Re: OT Gift Cards Warning


"Beck" <becky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Shirl" <Xmnushal8y@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dana:
Or, geez, guys, give it some thought and go buy someone something nice
you
think they'd really like but wouldn't splurge on for themselves. Gift
cards are okay, but I think it's sad that gift-giving has basically
come
down to an exchange of money. We may as well just ditch the
gift-giving
and keep our own cash.

I almost never give gift cards.

D.M. Stillwood:
That might work for some, in some circumstances, or even in most
circumstances, but there are always exceptions. I have gotten gift
cards to
local grocery stores--very useful, although I burn them up rather
quickly!
And last year, my son gave me a gift card to Bath and Body Works, a real
surprise that he even thought of it, and MUCH more useful than him
trying to
figure out what I would like from that store. Believe me, I've seen him
there (when "we" were picking out gifts for grandma), and he was
basically
just saying, "Yeah, Ma," and, "Nice, Ma," and, "I guess so, Ma." There
would be NO way he would known that I would want the pecan scented
lotion
(or the peppermint, or the ice tea)--in fact, I didn't even know it
until I
was in there browsing and saw the stuff. That gift card just kept on
giving, and I have told him many times throughout the year how much I
enjoyed it (hint, hint). He also gave me a card to The Body Shop a
number
of years ago, but I kind of lobbied for that one. The BBW card was a
total
surprise. So, yeah, the thought really did count on that one.

I agree with Dana. I think the point is that I give you a $50 gift card
to Bath and Body Works because I know you love to shop there, and you
give me a $50 gift card to the local pilot shop because you know I love
to shop there, and we could just as easily have exchanged seasons
greetings, had a cup of egg-nog, and each used our own $50 at the places
where we always spend our own money anyway. The only difference is the
extra time spent buying the cards and remembering to redeem them before
they expire.

IMO.

Shirl

but then you can buy really neat things that you would never buy for
yourself. lol beck


I have no problems with giving and getting gift cards......mainly because
what people give me is usually so ill thought out....or just plain last
minute desperation. There was one Christmas, I kid you not.......everyone
(except my mom) gave me Brut gift sets. I can no longer stand to smell that
stuff.


.

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