AP This Year, Resolve to Leave No Gift Card Unused Liz Weston Jan 13, 2022 Jan 13, 2022 Updated Jan 14, 2022 0 Getty Images Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Liz Weston Years ago, a friend who needed cash sold me a $100 Nordstrom gift card. I wish I knew where the heck I put it.kAmv:7E 42C5D 2C6 2 A@AF=2C 9@=:52J D@=FE:@?[ 6DA64:2==J C646?E=J[ 2D DFAA=J 492:? 5:DCFAE:@?D 2?5 D9:AA:?8 56=2JD 92G6 >256 8:7E 3FJ:?8 >@C6 492==6?8:?8] |@DE 8:7E 42C5D 2C6 DA6?E H:E9:? 2 J62C[ 3FE 3:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD C6>2:? 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