Questions tagged [gift-certificate]

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Do companies that get taken-over have to honour the old gift card/certificate?

With reference to this question, can companies that get taken over set limitations on honouring gift cards issued prior to the take-over? Also if a company just changes it's name, can it set limits on the gift cards issued under the old name?
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Do gift cards expire? Does a gift certificate's value depreciate? How long can I keep them for?

I recently found several gift certificates (yes, way back when) from stores like Restoration Hardware, Omer DeSerres (now Loomis) and Jacob. I live in Canada. Can I use these certificates today, even though stores generally take cards nowadays? …
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Double import duty on gift voucher purchase

I bought a gift voucher (gift certificate) for an overseas (Canadian) store. The voucher was fulfilled physically to the UK and I was charged customs (import) duty at the standard rate on the voucher's value. The recipient then used the voucher to…
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Donating/Gifting money to an individual in India

An NRI (A) decides to donate/gift some money to an Indian citizen (B) residing in India. Currently the money is in an NRO account (of A) in India and A would transfer the money to a savings account of B. Depending on the amount of money, do A and/or…
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