DEAR ABBY: I received a restaurant gift card from some friends. When I presented it at a restaurant, it was refused as "never having been activated through purchase."
I called my friends to let them know, thinking it was a mistake on the part of the restaurant at the time it was purchased. They said they would come by and pick up the card. I have heard nothing from them since, and I haven't written a thank-you note or made any further attempt to contact them.
Was I right in calling them? Do I now ignore the whole thing? -- GIFT CARD DENIED
DEAR G.C.D.: You did nothing wrong in calling your friends to tell them what happened. They may not have picked it up because they were embarrassed, or because they really never intended to activate it. I don't think it's necessarily worth ending a relationship over -- IF you want to continue a friendship with people whose credibility you question.