Good list - I usually give bookstore & restaurant cards, which seem to be ok at this point. The credit card co. gift cards are nice, but they do carry a fee that is deducted when the card if activated, so read the fine print. Our Linens & things closed a couple months ago, but they took all the really good stuff out of it before they started their going-out-of-business sale, darn it.

I just dropped my car off for service & was stunned to pull in & the front office is empty, all the signs are gone - I guess they are no longer a Subaru dealer ship. A small sign on the Service door said "We are NOT going out of business, we will gladly service your car, where ever you bought it." Well let's hope so! Funny the service manager never mentioned this when I scheduled it Friday.