Gift card dilemma - WWYD?

coasterqueen wrote: My co-worker and I received a $25 gift certificate to Panera from a very sweet member of our association. Anyways my co-worker tried to use hers over the weekend and when she went to pay she was told there was only $10 on it. So I called to see what was on mine and only $10 was on it as well.

He told my co-worker when he dropped them off that they were for $25 and it's written on the card.

Should I call my member and tell him he was jipped? Or just not make a big deal out of it? I contemplated all day yesterday whether to call, I'm embarassed to do so in a way. But I think it's wrong he got jipped $30, ya know.

amynicole21 replied: I'm not sure I would say anything... he may have just been confused.

kimberley replied: i have no tact and would say something . i hate to think they ripped him off and would want him to know.

mom21kid2dogs replied: I think I would let him know that there might be a misunderstanding about the amount with Panera, especially since you are sure he told you $25. I he has a reciept he can straighten it out.

The other possibility is that he either bought them well in advance or regifted. If your state has no laws to prevent this, gift card issuers have the right to devalue them by a certain amount each month until they have no value. Nice, huh?

coasterqueen replied: Well I should have mentioned that he said something to my co-worker that the lady ringing the cards up for him was a ditz. This man is Boo-Koo (sp?) rich so I know he meant to spend that much, kwim.

I really don't care that I'm getting less, I just don't like the fact he's getting ripped off but then I don't want to make this a big deal for him to have to go back out there and deal with it, kwim?

punkeemunkee'smom replied: That is a sticky one! I would wait until after the holidays maybe the next time you see him mention it. If he TOLD you that the value was $25 then it is not like saying "Hey did you know there was only $10 on that gift card you gave me?"

Kaitlin'smom replied: I would also hate to be the one to tell him but I woudl have to say something to him. He needs to know if he is being ripped off and if this girl did do it to him she might have done it to more KWIM

TsurugiButterfly replied: I would say something. I'm sure the local Panera would want to know if one of their employees is deceiving customers. I'd day the sooner it's brought to their attention, the less chance of the same thing happening to other folks.

Sure, there might be other explanations, I have a habit of focusing on worst case scenario...

jcc64 replied: I personally probably would not say anything. Not because I think it's the right thing to do, not for any reason other than I would be too uncomfortable. Yes, believe it or not, big mouth Jeanne, would probably not speak up.

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
Well if he's "beaucoup" rich.... tell him - he won't care. Just tell him: You were right... that woman was a ditz... you bought them both for 50$ but she only gave you 20$ worth on both cards together!!

MommyToAshley replied: I probably wouldn't say anything, just because I would feel uncomfortable doing so. If it was a friend or family, then I probably would say something.

mckayleesmom replied: I would says something....he probably got ripped off and that isn't right.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: I definitely wouldn't say anything. You never know if he had bought $10 gc's for other people and switched them by accident. You don't want to embarass him or make him feel like he has to go back out and make it up to you. Because that's probably what he will do if you tell him.

I recently went to two seperate parties where I had to bring gift exchange gifts to each. So I bought Starbucks gc's for both, but I bought a $20 for one party and only $5 for another. I could have easily mixed them up. I wrote the amount on the card, but I could have easily put the wrong gc in the wrong envelope, kwim?

I feel for the guy if it was a mistake on the cashier's part, but I would probably just let it go.

coasterqueen replied:
You are right. Even though I feel like one part wants to say something, my co-worker and I decided to not say something. We know how he'd take this. He's a very sensitive, caring individual and let me add I'm so jealous of his wife because he's SUPER SUPER romantic . Anyways, I know how badly he would feel if there was a screw up so we decided to not say something. It's the thought that counts and it was a really nice jesture. It's no big loss for us because we weren't expecting it anyways. We can still go have a nice lunch with it.

Thanks everyone.

coasterqueen replied:
Oh I can't believe you would be quiet about it.

A&A'smommy replied: lol well it sounds like you figured it out!!

LOL Jeanne!!