>Hence, gift cards. I thought about you for half a second longer and gave you money to spend at a store off my choosing. That half second costs me far more tim

>Hence, gift cards. I thought about you for half a second longer and gave you money to spend at a store off my choosing. That half second costs me far more time and effort to keep track of a gift card, especially if a balance remains on it. Either get the actual gift you want to give the person, or give cash. A gift card only benefits the merchant who gets to hold onto cash and earn interest.