Five Guys Burgers and Fries, the national fast food chain, has agreed in a class-action lawsuit settlement to pay for charging gift card holders illegal fees, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports.
To avoid the temptation to charge gifts again, she opened a savings account where she has put spare cash throughout the year — $5 when she skips buying lunch, $10 when she is reimbursed for work expenses.
Her debt problems started two Christmases ago, when she charged the gifts that turned into the bills that sent her life into disarray.
The sender is only charged when the gift card is actually claimed (and a surprisingly large number of gift cards remain unclaimed).
He is charged with accepting gifts and free labor from businessmen in exchange for his political help and taking cash kickbacks and free labor from staff members.
Mr. Cox was charged with accepting gifts -- including a family trip to Florida, the use of an apartment, Rangers tickets and wine -- from a middleman, or "expeditor," who had been hired to ease the way through the city's daunting approval process by a client with a building under construction.
Reluctant to risk their lives by visiting a bank, many subscribers transferred money to each other by passing on the serial numbers of scratch cards charged with credit, like gift vouchers.
Mr. Tait quickly dispatched a volunteer to buy 40 more $100 gift cards, charged to his credit card — an expense that he would have to explain to his congregation later.
Kozmo will charge a $3.99 gift processing fee, and $2.99 if consumers want the gift wrapped, said Matthew Higgins, a spokesman for the company.
In 2000, five employees from the department, including a deputy commissioner, were charged with accepting illegal gifts like tickets to sporting events for expediting approval processes.
