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Resident 2B · 01-03-2008, 10:47 AM

Thanks for the link, Riverat!

I am holding three $50 gift certificates that I purchased about a week before Willow's closed. I intended to give them as Christmas presents to family members, but with the closing, I still have them.

I heard about the opening of a new place in Tilton and visited to see who was running the place. It sure looks like Willow's to me. The only real difference is the location. So I conclude if it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck.

I am wondering if Willow's ever filed for bankruptcy protection when they closed, and if so, are they a new legal entity in Tilton. If they did this, I wonder how the NH Gift Certificate law applies to the holder of the Willow's gift certificates with respect to the old business or if the certificate holders have any claim in the backruptcy process.

I am also wondering how legal it is to sell a gift certificate knowing you are about to close, and then reopen with a new name, in the same type of business and in the same geographical area. Something here must be against some NH law.

Skip, I know you are busy on other subjects in this great forum, but if you had some time to comment on this, it could help many of us.

R2B

01-03-2008, 10:47 AM	#41
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,357 Thanks: 994 Thanked 313 Times in 163 Posts	Things I am wondering about Thanks for the link, Riverat! I am holding three $50 gift certificates that I purchased about a week before Willow's closed. I intended to give them as Christmas presents to family members, but with the closing, I still have them. I heard about the opening of a new place in Tilton and visited to see who was running the place. It sure looks like Willow's to me. The only real difference is the location. So I conclude if it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck. I am wondering if Willow's ever filed for bankruptcy protection when they closed, and if so, are they a new legal entity in Tilton. If they did this, I wonder how the NH Gift Certificate law applies to the holder of the Willow's gift certificates with respect to the old business or if the certificate holders have any claim in the backruptcy process. I am also wondering how legal it is to sell a gift certificate knowing you are about to close, and then reopen with a new name, in the same type of business and in the same geographical area. Something here must be against some NH law. Skip, I know you are busy on other subjects in this great forum, but if you had some time to comment on this, it could help many of us. R2B