It's illegal for gift certificates to expire in oregon

Not if it's a groupon type of situation which I'm assuming this is.

I hate it when entitled people ruin nice things for the rest of us.

it is not illegal for gift certificates to expire in oregon starbucks card regal cards and a number of others do it all the time. This person is dead on

If the cards were purchased in an Oregon location you should call them up and get your money back, because it is definitely illegal. They aren't even allowed to take money out of the account for non-use.

There are specific rules for gift cards expiring: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/646A.278

However, there are no rules or excuses for being an uppity, entitled ass.

Chill, come on, they we`re going out of business. Maybe bankruptcy, and a Non-Prof. Chill, chill.

if you bought a gist card and it has an expiration date that you can visibly see and it has in fact expired you lose and its your fault quit trying to bitch and get free shit.

and i cannot spell so i lose

Yo, Beavs, so they sold you a faulty keyboard witha software which acts on it`s on too? Let`s return that shit and ask for DOUBLE the price we got it from! RIOT!!! Come with me!

http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=124…

More info here! There are no rules for certificates. Those laws apply to gift cards only. Working in retail I know this situation all too well- get it together, people! Portland's small, it's not hard to get across town or even across the border to use your certificates!

@Nicholela. That link leads to a summary of state law on gift cards. The OR law does not exclude gift certificates. If you read the definition of gift card, it would include gift certificates. Unless the writing on the gift certificate complies with this rule, they have to honor it. Here's the law:

646A.274 Definitions for ORS 646A.276 and 646A.278. As used in ORS 646A.276 and 646A.278, “gift card” means a prefunded record evidencing a promise that the issuer will provide goods or services to the owner of the record in the amount shown in the record. “Gift card” does not include prepaid telephone calling cards, prepaid commercial mobile radio services as defined in 47 C.F.R. 20.3 or any gift card usable with more than one seller of goods or services. [2007 c.772 §1]

646A.276 Sale of gift card that expires, declines in value or includes fee. Except as provided in ORS 646A.278, a person may not sell a gift card:
(1) That has an expiration date;
(2) That has a face value that declines as a result of the passage of time or the lack of use of the card; or
(3) That has a fee related to the card, including, but not limited to, an inactivity fee, a maintenance fee or a service fee. [2007 c.772 §2]

646A.278 Requirements for sale of gift card that expires. A person may sell a gift card that has an expiration date if:
(1) The gift card bears, in at least 10-point type, the words “EXPIRES ON” or “EXPIRATION DATE” followed by the date on which the card expires;
(2) The person sells the gift card at a cost below the face value of the card; and
(3) The gift card does not expire until at least 30 days after the date of sale. [2007 c.772 §3]

Right... and in the far right column, the only one not included, this:

Or. Rev. Stat.

§98.302(8)
Gift certificates are not specifically included.

Gift card means something that is 'prefunded': 646A.274 Definitions for ORS 646A.276 and 646A.278. As used in ORS 646A.276 and 646A.278, “gift card” means a prefunded record...."

Which means electronic, am I correct?

Sorry, the only one not included in your post, Demondog.

@nicholela. ORS 98.302 is about property that is unclaimed and can be "escheated" to the state if it remains unclaimed, or if someone dies without a will and no heirs... so it doesn't help this analysis, as I read it. Prefunded means it was paid for before redeeming, which is typical. Someone buys a gift cert then gives it to someone else as a gift. If the gift cert were not paid for, for example a "comp" to make up for some other transgression, the statute would not apply. That's how I read it. If it was paid for, I think they have to honor it.