{"id":75239,"date":"2014-11-29T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-modern-alternative-to-gift-vouchers-and-cards\/"},"modified":"2017-12-25T00:05:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T17:05:09","slug":"the-modern-alternative-to-gift-vouchers-and-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-modern-alternative-to-gift-vouchers-and-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"The modern alternative to gift vouchers and cards"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWhen HMV went into administration in 2013, it refused to honour its gift vouchers. Here are some smart ways to give the gift of choiceWhy buy plastic gift cards or vouchers as Christmas presents? Shoppers spend millions of pounds on them \u2013 the market is now worth \u00a35bn a year \u2013 but there are more and more alternatives, including digital\u00a0options.The reality is that there\u2019s no guarantee a voucher will be honoured if the retailer subsequently goes out of business. Millions of recipients found this to their cost following a string of high-profile closures in 2012-13, which included HMV, Comet, JJB and\u00a0Game. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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When HMV went into administration in 2013, it refused to honour its gift vouchers. 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