Shopping for gifts can be a real dilemma. Gift cards may be the answer: one size fits all, and the recipients can get exactly what they want from a retailer or restaurant. Before you buy a stack of gift cards, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) wants you to know tips for buying them.
When you shop for a gift card, the BBB recommends that you:
· Buy from sources you know and trust. Avoid buying gift cards from online auction sites.
· See whether any fees will be deducted from the card after you purchase it. Find out all fees at the time of purchase.
· Inspect the card before you buy it. Verify that none of the protective stickers have been removed. Make sure that the codes on the back of the card haven't been scratched off to reveal a PIN number. Report any damaged cards to the store selling the cards.
· Give the recipient your original receipt so they can verify the card's purchase in case it is lost or stolen.
· Consider the financial condition of the retailer or bank issuing the card. If you think the store may be on shaky footing, you may want to pass on buying a card.
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:32:00 GMT
The Texoma Cowboy Church is hosting a walk-a-thon called 'Stomp Out Cancer.' The event will be Friday from 6 p.m. to midnight at 919 U.S. Hwy. 281 South.
The Texoma Cowboy Church is hosting a walk-a-thon called 'Stomp Out Cancer.' The event will be Friday from 6 p.m. to midnight at 919 U.S. Hwy. 281 South.
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:23 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:23:52 GMT
The Texas Parks And Wildlife Department will host the 21st Annual Mark Howell Kid Fish Rodeo at Lake Arrowhead State Park. It will be June 1 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Texas Parks And Wildlife Department will host the 21st Annual Mark Howell Kid Fish Rodeo at Lake Arrowhead State Park. It will be June 1 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:08 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:08:45 GMT
Wichita Falls City Councilors approved a 77 acre reinvestment zone at the Wichita Falls Business Park during Tuesday's meeting. The approval paves the way for a tax abatement for a prospective company
Wichita Falls City Councilors approved a 77 acre reinvestment zone at the Wichita Falls Business Park during Tuesday's meeting. The approval paves the way for a tax abatement for a prospective company
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:27 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:27:29 GMT
A train collided with a truck in Wichita Falls sending the vehicle into a ditch. It happened around 4 a.m. Thursday morning on Iowa Park Road south of Loop 11.
A train collided with a truck in Wichita Falls sending the vehicle into a ditch.
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:59 AM EDT2013-05-23 04:59:16 GMT
Newschannel 6 crunched some numbers to find out which town is Texoma's gun capital and why so many people there have a license to carry a concealed weapon.
Newschannel 6 crunched some numbers to find out which town is Texoma's gun capital and why so many people there have a license to carry a concealed weapon.
