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Are gift cards really a gift?

Recently I discovered $1.25 billion in a drawer. But there was a catch

Gift cards may be a godsend for the time-poor giver desperately lacking inspiration. But all too often they’re destined to torment the unlucky recipient.

  • Michelle Cazzulino

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Village Cinemas.

Gift cards are supposed to last three years. So why was mine rejected?

This loophole is absolutely following the letter of the law. The problem is that law is ridiculously loose.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Simon Dean.

How Simon exposed the hack that drained his gift cards

The popular multi-brand gift cards are sold in retailers including Woolworths, Coles and Big W.

  • Gemma Grant and David Swan
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There are few things more satisfying than giving someone a gift they truly love. Like me, in a stocking.

How to buy a Secret Santa gift for the person you hoped you wouldn’t get

Every year, I get my father-in-law in Secret Santa, and every year, the experience is the same: a crushing reminder that he will never love me (or at least love my gifts).

  • Thomas Mitchell
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Sydney resident Georgie Barnes was furious after trying to redeem Qantas gift vouchers her boyfriend gave her on her last birthday.

‘Never again’: Customers left fuming after gift card headaches

While receiving a gift card or voucher as a present is often welcome, consumers are frequently running into roadblocks when attempting to redeem them.

  • Emily Chantiri
Christmas gift card in opened box in Christmas setting Christmas gift card in opened box in Christmas setting. iStock

Gift card sales soar as Australians ditch 'useless' Christmas presents

Once viewed as the coward's option, gift card sales have surged this holiday season as the shift away from traditional physical gifts gathers pace.

  • Dominic Powell
Christmas shoppers have been reminded they have at least three years to use gift cards under new federal laws that came into effect last month. 

Gift-card reminder for Christmas shoppers in wake of new laws

Christmas shoppers have been reminded they have at least three years to use gift cards under new federal laws that came into effect last month. 

  • Lydia Lynch
Myer's faced another significant protest vote.

Gift cards declined on Boxing Day at Myer and Coles

Shoppers couldn't take advantage of the Boxing Day sales using gift cards sparking anger and frustration.

  • Anthony Colangelo