We put out a consumer alert today on what to watch out for with gift cards this holiday season.

We get about 50-80 consumer complaints on these every year. In some cases, the card doesn't work everywhere it's supposed to, or the balance isn't right. Also, if it's a business that hasn't been around very long, watch out. We get a lot of complaints about gift cards to a merchant that has gone out of business. So that money is probably gone.