For years I resisted the urge to buy gift cards for presents. It just felt so impersonal. However, I've slowly come around and I've found myself buying a few gift cards here and there.
Teachers get gift cards for coffee as Christmas gifts and some teens on my list will get gift cards too. I have to mail a bunch of gifts and, hey, there's no denying gift cards are cheaper to mail then, say, golf balls.
I admit a Starbucks card makes my day.
How about you? Are you on the gift card bandwagon? Do you like getting them?
8 comments:
People in the UK are wary of them at the moment as so many of our shops are going into receivership and leaving you with a worthless giftcard! This month we have lost Woolworths! That said some friends of ours have opted for a similar type of thing for their wedding - instead of having a gift list, they are taking money towards their honeymoon and have set up an account at a travel agents!
other WR
I like to buy and receive gift cards. I think it's great because the person can pick out what they want.
WR, we had Woolworths here but it closed years ago :(
Jane, you make a good point. It is nice to pick out what you want.
I love getting gift cards! Especially for stores where I can use them online like Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-a-Million. :)
Tori, me thinks you like books just a little bit LOL!
I love gifts cards because you can get what you want and like Tori, it's all about the books.
A nice giftcard for Joann's can give me a great and relaxing couple of hours feeling up fabric and patterns. :-) A bit of my time. Book giftcards are always welcome, because there are always more books to buy. :-D
Marianne
Gosh, what gave it away? *g*
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