"Just this year, consumers lost about $100 million in gift cards that they could not use when major retailers went out of business." NY TIMES
"But of the 62 percent who received gift cards in 2007, some 25 percent said they were still sitting in drawers somewhere, unredeemed. And of that 25 percent, more than half have two or more gift cards." NY TIMES
This is an online site you might want to check out:
LeverageCard "instituted a policy allowing customers who had bought gift cards from its Web site to trade them in for another retailer’s card, said Jennifer Mathe, chief operating officer and co-founder of the year-old site." NY TIMES
"Customers must notify Leveragecard.com within 30 days of a company’s bankruptcy that they want to make the exchange and must do it within 60 days of the retailer’s filing for bankruptcy and only if the company stops selling gift cards." NY TIMES
It's a tough decision but the original green might be the way to go this year if you aren't sure of a gift to buy. Or how about a purchased gift with the gift receipt attached.