[4johnny]

I have a gift certificate from last XMas for a restaurant. The certificate has an expiration date of 12/31/2009 on it. Is this still valid?

I thought that CT abolished gift cards from expiring which would make this practice illegal.

Thanks

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by 4johnny

I have a gift certificate from last XMas for a restaurant. The certificate has an expiration date of 12/31/2009 on it. Is this still valid?

I thought that CT abolished gift cards from expiring which would make this practice illegal.

Thanks

You're right. They did:



[SIZE=4]CONNECTICUT GIFT CARD LAW[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The Connecticut General Assembly passed a Gift Card Law (www.giftcardlaw.com) effective August 16, 2003.

The law prohibits vendors in Connecticut from imposing expiration dates or inactivity fees on gift certificates and retail gift cards purchased ON OR AFTER August 16, 2003. The law applies even if an expiration date or inactivity fees are described on the back of the card.

NOTE: Expiration dates and inactivity fees still apply to any gift card or gift certificate purchased before August 16, 2003.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Under a 2005 revision to the Gift Card Law, businesses are no longer required to turn over unused gift cards to the State Treasurer's Office. For questions about gift card transactions, contact the Connecticut State Department of Consumer Protection. [/SIZE]

[JayCT]

Contact the restaurant and question this. If it is a true gift card, they should honor it. We had one that said it was a discount card which allowed it to expire. If the restaurant doesn't honor it, I would definitely call the Attorney general's office. They had a big deal about this a couple of years ago and that is why the law was enacted. Jay