WrapIt woes 12777 views

According to news reports the wedding gift list service WrapIt has confirmed it is in talks to avoid administration.  Sarah Fawkner, head of marketing for Wrapit, says "We are doing our utmost. We do not want to go into administration and want to come to a solution to secure the business and then we can fulfil our customers with their gifts."

One of WrapIt's customers, Alex Black, told the BBC "We closed our list on April 19 and we were promised that within eight to 12 weeks our entire gift list would actually be fulfilled...We're tremendously concerned because the insurance possibly won't cover this." So far Mr Black and his wife have only received £400-worth of gifts, out of a total of £2,000-worth ordered from WrapIt.

According to the WrapIt website, guest money is "always safe" when paid by credit card, as a refund on undelivered gifts would be covered by the Consumer Credit Act. Debit cards may not offer the same level of protection.

WrapIt is expected to make an official statement later today.