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ABANDONED PROPERTY: Legislator seeks windfall for state
Las Vegas Review-Journal ^
| 25 Dec 06
| Sean Whaley
Posted on 12/25/2006 9:13:03 AM PST by rellimpank
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To: Vigilanteman
"Yep. But places which issue expiring gift cards are equally greedy"
I agree, I'm having a hard time cheering for either side. In the end though, the gift card is a contract between the seller and purchaser and the gov has no business stepping in the middle. Therefore I hold my nose say the stores are in the right.
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:33:36 AM PST
by
ndt
To: rellimpank
If the property reverts back to the giver, it is not abandoned. For the state to have a claim, they would have to use due process. Legislations is not due process, as far as I know.
To: madison10
I think it includes a certain amount of "Smug" in every cupful
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:35:10 AM PST
by
digger48
To: rellimpank
Of course this digusting rat would want to do this. Most democrats don't know what it isto have earned money they just love to take what is not rightfully theirs.
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:39:17 AM PST
by
ICE-FLYER
(God bless and keep the United States of America)
To: rellimpank
It's a little ambitious for incoming freshman Assemblyman Ruben Kihuen to be chasing John Edward's title, I'd say.
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To: em2vn
Maybe so. I wonder if he would also consider legislation returning all unclaimed tax refunds to the taxpayers who paid taxes and did not receive a refund. It's not the government's money.
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:41:26 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(When I was a kid, "global warming" was known as "the weather.")
To: madison10
I really dislike the arrogant Howard Schultz but I like the coffee and it would seem that millions of others do, too. Oddly enough, we don't all have the same tastes. Imagine that.
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:44:07 AM PST
by
beelzepug
(the Nikonoclast)
To: digger48
"I shoulda" Yet another regret.
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To: rellimpank
To Kihuen's dismay, the gift card had expired, meaning the high-end restaurant that issued the card had received a $100 windfall at the expense of the gift card giver. Kihuen, a Las Vegas Democrat, said he would like to change this practice and instead have expired gift card money flow to the state treasury by defining it as abandoned property. In other words, this immature little punk is mad at the restaurant and is in a position where he can get back at them, and all other businesses that use gift cards.
What a putz. I use and give gift cards quite often. I know the expiration dates (because I actually read the card) and have never had one expire. Neither have any friends or business associates because they too have the common sense to read the card.
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:45:30 AM PST
by
technomage
(Protest Voters are ignorant, immature, selfish people who have no capacity for long term thinking)
To: digger48; em2vn
I tried it once.....worst coffee I've ever had in my 50 years It clearly isn't, but if you feel the need to brag on an anonymous message board about how you stuck it to the "evil liberal corporation" by pouring their coffee all over the parking lot, well then don't let us stop you. ;)
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:45:49 AM PST
by
Mr. Jeeves
("When the government is invasive, the people are wanting." -- Tao Te Ching)
To: digger48
I tossed a Starbucks card last year, that my brother gave me. I wouldn't drink that monkey p!ss even if given to me. I found a couple of starbucks cards in the junk drawer that were 3-4 years old. I looked them up on the Internet, and they are still valid. Maybe I will use them to buy some muffins for my coworkers.
To: digger48
"As an afterthought, I shoulda at least gone through the drive-through a couple of times, and poured the crap out on the driveway as soon as they handed it to me."
I watched part of "The Man Show" on cable last night and they had a segment on gift certificates. It was pretty funny.
The guy suggested the next time someone wanted to give one of the stupid things they should just run into the "Gap", hand them $50 and walk out. That way they wont have to stand in line and it would be of as much use as the certificate to the person they give it to.
Gift certificates rank right up there with lottery tickets and expired grocery coupons in the "Thoughtful gift" department.
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:47:44 AM PST
by
Beagle8U
To: Vigilanteman
Yep. But places which issue expiring gift cards are equally greedy-- Sorry, but I do not agree they are greedy. It is not their fault that people do not take the 1-2 minutes to read the card.
Why should there be an expiration date at all?
Many places no longer have expiration dates. All it takes is a tiny bit of research.
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:48:52 AM PST
by
technomage
(Protest Voters are ignorant, immature, selfish people who have no capacity for long term thinking)
To: technomage; All
---that pretty well wraps up my feelings, too. Having common sense and using a little personal responsibility goes a long way---
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:49:07 AM PST
by
rellimpank
(-don't believe anything the MSM states about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
To: Vigilanteman
The expire them because gift cards are a bookkeeping nightmare (trying to keep track of all the accounts and their balances), and more importantly a liability (you now owe product to somebody) and nobody wants to carry more liability than they have too. It's not greedy it's just sensible, any gift card that hasn't been used for two years (the standard time when the rot starts) was probably lost entirely and will never get used, dump the bookkeeping, dump the liability, and move on.
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:49:10 AM PST
by
discostu
(we're two of a kind, silence and I)
To: rellimpank
Having common sense and using a little personal responsibility goes a long wayDitto. Unfortunately these are two qualities that are gradually disappearing.
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:52:57 AM PST
by
technomage
(Protest Voters are ignorant, immature, selfish people who have no capacity for long term thinking)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
"People should simply boycott store gift cards. They're scams, plain and simple. Buy the person a pre-paid debit card from a bank instead."
Gift cards are a scam and should be illegal.
Our company gave debit cards this year but the bank (Bank of America) will not honor the cards unless they are used for the exact amount of the purchase.
So if you have $3.28 left on the card you can not use it to purchase something for $5.00.
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:56:48 AM PST
by
Souled_Out
(Our hope is in the power of God working through the hearts of people.)
To: rellimpank; Abram; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Alexander Rubin; Allosaurs_r_us; Americanwolf; ...
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posted on
12/25/2006 9:57:19 AM PST
by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/optimism_nov8th.htm)
To: digger48
"rancid taste"
Exactly. You can tell how good a coffee is by drinking a straight shot of espresso. If it is bitter or rancid or burnt the beans are bunk.
A good bean has a strong taste that is more of an aroma than a taste. A hint of chocolate, smoky but not burnt. Kinda like a next door neighbor to molasses. It expands your senses, not assaults them.
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posted on
12/25/2006 10:00:10 AM PST
by
djf
(The 16th amendment didn't authorize attacks on Americans)
To: Mr. Jeeves
Actually, It
WAS the worst coffee
I have ever had!
Absolutely undrinkable!
At least I didn't throw out the cup. I put that in the trash at home.
Not bragging....just my first and last experience with Starbucks
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posted on
12/25/2006 10:00:41 AM PST
by
digger48
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