funandfait
here is the deal, i am getting married June 2nd to the man of my dreams! i am stuck and i have been racking my mind for a few weeks now about a gift for him before the wedding! If you have any ideas PLEASE send them to me. he is a very hard person to buy for. i would like to spend $200.00 - $300.00 for his gift. I just dont have any ideas, and when i get an idea he goes and buys what i was going to get him. so i guess what i am really asking for is an idea that he would never think of lol... i know its hard! thanks for any help or ideas in advance!
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I am in the same boat sort of as you, however I am looking for my future wife (5/27/07 - both of our times are coming quick!!).
Well I will try and help because men can be very difficult.
1st it is all about what he likes and NOT what you want him to like. If he is a cigar smoker, some good cigars and engraved lighter (the blue flames are the good ones) and clipper will be great. Even if you hate him smoking cigars, this is something HE LIKES.
Golfers (here is what I am hinting for), would really like personalized balls. A box of NXTs engraved with something funny or sweet or even perverted depending on your relationship. These are inexpensive so if he is a golfer, get a bunch of gift certificate for free rounds.
Other sports fans, tickets or memorablia are always loved. Memorabilia is actually tangible but you can always do a combo here.
Guys, atleast the ones I know, do not work gifts. We do not want clothes. We like watches but only if is better then our most expensive or on par with our casual watch(es). I have a Movado. If my fiance bought me a Guess, I would love it because she gave it to me but it will not be a WOW gift. If she bought me a Cartier, it would be a WOW gift (also a 5,000 wow gift).
Guys like things that we will not just go out and buy for ourselves. So you know you man, what are the things he likes? If you add information, I will give better ideas. Other then that, what can he NOT bring himself to buy because he just refuses to spend the money on it? That is the gift!
I am in the same boat sort of as you, however I am looking for my future wife (5/27/07 - both of our times are coming quick!!).
Well I will try and help because men can be very difficult.
1st it is all about what he likes and NOT what you want him to like. If he is a cigar smoker, some good cigars and engraved lighter (the blue flames are the good ones) and clipper will be great. Even if you hate him smoking cigars, this is something HE LIKES.
Golfers (here is what I am hinting for), would really like personalized balls. A box of NXTs engraved with something funny or sweet or even perverted depending on your relationship. These are inexpensive so if he is a golfer, get a bunch of gift certificate for free rounds.
Other sports fans, tickets or memorablia are always loved. Memorabilia is actually tangible but you can always do a combo here.
Guys, atleast the ones I know, do not work gifts. We do not want clothes. We like watches but only if is better then our most expensive or on par with our casual watch(es). I have a Movado. If my fiance bought me a Guess, I would love it because she gave it to me but it will not be a WOW gift. If she bought me a Cartier, it would be a WOW gift (also a 5,000 wow gift).
Guys like things that we will not just go out and buy for ourselves. So you know you man, what are the things he likes? If you add information, I will give better ideas. Other then that, what can he NOT bring himself to buy because he just refuses to spend the money on it? That is the gift!
Expired gift certificates in Illinois?
Cassie C
What is the current law in Illinois regarding an expired gift certificate?
Answer
Illinois residents who received gift cards this holiday season may be able to redeem them for cash even if the gift cards expire, Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias said today.
The Treasurerâs Office is holding more than $5 million in unused gift card balances for Illinois residents.
Giannouliasâ announcement comes after a record year in gift card sales and in advance of a new law which aims to make gift cards more consumer-friendly. As of Jan. 1, gift cards must not expire for five years after issuance and cannot charge fees which diminish their value.
âIn Illinois, gift cards never stop giving,â Giannoulias said. âEven when gift cards expire, consumers can recover their money from the state.â
Owners of expired gift cards can search for their refunds on the stateâs unclaimed property database at www.cashdash.net or call (866) 458-7327. Even if a name isnât listed, the state may still have a personâs unused balance.
Most gift card retailers do not record the name or contact information for the purchaser or recipient. The unredeemed balances come to the state marked as âowner unknown.â In such cases, the purchaser or recipient must file a claim with the Treasurerâs Office using the serial number on the expired gift card.
Unfortunately not all retailers who do business in Illinois send unclaimed gift card balances to the Treasurer. Unused gift card balances are sometimes remitted to the state where the retailer is incorporated. Thatâs one reason why the new gift card law is a win for Illinois consumers, said state Rep. Jack Franks of Woodstock who sponsored the legislation.
