Details you can learn by checking out The Gift Card Report Card
Does the retailer offer a Gift Card (plastic), Gift Certificate (paper), or Electronic / Virtual Gift Card...or any combination of the three?
What other retailers / brands accept a specific gift card or gift certificate?
Does the gift card / gift certificate expire? If so, when?
Is there a maintenance or dormancy fee charged against the gift card value as a penalty for not using the gift card? If so, how much is the fee and when does it begin?
Can you buy the gift card / gift certificate online, over the telephone, through the mail or in a physical retail location?
When buying online, what payment methods does the retailer accept?
What are the shipping options and costs?
Can the gift card / gift certificate ship to an APO / FPO military installation address?
Can you "buy now" and select a future date to have the gift card / gift certificate / electronic gift certificate delivered?
Can the gift card / gift certificate be redeemed for online purchases, telephone purchases, catalog / mailed in purchases, or in-store purchases?
What happens, after a purchase, to any remaining value?
What gift card / gift certificate denominations are available for purchase online?
Can the gift card be reloaded (have value added)?
Are there multiple designs available?
Can a gift message be included?
Any unique offerings?
And, if we happened to miss anything, you are invited to complete and submit a FIX-IT Form!
We'll research your submission, and if verifiable, will post the correction, give you the credit (your "MY GIFT CARDS" User Name) on the retailer's detail page, and enter your name in our Monthly Drawing. You could win one of four $25.00 Gift Cards from the retailer of your choice! (New drawing for four gift cards held each month.)
