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They're not for people you're capable of giving a thoughtful and meaningful gift to, they're for people you're obligated to give a gift to and have no idea what the fuck to get for. Often these are the same people to whom gifting a wad of cash could be deeply cringe. Gift cards are for bosses or nephews.
lets be real. cash will be spent on mundane shit like gas, food, rent. a gift card is more likely to be used for an actual gift, something someone wouldn't buy otherwise. you're not just giving them a card but permission to basically spend it on something probably dumb
Dunno about you, but someone else paying a chunk of my rent is a great gift for me
no. here's a 50 dollar gift card to home depot. get a chainsaw or something nerd!!!
Just because the Christmas bells are jingling? Does that mean it’s time to consume product?
These motherfuckers out here jangling the jank in October now. Disgusting.
WHAT’S THE FUCKING POINT?
Well, at least if society says a giftcard constitutes a valid, thoughtful gift, then it really shows how shallow the entire act of gift giving is. Basically the lowest common denominator to make the point.
The people I've known to enjoy gift giving the most are narcissistic as fuck.
It's like you've never heard of putting a single pizza in the breakroom for multiple shifts while announcing that you have ascended to christ status for providing your employees with a pizza you also took four slices of.
Great thread honestly I just started making things to give as gifts this year everyone gets candles for the upcoming great reset
they're useful if you give them to younger family members since most of the time they don't have the means to spend money, especially online
Some people (Mainly older adults) get kinda pissy if you try to just give them cash (They seem to take it as an insult, think it's lazy, etc.), so gift cards are the closest next step where it's still basically cash, but also an "actual" gift that you had to go out and get.
To make matters worse, there were about $3 B I L L I O N in unused gift cards last year.
This is what always gets me about gift cards. I always end up having to spend money because you're never able to hit exactly $10, $25, or whatever else is on there. Making me spend money isn't a gift, it's a curse. If you don't spend the whole thing it feels wasteful.
The gift hierarchy for me goes: Any gift -> a nice card -> nothing -> gift card
Listen, I'm not telling my mom to buy me the latest Flesh Light sleeve. Just give me a damn Visa Gift Card.
I will say, as someone who flies for the holidays, it's much easier for me to give people gift cards, plus that's usually specifically what they ask for when I ask what they want. My mom wanted an Amazon gift card, my dad wanted a Home Depot gift card, and my brother wanted a Lululemon gift card. I bought my dad a few small things and I ordered an immersion blender for my mom that I am splitting with my brother, but other than that, everyone just says they want gift cards now.
He's a professional trainer and apparently they make nice workout clothes.
I use them for coworkers who have a coffee habit and I want to send a thank you. It's basically like cash, but sometimes comes with rewards points, and sends the slight message that I at least thought about what their interests are.
I think the idea is if someone just hands me 25 bucks I may be a lazy dumbass and just spend it on beer or fast food or some boring shit.
If someone hands me a gift card to some store that sells unique shit I’m not locked into “treating myself” to something but still have some choice in what I get. Like, hey bathbombs are nice but I probably wouldn’t have gotten one unless you gave me that Lush gift card, but I hate lavender shampoo so I’m glad you didn’t just buy me that.
Gift cards are bad when one is exchanging gifts, but can be really nice for out of the blue/thank you/etc things. Just make sure you know the person will use it. For example, don't give a Starbucks gift card to a Dunks drinker because it's "better coffee," the person drinks Dunks for a reason, and it's that Starbucks also tastes like a dirty asshole, so why would I pay slightly more for it?
