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Gift cards are supposed to last three years. So why was mine rejected?

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon Money contributor September 6, 2025 — 5.01am

Hi Nicole. My pensioner parents bought a voucher for me from Village Cinemas for Gold Class. It was $210 and had Gold Class tickets, meal, drink, etc. When I got it, I assumed it was a gift card and so thought I had time to use it – i.e. three years. When I went to use it about 16 months later, they said it had expired. It has, in tiny font at the bottom, “valid for only 12 months”. They can get away with it because they say it is not a gift card, which is unfair in my eyes. A look online shows that I’m not the only one who’s been stung. Regards, Robert

Robert, you have come across a legitimate but fru

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