http://www.grubgirl.com/miscellaneous/other-food-stuff/california-restaurant-coupons-gift-certificates-and-the-law/ San Francisco Bay Area cheap eats, restaurant reviews, and cooking tips. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.grubgirl.com/miscellaneous/other-food-stuff/california-restaurant-coupons-gift-certificates-and-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Alicia Sun, 15 May 2011 18:27:49 +0000 http://www.grubgirl.com/miscellaneous/other-food-stuff/california-restaurant-coupons-gift-certificates-and-the-law/#comment-571 What about" Groupons" do they expire? At least the money I put into them? What about” Groupons” do they expire? At least the money I put into them?

]]> http://www.grubgirl.com/miscellaneous/other-food-stuff/california-restaurant-coupons-gift-certificates-and-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Grubgirl Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:23:06 +0000 http://www.grubgirl.com/miscellaneous/other-food-stuff/california-restaurant-coupons-gift-certificates-and-the-law/#comment-565 @MikeS - yes. In CA you have the right to re-coup the original value of what was paid for those gift certificates. So, someone paid $10 for it, and you have that value still available for use. Note - the cash register employee may not be informed of this (reminds me of the story of a cashier thinking a $2 bill was a fake because he didn't know they existed). Good luck!! @MikeS – yes. In CA you have the right to re-coup the original value of what was paid for those gift certificates. So, someone paid $10 for it, and you have that value still available for use. Note – the cash register employee may not be informed of this (reminds me of the story of a cashier thinking a $2 bill was a fake because he didn’t know they existed). Good luck!!

]]> http://www.grubgirl.com/miscellaneous/other-food-stuff/california-restaurant-coupons-gift-certificates-and-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Mike S. Sat, 09 Apr 2011 10:30:24 +0000 http://www.grubgirl.com/miscellaneous/other-food-stuff/california-restaurant-coupons-gift-certificates-and-the-law/#comment-564 I have some Starbucks Gift Certificates ($10.00) & several $3.00 Beverage Certificates. I got these years ago, put them in a drawer and forgot them. It clearly states on the back of all these, "This certificate expires December 31, 2001 except in CA, HI, MA, NH, RI or anywhere else where prohibted by law. I live in CA. Question: do these statements really mean there is no expiration date and they are still good even though it is now 2011? I have some Starbucks Gift Certificates ($10.00) & several $3.00 Beverage Certificates. I got these years ago, put them in a drawer and forgot them. It clearly states on the back of all these, “This certificate expires December 31, 2001 except in CA, HI, MA, NH, RI or anywhere else where prohibted by law. I live in CA. Question: do these statements really mean there is no expiration date and they are still good even though it is now 2011?

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