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Do people really want (to receive) gift cards? I find them incredibly annoying. They're thinly veiled, unergonomic cash.

• fragmede 10mo ago
  It's a cultural thing. Giving someone cash is seen as a lazy gift, but if I take a second and buy you a gift card to a store that my stereotype of you in my head shops at, I'm thoughtful.
  • lxgr 10mo ago
    Yeah, I realize it's a cultural thing, but I still think it sucks. I find receiving a Starbucks gift card much less thoughtful than a greetings card, with or without a banknote included. The worst are these Visa/Mastercard gift cards that are popular in the US: Often horrendously expensive to the buyer and cash-equivalent to the receiver at best, and broken or scammed and causing them further frustration and possibly monetary losses at worst.
    • baby 10mo ago
      When my parents came to visit me in the US I bought them a starbucks card and that was the coolest gift lol, they could stroll around and stop at starbucks whenever
      • lxgr 10mo ago
        Now imagine, if you will, a universal economic gift card, backed by the government, accepted throughout the country and beyond, even if both buyer and seller are offline... :)
        • baby 10mo ago
          The government would have to implement this, which doesnt make sense imo
• baby 10mo ago
  I buy some to my gf as gifts, also bought some for my parents, I think they're great