Who do I contact about an unredeemed gift certificate for a restaurant that burned to the ground?

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I had received a gift certificate for a local restaurant (not a franchise) and didn't get the chance to use it. The restaurant burned to the ground a couple months later. The gift certificate said valid for one year and we had a newborn, so finding time was hard. Am I out of luck or is there somewhere I can go? I have not idea how to get in touch with the owner.

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Send a letter to the address of the restaurant is the only thing I can think of. It should get forwarded to the owner. Good luck collecting because its unlikely the owner had fire insurance to compensate for un redeemed gift certificates.

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What do you think is a good marketing idea for gaining more students for lessons with gift certificates?

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I'm a dance instructor with a private studio and was thinking of passing out gift certificates for private lessons I teach. I don't teach large classes so I'm trying to attract students by marketing. I was thinking of doing $50 gift certificate for the first lesson and they pay the remaining cost of $15. I didn't want to do free lessons because I'm worried about those who only want to take advantage of a freebie deal and that's it. Do you have any other great ideas on how to attract students for dance lessons using gift certificates. I'm open to suggestions on amount of $, what good ways to distribute them, conditions & terms I should put on the certificates and any such advice that could be effective and helpful. (No wisecracks needed.) Thank you for the advice and help!

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You could also send out certificates for a free large session that you set up specially for new people who want to check it out - like an open house.

Rather than sending an actual certificate, you could send out a flier and/or place a newspaper ad instructing to call for more info on a discounted introductory lesson.

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