Nov 25

We all love getting gift cards because then we can pick what we like but what happens when the store you have the card for will no longer honor it or the store itself is out of business? You lose your money.
Best advice in these times is: Watch those store money cards and gift cards.. and credit vouchers!
My new policy for this past year was to spend them as soon as I got them as you may forget about them, some have expiration dates, charges for every month not used, etc.
Now a new challenge: stores closing down or stores in financial trouble that may close down in the future.
Take note: The stores below have informed the Security Exchange of closing plans between October 2008 and January 2009.
Check your wallets, old birthday cards, etc for gift cards to spend NOW- the holidays with their sales are a great time to get more bang for your buck.
Take particular notice of those stores that are shutting down ALL stores or all REMAINING STORES= out of business completely.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. (copy and forward this link)
http://www.clothesandmakeup.com so they can read this too.
Circuit City stores- closing 155 stores nationally
Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide are to be shuttered
Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine’s to close 150 store nationwide
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 all stores
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 (Some stores have offered to give discounts to those holding Sharper Image gift cards, i.e. Aerus Corp (www.aerusonline.com) is offering customers 50% off their purchase up to $200. in savings no matter how much the gift card was for- they make vaccum cleaners)
K B Toys closing 356 stores
Loews to close down some stores
Dillard’s to close some stores.
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