Do you like to get gift cards?

@savypat (20216)
United States
December 24, 2008 10:22am CST
I don't like them, It's very hard to spend the exact amount of money so they always end up costing me more. I also have to go to stores I don't usually go to because I spend to much. I guess these are two great reasons why the stores love them.
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@Marie5656 (336)
• United States
24 Dec 08
I, for one, love to get them, especially if they are for a place that sells books, as people never seem to buy a book I like. My granddaighter is 16, and her mom already told me to buy her a gift card for Christmas. She gave a few suggestions of which stores she likes to shop at. So that helps. Kate loves having her own money to spend and buying her own things.
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• United States
24 Dec 08
There are a few people for whom finding the right gift is next to impossible. I bought gift cards a couple of years ago for those people, and I felt terrible about it. Was it enough? Too much? A store they'd want to shop at? A sign that I didn't try hard enough to find the right thing? They're just so very impersonal!
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
25 Dec 08
you are right.i always end up spending more.if the item doesnt cost much,the shopkeepers dont give me the change.either way,i end up losing.and here,there are some select stores,which accept credit cards.
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• Philippines
25 Dec 08
well if thats ur opiopn but for me i would love to get a gift cards coming to those people who i love. in my experieced i always collect those cards that my friends gave to me. it was one of my hobbies.
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@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
24 Dec 08
I like getting gift cards but I wish you'd get cash back instead of still having money left on the card. I find that even though I have a gift card I stil try to get the best price. I don't know why I do that. It's free money that was given to me. I should just buy what I want with it and not worry about the price.
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@fasttalker (2796)
• United States
24 Dec 08
I don't mind gift cards as long as it comes from a place that I normally shop. I don't like buying them for people because I think it is somewhat impersonal but on the other hand I did get two this year for two tenagers on my list. They gave me a list of all of these groups that I never heard of that they wanted CD's of so I went to FYE and bought two gift cards so they can pick out their own! LOL So I guess they are ok in some circumstances.
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