x Store Outlets. Also gift cards are being used as a form of currency by many?

This electronic bartering will cause issues with the currency say some forward sub-sector economists. All this is interesting. But can we trust the government to

The Federal Trade Commission is concerned that many companies offering Gift Cards are not disclosing all the terms and fees. The SEC is questioning which quarter the gift card revenue is put into? Should it be listed in the fiscal quarter it is issued or the fiscal period that the consumer actually uses it? Additionally it is widely known that most gift cards have balances that are never used and eventually expire. The industry average is some 15-20% and this means the companies retain that as income.

Now we see that Regulatory Bodies already trying to control the growth of gift cards;

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2004481,00.asp?kc=EWRETEMNL082406EOAD

This is problematic as it adds fodder to the lawyers to sue companies, which may not be in compliance, it hurts smaller companies attempting to bundle services and lock in customers from their major Box Store Outlets. Also gift cards are being used as a form of currency by many?

This electronic bartering will cause issues with the currency say some forward sub-sector economists. All this is interesting. But can we trust the government to r

sued or the fiscal period that the consumer actually uses it? Additionally it is widely known that most gift cards have balances that are never used and eventually expire. The industry average is some 15-20% and this means the companies retain that as income.

Now we see that Regulatory Bodies already trying to control the growth of gift cards;

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2004481,00.asp?kc=EWRETEMNL082406EOAD

This is problematic as it adds fodder to the lawyers to sue companies, which may not be in compliance, it hurts smaller companies attempting to bundle services and lock in customers from their major Box Store Outlets. Also gift cards are being used as a form of currency by many?

This electronic bartering will cause issues with the currency say some forward sub-sector economists. All this is interesting. But can we trust the government to

as income.

Now we see that Regulatory Bodies already trying to control the growth of gift cards;

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2004481,00.asp?kc=EWRETEMNL082406EOAD

This is problematic as it adds fodder to the lawyers to sue companies, which may not be in compliance, it hurts smaller companies attempting to bundle services and lock in customers from their major Box Store Outlets. Also gift cards are being used as a form of currency by many?

This electronic bartering will cause issues with the currency say some forward sub-sector economists. All this is interesting. But can we trust the government to

004481,00.asp?kc=EWRETEMNL082406EOAD

This is problematic as it adds fodder to the lawyers to sue companies, which may not be in compliance, it hurts smaller companies attempting to bundle services and lock in customers from their major Box Store Outlets. Also gift cards are being used as a form of currency by many?

This electronic bartering will cause issues with the currency say some forward sub-sector economists. All this is interesting. But can we trust the government to

x Store Outlets. Also gift cards are being used as a form of currency by many?

This electronic bartering will cause issues with the currency say some forward sub-sector economists. All this is interesting. But can we trust the government to regulate this, as they are messing up everything else they regulate and in the end Always end up hurting the consumer they purport to protect? Consider all this in 2006.