Posted on 12/25/2006 9:13:03 AM PST by rellimpank
He says expired gift card money should flow to treasury
Incoming freshman Assemblyman Ruben Kihuen, a Las Vegas Democrat, would like to see expiring gift card money flow to the state treasury by defining it as abandoned property. Photo by Jeff Scheid.
CARSON CITY -- Incoming freshman Assemblyman Ruben Kihuen went out to dinner with a friend recently, planning to use a $100 gift card he had received last year as a Christmas gift to pay for the meal.
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.
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"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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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. ;)
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.
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.
---that pretty well wraps up my feelings, too. Having common sense and using a little personal responsibility goes a long way---
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.
Ditto. Unfortunately these are two qualities that are gradually disappearing.
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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"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.
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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