“announced on its website it was suspending acceptance of Sharper Image gift cards, rewards cards, gift certificates and merchandising certificates related to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy proceedings”
The A#1 reason never to give gift cards. They put cash in the company’s coffers that may never be redeamed (lost, stolen, forgotten, or bankrupted).
http://www.brookstone.com/info/content.asp?cust_serv_id=416&cm_re=HDR*Prm*SI-GCConsumer Notice:
Do You Have a Sharper Image Gift Card?
We’ll take your Sharper Image Gift
Card for ANY AMOUNT and give you
25% OFF
your entire Brookstone® purchase*
(In-store purchase only. Offer not valid online.)
Hurry—limited time offer.
I prefer to just cut a check.