Gift cards
Recently I discovered $1.25 billion in a drawer. But there was a catch
Gift cards may be a godsend for the time-poor giver desperately lacking inspiration. But all too often they’re destined to torment the unlucky recipient.
- Michelle Cazzulino
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Gift cards are supposed to last three years. So why was mine rejected?
This loophole is absolutely following the letter of the law. The problem is that law is ridiculously loose.
- Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
How Simon exposed the hack that drained his gift cards
The popular multi-brand gift cards are sold in retailers including Woolworths, Coles and Big W.
- Gemma Grant and David Swan
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- Christmas
How to buy a Secret Santa gift for the person you hoped you wouldn’t get
Every year, I get my father-in-law in Secret Santa, and every year, the experience is the same: a crushing reminder that he will never love me (or at least love my gifts).
- Thomas Mitchell
‘Never again’: Customers left fuming after gift card headaches
While receiving a gift card or voucher as a present is often welcome, consumers are frequently running into roadblocks when attempting to redeem them.
- Emily Chantiri
Gift card sales soar as Australians ditch 'useless' Christmas presents
Once viewed as the coward's option, gift card sales have surged this holiday season as the shift away from traditional physical gifts gathers pace.
- Dominic Powell
Gift-card reminder for Christmas shoppers in wake of new laws
Christmas shoppers have been reminded they have at least three years to use gift cards under new federal laws that came into effect last month.
- Lydia Lynch
Gift cards declined on Boxing Day at Myer and Coles
Shoppers couldn't take advantage of the Boxing Day sales using gift cards sparking anger and frustration.
- Anthony Colangelo
Push for ticket crackdown to beat scalpers ahead of Big Bash
Queensland is pushing for a national cap on the resale of music and sports events tickets and a ban on "ticket bots".
- Felicity Caldwell
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- Sisters-in-Law
Knowing your rights around expired gift cards
We’ve all received a gift voucher that has fallen into the depths of our handbag, or we’ve put in our “important paperwork drawer” (aka junk drawer) to use later, but by the time we’ve found it the business has closed or the voucher has expired.
- Alison and Jillian Barrett