Hi I'm about to give a family member a gift of a voucher for their favourite restaurant.
Should I look for a refund just in case the place closes permanently?
Thanks
Do you think that they would appreciate it?Hi I'm about to give a family member a gift of a voucher for their favourite restaurant.
Hi I'm about to give a family member a gift of a voucher for their favourite restaurant.
Should I look for a refund just in case the place closes permanently?
Thanks
Should I look for a refund
I would certainly hope that restaurants will allow gift vouchers to be used toward take away meals and not just sit down meals. It would be an easy matter to do this if it was a loaded gift card. If a paper voucher, the restaurant could deduct each spend off the voucher and record it on the paper voucher accordingly.If it is their favourite restaurant then the voucher might help keep restaurant in business, and maybe the restaurant has a collection \ takeout option during lockdown.
I would strongly advise people against buying vouchers for restaurants. Yes, 100% support them when they’re open and make an effort to go there, but lobbing €100 at a small business that’s shuttering for the forseeable future is madness. You’re basically giving an interest free loan to an insolvent business that you’ve no connection with.
Tell that to Ryanair.Vouchers issued since Dec 2nd 2019 must be valid for 5 years.
Tell that to Ryanair.
I have a gift voucher for Ryanair which was bought on the 23rd Dec.2019. It states on it valid for one year. As I didn’t get to use it during 2019 I emailed Ryanair quoting the 5 year law and they have told me there is nothing they can do to change it. I have referred it to CCPC. They will look into it but I think I will have a battle on my hands to get anywhere.If you look at the Irish website, rather than the UK one you'll find they already know the Irish law:
"Gift vouchers are valid for 5 years from the voucher issue date"