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3 On Your Side: Organizing And Selling Your Gift Cards

Did you get a gift card this holiday? Well what about an e-gift card? Whether it’s the old fashioned type or the new fangled version, 3 On Your Side Consumer Reporter Jim Donovan has some advice for getting the most out of them.

2012/12/27

Senator Bob Casey speaks at a press conference on the Gift Card Consumer Protection Act. (Credit: John Ostapkovich)

Senator Casey Sponsors Bill To Ensure Gift Cards Don’t Lose Value

Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Bob Casey is co-sponsoring a bill to help consumers get what they’re paying for, buying gift cards.

2012/12/11

The Pros And Cons Of Gift Cards

To gift card or not to gift card? That is the question. Here are the pros and cons of giving a gift card this holiday season.

2012/11/07

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The Viggle App

Who knew that being a couch potato could be so rewarding? Viggle rewards people for watching TV and checking in via the app.

2012/08/14

(File Photo: Guns not representative of Bristol Township's buyback program.) (credit: Tony Hanson)

Bucks County Community Swaps Gift Cards For Firearms

On the heels of a successful gun buyback program three years ago, a Bucks County community is again offering supermarket gift cards in exchange for firearms.

2012/07/23

Stigall Show Log 5.18.12

Chris talks to Phillies OF Hunter Pence about his upcoming charity event, Steve Cordasco about Facebook’s IPO, CBS 3′s Beasley Reece to preview the Sixers and Phillies weekends, and Breitbart.com’s Larry O’Connor about biography discovered of President Obama claiming he was born in Kenya.

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NJ Committee Advances Bill To Stop Christie Plan To Seize Unused Gift Card Value

A New Jersey Senate committee has cleared a measure that would halt a plan by the Christie Administration to seize the unused value of gift cards two years after their purchase, a plan that is forcing the issuers of some of those cards to stop doing business in the Garden State.

2012/05/18

Two More Gift Card Companies Say They’re Ready To Quit New Jersey

Their names may be unknown to you, but InComm and Blackhawk Network are two companies that act as middlemen for retailers. Their cards come with all kinds of brand names.

2012/04/06

AmEx Pulls Gift Cards From NJ Over Proposed Un-Redeemed Value Law

The fact that American Express has decided to stop selling its gift cards at New Jersey retail stores is the latest salvo in an ongoing battle over what happens to un-redeemed card values.

2012/04/03

BLOG: Convert Gift Cards Into Frequent Flyer Miles

By Jim Donovan: United Airlines has launched what it’s calling the Mileage Plus Gift Card Exchange. MileagePlus frequent flier members will now be able to convert the remaining value of unused or partially used retail […]

2012/02/15

3-On Your Side: Getting The Most Out Of Unwanted Gift Cards

So did you receive any gift cards this holiday that you really didn’t want? Or maybe you have a handful of gift cards with small balances remaining and you don’t know what to do with them?

2012/01/04

(The egiftcardday.com web site offers a hundred different gift cards that can be delivered via e-mail. Credit: Ed Fischer)

Out of Time For Holiday Shopping? ‘E’-Gift Cards May Save Your Bacon

The time for Christmas shopping is quickly drawing to a close. But there are many people who still have gifts to buy.

2011/12/23

3-On Your Side: Gift Card Terms And Conditions

They’ve been at the top of gift lists for years, but will gift cards be on your shopping list this holiday season?

2011/12/12

BLOG: Use Your Blockbuster Gift Cards NOW

By Jim Donovan: If you have any Blockbuster gift cards lying around, you better use them up fast. The chain will no longer accept the cards as of Wednesday, April 6, 2011. The video giant […]

2011/03/31

Police: New Jersey Man Uses Counterfeit Money To Purchase Gift Cards For Valentine’s Day

Medford Township Police hope someone recognizes the man caught on surveillance video at the CVS store on Route 70 at Hartford Road Saturday night around 9:30.

2011/02/14