print email comment close Avoid Gift Card Pitfalls URL: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/shopping/shopping-tips/gift-card-pitfalls-12-07/overview/gift-card-pitfalls-ov.htm Description: Consumer advice regarding gift cards, which are "convenient and popular, but ... are often loaded with fees, expiration dates, and other hassles." Includes an overview of gift cards, gift card "gotchas" such as maintenance fees and expiration dates, and tips for givers and receivers of gift cards. From the website for Consumer Reports magazine. Publisher: Consumers Union of U.S., Inc. LII Database Information: Record 24962 created by Jennifer English on 11/19/2007 Last modification on 11/29/2007 Published: 11/29/2007   Republished: 12/03/2009 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24962