‘It’s A Big Scam’; Retailers Respond To Gift Card Theft

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Larry Vining is a retired auditor who gardens with the same precision he keeps his personal books.
“I’m a little OCD I guess so I keep very good records.”
That makes it pretty easy for Vining to lay out how he just got ripped off.
“Here’s the receipt where we bought it — $175,” says the Dallas resident as he points to his receipts.
For years, he and his wife have bought gift cards, because they recieve a cash back bonus o