One of the things our oldest received for Christmas was a slew of gift cards to places in the area, one of which was for CiCi's. Her and a few friends headed over there last night so she could use it, and the cashier told her they aren't taking them. She thought it was weird, but left it alone and paid the old fashioned way. She explained what happened when she returned home, and obviously we were a little annoyed. So I gave them a buzz. The manager told me they haven't been able to use them for about a month. Every time they swipe them it reads zero balance. She said her district manager hasn't been able to get ahold of anyone at corporate to fix it yet, so they just tell people they aren't working.
The wifey is planning an assault via phone on their corporate headquarters tomorrow.
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