What to do with that Starbucks gift card that doesn't have enough credit left to buy a short drip coffee or a puppuccino for Fido?
How about filing a federal lawsuit?
A Boston man tried to redeem a card with a $4.92 balance for cash at his nearest coffee shop. When he was refused, he filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Seattle, alleging the coffee retail giant has unjustly enriched itself by millions of dollars by making it difficult to redeem small balances remaining on gift cards for cash, even when the law requires it.
