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GIFT CARDS

Her CardCash gift cards are worthless.

These CardCash gift cards are worthless. Can you help me?

January 31, 2024May 9, 2018 by Christopher Elliott

Gesine Van Der Meer’s gift cards are worthless. Why won’t CardCash, the company through which she purchased them, offer a refund? And is there anything our advocacy team can do to help?

Categories Problem Solved
Carmel Kitchen closed after this consumer purchased a gift card to the restaurant

Help! Right after I bought Carmel Kitchen gift cards, the restaurant closed

January 31, 2024March 1, 2018 by Christopher Elliott

Shortly after Etta Lazarus buys $381 in Carmel Kitchen gift card credit, the restaurant closes. The chain won’t refund her money. Is she stuck with a useless piece of plastic?

Categories Problem Solved

Target won’t return my gift card credit. Their decision is “final.” Can you help?

January 31, 2024February 5, 2018 by Christopher Elliott

Denny Eaplin loses $184 in Target gift card credit when someone else redeems it in a different state. The company won’t return the money. Is there any hope for him?

Categories Problem Solved

Why do these gift cards keep disappearing?

December 21, 2023December 29, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Did you hear about the guy who ordered a gift card that didn’t work? When he tried to exchange it, the company told him to get lost.

True story. How do I know? Because it’s my story.

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