Gift Checks won't have any more expiration date

@hotsummer (13837)
Philippines
June 21, 2012 9:10pm CST
It is great as when we receive or give one to anyone, the expiration would force the person to use that check as fast as possible to use it before it expires. Sometimes you don't have no idea or no need to buy anything. So you end up things that you may not use anytime soon. I don't actually like this gift check. Because you would buy that check with money and give the check to anyone. IT is like handling them down the money but they can use it only on SM malls for shopping. IT is much better to give a person real money to buy anywhere. As we know items in malls can be more expensive. So if you just give money then the person can save that money by buying things in places where they can buy it more cheaply . SO they can end up getting more things for that same amount. And second, they say you give check because you don't want to bother buying gift for that person and so giving that option for the receiver to get the gift he wants himself. I think it is better to give some things that we ourselves have bought. Making gifting more exciting just handling them down a gift check.
3 responses
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
22 Jun 12
I had received several gift checks as gift. I do appreciate the act because they remember to give me a gift. It is just that they were so busy or they want me to have the gift that I want that is why they gave me that kind of gift. Whatever the reason, it is okay for me. Anyway, I have a year to spend it. Although personally, I do really buy the gift which I think is best for my love ones or my friends.
• Philippines
22 Jun 12
Actually, I only give money as a gift if I can't decide on what to buy for the person. There are times when you'll encounter someone you barely know and you have to give them a present, but any other generic stuff would only seem dull. These are the times when I opt for money as present instead. Plus, I don't have to think about the present if I do this. It saves the amount of brain cells that I have to work up.
@sharie16 (2212)
• Philippines
22 Jun 12
Hi hotsummer, Gift checks for me is not good also to give, since as you've mentioned it has a lot of limitation, like the expiration date, the establishment where you are only allowed to purchase from, plus if that's only in the malls those products there are too expensive. It is better I think just to purchase a gift or give money, they would appreciate it more... Happy mylotting...