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Released: April 24, 2012
Spend those gift cards, especially if you live in New Jersey
Source: Sandra Block, USA Today
Here's another reason not to allow your gift cards to gather dust: Your unused balance could be used to put a new coat of paint on a sign for the Jersey turnpike. At least that's the prospect facing gift card owners in the Garden State. New Jersey will soon require gift card sellers to obtain ZIP codes from buyers so it can claim unused balances of cards that have been inactive for two years.Read Full Article: Spend those gift cards, especially if you live in New Jersey

