Annoying situations like a restaurant declining to honors a gift card because the offer is already past its expiration which usually last for six months or less.In Michigan, thanks to a package of state law passed more than a year ago, includes prohibitions from selling gift cards that would expire in less that 5 years, imposing inactivity fees, or other charges on them.
More details on John Schneider's article on Lansing State Journal, link below.
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