Gift voucher/card expiry dates
Thinking of buying a gift voucher or gift card? Or have you just received one as a present?
Don't forget to check its expiry date and whether it has a partial encashment policy - in other words, what happens to the amount left over if you buy something for less than the total value of the gift voucher or card.
| Company | Expiry Date | Partial encashment policy |
|
Abbey Theatre |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Aer Lingus |
12 months |
Balance carries |
| Amphibian King (Ballymount, Bray & Oranmore) | No expiry date | Balance carries |
|
Argos |
3 years |
Balance carries |
|
Arnotts |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Art & Hobby shop |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Aspens Beauty Clinic |
6 months |
Balance carries |
|
Athlone Town Centre |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Atlantic Homecare |
12 months |
Balance carries or change given for small amounts |
|
Avoca Handweavers |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
A-Wear |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
B & Q |
5 years after last use |
Balance carries |
|
Bargaintown |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Barratts |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Benetton |
Franchise Business therefore different stores operate different systems. |
Franchise Business therefore different stores operate different systems. |
|
Best Menswear |
12 months |
Balance re-issued in vouchers |
|
Blanchardstown S.C. - Perfect Card |
2.5 years (minimum) |
Balance carries but a fee of €3 per month is charged from month 13 onwards if there is a balance on the card. |
|
Body Shop |
No expiry date |
Balance re-issued in vouchers |
|
Boots |
No expiry date |
Balance re-issued in vouchers |
|
Boyers |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Brown Thomas |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
BT2 |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Burtons |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Carlton Hotel Group |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Carphone Warehouse |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Champion Sport |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Chapters |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Citywest Hotel |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Claires Accessories |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Clarks |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Clerys |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Coast |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Cork Opera House |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Cresent S.C. Limerick |
2.5 years (minimum) |
Balance carries but a fee of €3 per month is charged from month 13 onwards if there is a balance on the card. |
|
Currys |
6 months |
Balance carries |
|
David Marshall Hair Studio |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Debenhams |
2 years from last use |
Balance carries |
|
DID |
No expiry date |
Must be used in one sale |
|
Diesel |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Dorothy Perkins |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Dubray Books |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Dundrum Town Centre |
2.5 years (minimum) |
Balance carries but a fee of €3 per month is charged from month 13 onwards if there is a balance on the card. |
|
Dunnes Stores |
2 years after last use |
Balance carries |
|
Easons |
No expiry date |
Balance carries, there is a €2 charge if the card has not been used for a 12 month period and this charge is only applied in January. |
|
Ecco |
3 months |
Balance carries |
|
Elvery Sports |
24 months from last use, maintenance fee of €2 to have expired balance transferred to a new card. |
Balance carries |
|
Evans |
2 years from last use |
Balance carries |
|
FBD Hotel Group (includes Faithlegg House Hotel, Tower Hotel, Temple Bar Hotel and Castleknock Hotel and Country Club) |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Fields Jewellers |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Fitzpatricks Shoes |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Footlocker |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Fran&Jane |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
French Connection |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
GameStop |
No expiry date, but customers are advised to check the balance once a year. |
Balance carries |
|
Golden Discs |
No expiry date |
New voucher issued for amounts greater than €5, change given otherwise |
|
Great Outdoors |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
H & M |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Halfords |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Harry Corry |
No expiry date |
Vouchers in issued in €10 amounts so must use full voucher amount. |
|
Harvey Nichols |
6 months |
New voucher issued for amounts greater than €10, change given otherwise |
|
Harvey Norman |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Heatons |
No expiry Date |
Balance carries |
|
The Helix |
12 months |
Balance re-issued in vouchers and valid for 12 months from re-issue |
|
Hickeys/Home Focus |
12 months |
Balance re-issued in vouchers and valid for 12 months from re-issue |
|
Hodges Figgis |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Homebase |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
House of Colour |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
House of Fraser |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Hughes & Hughes |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
IKEA |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Jack & Jones |
3 years |
Balance carries |
|
Jervis Centre |
Cards have individual expiry dates, depends on when the card is purchased. |
Balance carries subject to €3 monthly charge from month 13 onwards |
|
Karen Millen |
2 years from last use |
Balance carries |
|
Kildare Village Outlet |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Kilkenny Design (New to list) |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Laura Ashley |
18 months from last use |
Balance carries |
|
Lifestyle Sports |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Liffey Valley Shopping Centre -Gift Card |
Cards have individual expiry dates, depends on when the card is purchased. |
Balance carries subject to €3 monthly charge from month 13 onwards |
|
Mahon Point S.C. Cork |
Cards have individual expiry dates, depends on when the card is purchased. |
Balance carries subject to €3 monthly charge from month 13 onwards |
|
Makeup Forever |
6 months |
Balance carries |
|
Maldron Hotel Group |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Mama's & Papa's |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Marks & Spencer |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Merrion Hotel |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Miss Selfridge |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Monsoon |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Mothercare |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
National Concert Hall |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
New Look |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Next |
2 years |
Balance carries |
| O2 | No expiry date | Balance carries |
|
Oasis |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
One4All Gift Card |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
One4All Gift Voucher |
12 months |
At discretion of store in which it is used, change may be issued. Advised to purchase in small denominations. |
|
Paco |
No expiry date |
Balance re-issued in vouchers |
|
Pamela Scott |
No expiry date |
Balance re-issued in vouchers |
|
Pavillion S.C |
3 years |
Balance carries but a fee of €3 per month is charged from month 13 onwards if there is a balance on the card. |
|
PC World |
6 months |
Balance carries |
|
Penneys |
2 years from last use |
Balance carries |
|
Peter Mark |
2 years from first use |
Balance carries |
|
Power City |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
River Island |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Ryanair |
12 months |
Remaining balance is void. Vouchers issued in denominations of €25 |
|
Schuh |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Shaws Department Stores |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Smiles, South Anne Street |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Smyths Toys |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Sunglass Hut |
12 months |
Only have vouchers of €25, €50 or €100. If change is different to these amounts it is void/lost |
|
Superquinn |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
SuperValu |
No expiry date |
Vouchers are issued in multiple denominations €5, €10, €20, €50 denominations. Anything not spent on each voucher is void. |
|
Swarovski |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Tesco |
5 years after last use |
Balance carries |
|
The Travel Department |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Thomas Cook |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Ticketmaster |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Tie Rack |
12 months |
Balance re-issued in vouchers |
|
Timberland |
No expiry date |
Balance re-issued in vouchers |
|
TK Maxx |
2 years from last use |
Balance carries |
|
Tommy Hilfiger |
No expiry date |
Balance re-issued in vouchers |
|
Toni & Guy |
12 months |
Balance re-issued in vouchers |
|
Topman |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Topshop |
3 years |
Balance carries |
|
Vero Moda |
3 years |
Balance carries |
| Vodafone | 12 months | Balance carries |
|
Wallis |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Waltons Music |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
Warehouse |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Weir & Sons Jewellers |
7 years |
Balance carries |
|
Wine on Line |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Wines Direct |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Woodies |
12 months |
Balance carries |
|
Xtra Vision |
2 years |
Balance carries |
|
Zara |
3 years |
Balance carries |
|
Zerep |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
|
53 Degrees North |
No expiry date |
Balance carries |
Last updated: 31 October 2012
The above information was collected from company websites or by telephone. Please contact us with any updates, additions or errors.
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