2006 Gift Card Study


	STATISTIC: Bankrate.com surveyed gift cards from the top 25 retailers.

	Some smaller stores are part of a larger company that is in the top 25.

2006 Gift Card Study: comparison chart

By Ellen Cannon • Bankrate.com

This comparison chart is a quick reference for the gift cards in the survey. Click on the name to see the details for each retailer's cards.

Gift card comparison

Issuer	Type	Free shipping?	Fees?	Can expire?
7-Eleven	Plastic	N/A	No	No
A.J. Wright, TJX	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Albertsons	Plastic	No	No	No
American Express	Plastic	No	Yes	No
Best Buy	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Bloomingdale's, Federated Dept. Stores	Electronic	N/A	No	No
Bloomingdale's, Federated Dept. Stores	Plastic	No	No	Yes
Bob's Stores, TJX	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Costco	Electronic	N/A	No	No
Costco	Plastic	No	No	No
CVS	Plastic	N/A	No	No
Discover	Plastic	No	Yes	Yes
Food Lion, Delhaize America	Plastic	Yes	Yes	No
Gap	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Giant Food, Ahold	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Giant Food Stores, Ahold	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Hannaford, Delhaize America	Plastic	Yes	Yes	No
Harvey's, Delhaize America	Plastic	Yes	Yes	No
Home Depot	Plastic	Yes	No	No
HomeGoods, TJX	Plastic	Yes	No	No
J.C. Penney	Electronic	N/A	No	No
J.C. Penney	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Kash n' Karry, Delhaize America	Plastic	Yes	Yes	No
Kohl's	Electronic	N/A	No	No
Kohl's	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Kroger	Plastic	No	No	No
Lowe's	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Macy's, Federated Dept. Stores	Electronic	N/A	No	No
Macy's, Federated Dept. Stores	Plastic	Yes	No	Yes
Marshall's, TJX	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Martin's Food Markets, Ahold	Plastic	Yes	Yes	No
MasterCard	Plastic	No	Yes	Yes
Meijer	Plastic	Yes	Yes	No
Office Depot	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Publix	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Rite Aid	Plastic	N/A	No	No
Safeway	Plastic	No	No	No
Sears	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Staples	Plastic	N/A	No	No
Stop & Shop, Ahold	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Sweetbay, Delhaize America	Plastic	Yes	Yes	No
Target	Electronic	N/A	No	Yes
Target	Plastic	No	No	No
TJ Maxx, TJX	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Tops Markets, Ahold	Plastic	Yes	Yes	No
Visa	Plastic	No	Yes	Yes
Walgreens	Plastic	Yes	No	No
Wal-Mart	Electronic	N/A	No	No
Wal-Mart	Plastic	No	No	No