Commissary gift certificate company goes bust

Commissary gift certificate company goes bust
By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Mar 2, 2009 16:47:26 EST

The contractor that ran the gift certificate program for the Defense Commissary Agency has shut its doors, leaving an unknown number of customers holding commissary gift certificates they can’t use.

CertifiChecks, Inc., abruptly announced that effective Feb. 26 they will no longer administer gift certificate programs. The company’s commercial phone number in Dayton, Ohio has been disconnected. A toll-free number provided on the Web site is a recording that does not allow a caller to leave a message. The Web site states that the company is in the process of filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Commissary officials advise customers holding CertifiCheck certificates who wish to submit their certificates for “potential reimbursement” to send them to:

CertifiChecks, Inc.
Attn: Redemption Dept.
P.O. Box 13603
Dayton, OH 45413

It was uncertain at this time whether customers should send copies of the gift certificates and retain the originals in order to protect their money. The company warns merchants not to deposit gift certificates in the bank, because they will be returned.


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