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Slate's Moneybox: The Gift Card Blessing, Curse

Published January 5, 2005 at 11:00 PM CST

Gift cards were a big retail success over the holiday season. Slate columnist Dan Gross explains how the cards are both a blessing and a curse for retailers and consumers.

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