âOur goal was to put an end to the gift that keeps on taking,â Franks said. âThat money needs to stay in the pockets of consumers.â
An estimated $8 billion in gift cards went unused in the U.S. in 2006, according to TowerGroup, a research firm in Needham, Mass.
Similarly, a recent Consumer Reports National Research Center survey found that 27 percent of adults who received gift cards during the 2006 holiday season had not used one or more of them nearly a year later. That is an increase from 2005, when 19 percent of consumers had one or more unused gift cards.
Over one-third of those respondents said they didn't use the cards because they either forgot about them, lost them, or the cards had expired, according to Consumer Reports. More often, people said they didn't have time to shop or couldn't find anything to buy.
Still, gift cards remain wildly popular. TowerGroup projects gift-card sales will top $100 billion in 2008, compared with estimates of $80 billion in 2006.
âGift cards are king. Illinois laws make them all the more appealing to time-pressed shoppers,â said Lynda DeLaforge, co-director of Citizen Action Illinois.
The Consumer Reports survey found that 62 percent of consumers planned to give gift cards in 2007. They were the most-wanted gift among women and ranked third with men.
âWhen it comes to gift cards, it is buyer beware,â said Jack Gillis of the Consumer Federation of America. âIllinois consumers can be thankful for a new law that protects their pocketbooks when it comes to gift cards. Banning fees and insuring that gift cards are good for at least five years will go a long way to insuring that these cards really are gifts and not overpriced sales gimmicks.â
Illinois residents who received gift cards this holiday season may be able to redeem them for cash even if the gift cards expire, Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias said today.
The Treasurerâs Office is holding more than $5 million in unused gift card balances for Illinois residents.
Giannouliasâ announcement comes after a record year in gift card sales and in advance of a new law which aims to make gift cards more consumer-friendly. As of Jan. 1, gift cards must not expire for five years after issuance and cannot charge fees which diminish their value.
âIn Illinois, gift cards never stop giving,â Giannoulias said. âEven when gift cards expire, consumers can recover their money from the state.â
Owners of expired gift cards can search for their refunds on the stateâs unclaimed property database at www.cashdash.net or call (866) 458-7327. Even if a name isnât listed, the state may still have a personâs unused balance.
Most gift card retailers do not record the name or contact information for the purchaser or recipient. The unredeemed balances come to the state marked as âowner unknown.â In such cases, the purchaser or recipient must file a claim with the Treasurerâs Office using the serial number on the expired gift card.
Unfortunately not all retailers who do business in Illinois send unclaimed gift card balances to the Treasurer. Unused gift card balances are sometimes remitted to the state where the retailer is incorporated. Thatâs one reason why the new gift card law is a win for Illinois consumers, said state Rep. Jack Franks of Woodstock who sponsored the legislation.
âOur goal was to put an end to the gift that keeps on taking,â Franks said. âThat money needs to stay in the pockets of consumers.â
An estimated $8 billion in gift cards went unused in the U.S. in 2006, according to TowerGroup, a research firm in Needham, Mass.
Similarly, a recent Consumer Reports National Research Center survey found that 27 percent of adults who received gift cards during the 2006 holiday season had not used one or more of them nearly a year later. That is an increase from 2005, when 19 percent of consumers had one or more unused gift cards.
Over one-third of those respondents said they didn't use the cards because they either forgot about them, lost them, or the cards had expired, according to Consumer Reports. More often, people said they didn't have time to shop or couldn't find anything to buy.
Still, gift cards remain wildly popular. TowerGroup projects gift-card sales will top $100 billion in 2008, compared with estimates of $80 billion in 2006.
âGift cards are king. Illinois laws make them all the more appealing to time-pressed shoppers,â said Lynda DeLaforge, co-director of Citizen Action Illinois.
The Consumer Reports survey found that 62 percent of consumers planned to give gift cards in 2007. They were the most-wanted gift among women and ranked third with men.
âWhen it comes to gift cards, it is buyer beware,â said Jack Gillis of the Consumer Federation of America. âIllinois consumers can be thankful for a new law that protects their pocketbooks when it comes to gift cards. Banning fees and insuring that gift cards are good for at least five years will go a long way to insuring that these cards really are gifts and not overpriced sales gimmicks.â
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