What the hell is the deal with Gift Cards?
You can walk into a grocery store (for example) and get a gift card for Target, Chili's, Toys R Us, or even frikkin' Bass Pro Shops. It's the gift that says 'I cared about you enough to think about the vague area you might be interested in, but not enough to actually go there and get something.'
Seriously.
WTF?
You pay extra for something that the recipient can use almost as easily as cash. Which brings me to the Generic Gift Card. Visa, MC, Amec, they've all got them. Why would we want them? If you want to give someone money, give them money. Or, if you have to send it, send an effing check fer cripe pete. It costs more money to give someone somethig they can use almost as easily as actual money. What's the benefit? Wallet thickness?
Faugh.
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i'm a big fan of the gift card. it shows that the giver put more thought into your gift than just sending a check or cash. they thought hey, this person would like to shop at this store.
how, the generic gift cards..... maybe not so much. still seems more thoughtful than a check. they had to go GET the damn thing. no just write a check and be done with the whole gift giving scenario.
but that's just me ;-)
pardon the typo. that should be now the generic gift cards. not how, the generic gift cards.....
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