Card draining occurs when a thief tampers with a gift card and "drains" the money before the funds are used by the consumer. AARP reported last year that 23% of U.S. consumers had given or ...

If it's an Amex gift card, use this link. Once there, you’ll be asked to verify the card info. This is also a good time to confirm the available balance if you have used the card before.

but most likely will be charged on a purchase in which the gift card is used as a payment method. In general, tax will be added to a sale transaction before applying the credit of a gift card at ...

A Georgia-based company that makes many popular gift cards faces a lawsuit in California alleging it failed to take precautions to prevent scammers from draining gift cards of their value – a ...

If you have a gift card you aren't thrilled about spending, you could turn it into cash. Shoppers do love to buy gift cards – they were expected to be the second most popular gift this holiday ...

A Steam gift card is a prepaid card that allows you to add funds to your Steam Wallet, which can be used for purchasing games, software, and hardware on the Steam platform. A Steam Card is a gift ...

The Amazon.com gift card is only awarded to new cardholders, and it cannot be used for other gift card purchases. If you're not interested in signing up for a year of Prime but still want to ...

Next, check the card's balance. This is especially important if you have already used it, as gift cards often have activation fees. That $50 card may actually have a $49 balance. You'll need to ...

Kimberly Kebort, a learning support teacher and case manager at Pleasant Valley High School, was the local honoree in Gannett's Amazing Teacher contest in February. Kebort received a $100 ShopRite ...

Summer just started, but all of us parents know that school is just around the corner again, and it’s never too early to start preparing. Whether your kids are in high school or college, they ...

A former ShopRite employee faces grand larceny charges, police said. Laura Picozzi, 33, of Fishkill, allegedly stole more than 150 gift cards worth about $64,000 from the Croton store in January.