Comments on: Holiday shopping tip: do not give gift cards!

By: financialaidpodcast

financialaidpodcast — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:45:37 +0000

Jeff – I’d be willing to bet a doughnut that in the sense of this article, debit/stored value cards fall in the same boat. Only cash is cash. Check the terms and conditions on the Visa card just to be sure.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:43:52 +0000

Do gift cards from Visa and Amex count as ‘gift cards’ in the traditional sense?

I know that the banking debacle has created some unease in the ranks, but if I purchase a Visa Check Card from Bank of America, am I still on tenuous ground?

*BTW, I’m a gift-card fiend and am going out this week to use up my stash. I remember the Sharper Image fall from grace and luckily didn’t have one of theirs.

Thanks!

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:24:25 +0000

The only gift cards I told my family/friends that I want is SmartyPig gift cards…