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Originally Posted by Roupey03
I agree gift certificates are always good.
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I'm one of the strange folks who despises gift cards. I hate to get them and refuse to give them.
I hate having to carry around the card and only being able to use it in a certain store. I hate having to spend more than the amount of the gift in order to use the full value of the card. I hate having a small amount left on the card and the store refusing to give you the balance in cash.
Over the years, I have also had numerous times where I was given a gift card for a store that I don't shop in (usually by a casual aquaintance who didn't know me well). While I certainly appreciated the thought, the gift was wasted or used for something stupid or got regifted. Now you can sell them online, which I've done, but that wasn't always an option.
I used to give my office staff gift cards each year, but I stopped years ago for all of these reasons. Now, they get cash and I've never heard a single complaint.