text: Facebook's new gift cards are the absolute worst
  Not only do you get to give your friends a really lazy gift, they can also only spend it at the retailer you choose for them. Picture: Facebook Source: Supplied
  FACEBOOK has unveiled a new gift card that works like any other gift card, except you can only redeem it at one particular retailer.
  It's pretty much the laziest and least useful gift card on the market.Rather than being able to spend the money loaded onto the card at a number of Facebook approved stores, the person giving the gift selects one from a small pool of participating retailers and then gives the gift for that store.So not only does it require zero thought, it's not really a Facebook gift card. It's a gift card for stores like Target or Jamba Juice with a Facebook logo on it.One redeeming factor is that the cards are reusable, which means once you have received a gift card from one of your friends, the next time you receive a Facebook Gift Card the balance will instantly be added to your existing card.
  Facebook's blog says it will be rolling the gift cards out gradually across the US. So far the only participating retailers are Target, Sephora, Olive Garden and Jamba Juice. Considering only one of those chains exist in Australia, it's safe to assume that we won't have access to them for a while.Can't say we're missing out on much, really. Increase Text Size
  Lee of Australia Posted at 3:21 PM February 01, 2013
  Gee Facebook sending another underdeveloped, brought to market way too fast product? how unlike them! Something I can say though is, I have a facebook store and neither myself or any other facebook retailer I know has been informed or approached about this (guess loyalty to the services and products is pretty meaningless)
  jonathan b of act Posted at 2:12 PM February 01, 2013
  The Australian government should bring in legislation like they have in the US. In the US, giftcards must have a minimum use by date of 5 years. David of Adelaide Posted at 2:02 PM February 01, 2013
  Fastest way to devalue your money - buy a gift card. Suddenly that $100 you hang on to as long as you want and earn interest and spend at any store will start devaluing, is restricted to being used at specific locations and if not spent in a specified time period will be worth nothing