Sharper Image gift cards no longer valid
I have mentioned before that we use a credit card for daily expenses that we pay off in full each month. We are currently using a Discover card because of the Cashback bonus award, which we usually redeem for gift cards. Last week, we used part of our bonus award to get 2 ($40 and $80) Sharper Image gift cards.
We’re not huge fans of Sharper Image, but Discover would double your reward for Sharper Image (ie. redeem $20 to get a $40 gift card). We had picked out a new beard trimmer and headphones for my husband. When our gift cards arrived, I went to the Sharper Image site to order our items. I did my usual online search to see if there were any additional deals I could take advantage of (ie. free shipping), and found out that the Sharper Image has recently filed for bankruptcy. After a little more investigating, I found a message on their website stating that they were no longer accepting gift cards (in-store locations or online).
I was able to call Discover and get the amount we spent credited back to our rewards account. They were really nice, and the whole process only took a couple of minutes. I recently checked the Sharper Image website, and it states:
Gift Cards, Reward Cards, Gift Certificates, and Merchandise Certificates
On Tuesday, February 19, 2008, The Sharper Image commenced a case under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Court for the District of Delaware.
The company intends to continue to conduct business as usual while it devotes renewed efforts to resolve its operational and liquidity problems and develops a reorganization plan.
However, The Sharper Image is suspending the acceptance of Gift Cards, Reward Cards, Gift Certificates or Merchandise Certificates as a form of payment.
We appreciate your understanding that according to Bankruptcy law, store employees, managers and the Company do not have the authority to override this directive.
The Company is urgently working with the Bankruptcy Court to quickly come to a solution for this issue. Please check back with us in mid-March for further updates.
To receive updates, including status of the Company’s Card and Certificate programs:
Visit a store
Visit our website www.sharperimage.com
Call customer service at: 1:800-344-5555
Visit www.kccllc.net/sharperimage for all public filings related to the case.
I hope this helps someone out – I know I tend to keep some gift cards in a drawer until needed, and would not have known about this otherwise.
Oh! Perfect job!
Very good and helpful post.
I add your interesting blog in my iGoogle page!