Comet gift vouchers/cards

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Azari wrote: »

The word criminal has a clear and well understood meaning.

The fact that you claim to have meant something else (and calling a defendant a criminal is hardly a subtle change) is neither here nor there. You referred to an accused as if he had been convicted and trying to weasel your way out of it by claiming that when you used the common word 'criminal' you meant something different won't wash.

I suggest that you remember that well know piece of advice: "When you have dug yourself into a hole: stop digging".

So a man found guilty of a crime in a court of law is then taken to court again for a second offence. Is he a criminal? He's been found guilty of the first offence but not the second.

Again you are resorting to a straw man argument....

JimmyTheWig

Azari wrote: »

For the accused to have a guilty mind it would be necessary to show that he knew that no contract had been formed.

And we are saying that we believe a court would see that he _did_ know what he was doing was against the rules.
Obviously you don't know what will happen in any given court on any given day. But it's reasonable to assume that he would be convicted.

Jo_F

Vouchers/gift cards are just a 'promise' in effect, and only a 'legal' promise if they [the issuers] are still running the business at the time the voucher is 'cashed in'.

By having a gift card/voucher you are effectively a creditor to the company. Exactly the same as if you were a supplier that they owed money to, or a bank.

Unfortunately, as they are now in administration, usually the larger fish (i.e. banks) will be the first to take any money from the company possible. With individuals (whoever holds the gift card), being the last to be able to dip their hand in the pot.

So going in, slapping a gift card down on the and counter and walking out with goods to that amount would theft. If they allowed it then they would be in trouble for 'preferring' a certain creditor.

You just need to join the queue of creditors.

marleyboy

Comet have now Reinstated their Gift Vouchers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20228579

LittleMax

Not all of them ... I would imagine the lions share of gift vouchers held are those issued by insurance companies. However I presume that if these aren't accepted that we will go back to insurance companies.

ThumbRemote

ThumbRemote wrote: »

Do you really believe the administrators are going to sell Comet as a going concern? That's the only scenario in which I can see them agreeing to take the gift cards.

Well, I was wrong. First time for everything

jimmysayshey

I got mine from 3 (the mobile network) a year ago when i upgraded with them, can I use the giftcard?