To make matters worse, by the time JOANN announced that all stores would be closing, the website had already stopped accepting gift cards as an online payment option. Between not

If you have a Joann's gift card, you won't be able to use it, even if your store is still open. The retailer said gift cards will no longer be accepted at any store when they announced every location would close its doors last month,

Fabrics giant Joann is closing, and the store has stopped taking gift cards — upsetting many customers. Here’s what shoppers should know.