more people in my Family Tree and it has quadrupled in size and still growing - I'm spending every waking minute on it.


Anyway I got this message at work yesterday about Christmas Gift Cards and it was also on my local news - if you get them - spend them quickly - sorry about the formating - I can't seem to get it to fit in the post but you get the idea:







It seems there are lots of stores that are closing due to the recession and the fact that people are not shopping.
If you have any "gift cards" from these stores, make sure you use them, or you will lose them !

Watch those store money cards and gift cards.. and credit slips!  One woman interviewed interviewed in Toronto bought a gift card 2 weeks ago for a present for someone and the store closed this past weekend!!


Stores that informed the Security Exchange of closing plans between October 2008 and January 2009.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.


This is just a PARTIAL listing:

Circuit City stores... most recent (? how many)

Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide are to be shuttered

Lane Bryant,, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 stores

Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January

Cache will close all stores

Talbots closing down all stores

J. Jill closing all stores

GAP closing 85 stores

Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January

Wickes Furniture closing down

Levitz closing down remaining stores

Bombay closing remaining stores

Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January.

Whitehall closing all stores

Piercing Pagoda closing all stores

Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.

Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick )

Macys to close 9 stores after January

Linens and Things closing all stores

Movie Galley Closing all stores

Pacific Sunware closing stores

Pep Boys Closing 33 stores

Sprint/ Nextel closing 133 stores

JC Penney closing a number of stores after January

Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.

Wilson Leather closing down all stores

Sharper Image closing down all stores

K B Toys closing 356 stores

Lowes to close down some stores

Dillard's to close some stores.

 






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Time to Bundle Up


Rusty xxoo





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Edited 11/20/2008 5:28 am ET by rustycarole


Edited 11/20/2008 5:30 am ET by rustycarole

Granny to Caleb and Scotia

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Registered: 04-24-2000
Thu, 11-20-2008 - 6:08am

Thanks Rusty for the info..very helpful !


I have received this same e-mail.....but it good to make sure everybody knows this !


Happy about you finding more relatives...how cool !

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Registered: 09-01-2003
Thu, 11-20-2008 - 7:21am

thanks for passing that along. i wonder if any of the gift cards would be honored thru on-line shopping.


awesome on finding more relatives:O) that must be so fascinating !


hope you are giving the keyboard a rest ;O)

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 11-20-2008 - 9:45am
Wondered where you have been Rusty,
Wow this is scary
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Registered: 03-14-2007
Thu, 11-20-2008 - 11:01am

In checking with Snopes, this information is...Accurate, Inaccurate and Outdated.


Still though, I think it may be a better idea to buy Visa or MasterCard gift cards this year rather


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