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—>Earlier this year when the Sharper Image declared bankruptcy, they briefly stopped accepting gift certificates. Eventually, they did start accepting them again — but with the requirement that consumers buy twice the face value of the card. This, it seems, has caused a fair amount of panic among consumers. Chain emails are circulating warning shoppers not to buy gift cards from various retailers — claiming that they are going out of business. But are they? More »
—>When Sharper Image went under (oh no, where will we find a new vibrating massage pinball machine for dad?), people lost about $60 million locked up in gift cards, reports NYT. If you're holding a gift card, you're technically an unsecured creditor. If they go bankrupt.. More »
—>Brookstone says they will accept your Sharper Image Gift Card. Sort of. More »
—> The Shaper Image says that it will resume redemption of gift cards, but there's a catch. More »
—>Despite issuing a press release claiming that they will "continue to conduct business as usual," The Shaper Image has suspended redemption of all gift certificates after filing for bankruptcy late on Tuesday. More »
—>Hey want to buy an "ionic air filter"? You don't? Is it because of that annoying class action lawsuit? Hey guess what? You're not the only one! After losing a class action lawsuit Sharper Image " said in court papers it fell victim to ``negative publicity'' as it fought lawsuits over its Ionic Breeze air purifiers." More »
—>A judge rejected a settlement that would have granted a $19 Sharper Image coupon to consumers who purchased the Ionic Breeze... and $1.8 million in fees to the lawyers. More »
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