Wildfire relief groups provided her four gift cards loaded with $500 apiece. But unlike regular gift cards, these bank cards can -- and did -- expire.
Brennan thought she'd just found $2,000 buried in those cards -- until she saw the expiration date."I was ready to cut them up and throw them away because I thought well, they're no good," she said.ADT double-bills San Bruno customer for 11 yearsTurns out that bank cards like these are exempt from those gift card laws; they are allowed to expire.
However, after 7 On Your Side contacted U.S. Bank, the company told Brennan it would replace the cards with new ones, saying they'd never been activated. "They said, 'We're going to refund you the full amount on each card, and you should get them in the mail in two weeks,'" Brennan said.A huge thanks to U.S. bank for recovering that money for Brennan. Just a note, the gift card law applies mainly to retailers and restaurants that sell gift cards for their own stores. Those cards cannot expire. But bank cards are not held to that rule.
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