Dont buy gift cards from these stores, as they are closing....

[Deanna2112001]

I got this email today. Thought I would pass it along.

US Store Closings
The Latest Casualty Count
11-16-8
Watchout for these store money cards and gift cards...and credit slips. Stores that informed the Security Exchange of closing plans between October 2008 and January 2009.... Circuit City stores... most recent (how many?)
Ann Taylor - 117 stores nationwide are to be shuttered
Lane Bryant,, Fashion Bug, and Catherine's to close 150 store nationwide
Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January
Cache will close all stores
Talbots closing down all stores
J. Jill closing all stores
GAP closing 85 stores
Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January
Wickes Furniture closing down
Levitz closing down remaining stores
Bombay closing remaining stores
Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January.
Whitehall closing all stores
Piercing Pagoda closing all stores
Disney closing 98 stores and more after January.
Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick )
Macys to close 9 stores after January
Linens and Things closing all stores
Movie Gallery Closing all stores
Pacific Sunware closing stores
Pep Boys Closing 33 stores
Sprint/ Nextel closing 133 stores
JC Penney closing a number of stores after January
Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.
Wilson Leather closing down all stores
Sharper Image closing down all stores
K B Toys closing 356 stores
LOWES to close down some stores
Dillard's to close some stores.

[SarahPearl]

Holy cow..that's a lot of stores!
The actually companies are closing or just the stores themselves???:bbeek:

[Deanna2112001]

I dont know.. Its scary huh??

[Ninedays9]

Wow, that is scary. What proof of how bad the ecomony is! I guess it's really no big surprise to see stores like JC Penny and Macy's on there 'cause I've heard they've got bad organization behind them. Thankfully the head people at Kohl's (where I work) remain conservative, money-wise, so they don't seem to be in trouble.

Hopefully they don't close any of the Fashion Bug stores where my mom goes... that's her favorite store! And that's also a bummer about the Disney stores; those used to be my favorite... but stuff was so expensive. And it's also a little scary about the Sprint stores... who would think such a booming industry like cell phones would be having trouble? That's the company we use! Scariness.

[mitch]

OMG that's scary. :bbeek: All those jobs on the line. And just before Christmas.

If they are closing "All Stores" then that sounds like the company going to the wall. And those with only "Some" shops appears to be cut backs. Either way it's not looking good.

[uhmanduh728]

so i was so sad about this email some of my fav stores were closing so i had to check it on snopes.. not to be mean but this is what they said

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/storeclosings.asp

[Ninedays9]

Good idea, looking it up on Snopes. The outcomes look much better there.

[SarahPearl]

Still, that's a whole lot of jobless people.
The workforce is already really competitive (at least here in Cali I know it is)..
People are strapped for money.. :(
I read reviews that Christmas shopping is actually going to be cut down a lot this year.
People are trying to save now for rough times up ahead..
I know I AM for sure..:bbeek:

[KMS]

Yeah, they just closed a Bombay, Linens & Things, and Sharper Image near us. It's a shame.

[Jacklynn]

It is a little confusing to me though, because some of those stores are opening NEW stores here. JC Penny's is currently building a new store here in town right now.

There are a lot of stores on that list! It probably is good advice to not buy gift cards from those places. I'm not much of one to buy gift cards unless it is for out to eat somewhere.

[WebLady]

so i was so sad about this email some of my fav stores were closing so i had to check it on snopes.. not to be mean but this is what they said

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/storeclosings.asp
I was just about to look it up ;)

[dog mom]

That is so sad about the store closings. Thanks so much for the update. I got burned once with a gift card that was no longer good when a store closed. Now I try to use them quickly so it doesn;'t happen again. I hope this situation with our economy gets better soon. It's so hard to plan a wedding, what with the cost of everything, and it seems that prices are still high. Good luck Dogmom

[Deanna2112001]

I looked up only a few stores and it seems legit. But even if all of these stores are staying open.. They have to be cutting back and laying off thousands of people.

Here in Hamilton County a total of 300 people that work for the state got laid off last week. Sad part is.. one of the guys I work with his wife works for the state. 13 years to be exact.. and she got laid off. She said she was at the top of a 6 page list as for as seniority goes.

I didn't mean to scare anyone. It just seems all to real yano..

Either way.. just be careful who you buy gift cards from. Heck I would be scared to buy any gift cards from anywhere at this point.:o

[mitch]

In the UK We have vouchers called "Love To Shop" and they cover almost every shop in town. We plan on getting them for Christmas 2009. Our next door neighbour has a Catalogue that sells them and You pay weekly. (We made sure that the Catalogue is covered by insurance incase they go to the wall too)

DH pushed the boat out and ordered £1,500 worth for next year. We get them in November so that should cover us for Christmas. We also ordered a Christmas hamper too.

This Christmas will be tight and lucky enough the Kids are OK about having less this year. But hopefully with the vouchers next year will be a better one.

Makes a change for Me to be ahead of the game :winktongue:

And if there's any vouchers left over after the Kids pressies. Then Mitchymoo gets new wardrobes for the bedroom. Hoorah LOL.

[saltyveruca]

Yeah, they just closed a Bombay, Linens & Things, and Sharper Image near us. It's a shame.

OMGGGG I miss Bombay. Our has been closed for some time now. That was my favorite home store and like 90% of my Christmas gifts from my mom would always come from there. One of my favorite gifts was a set of awesome swirly wine glasses from there and if they break I am SOL for replacements. :whyme: I will seriously cry if that ever happens. I searched high and low for extras before they closed up, but couldn't find any. I am going to have to conduct interviews before offering someone wine-"Are you worthy to hold this glass? Will you be able to handle the emotions that will spring forth if you break it?"

I was kind of happy to see our Linens & Things go. We had a gift card from the wedding and cleaned up at the liquidation sale. :winktongue:

[Goin2thechapel]

I just just just recieved this email like 2 mins ago...

Kinda sad...Our economy is hurting :(