Gifts or gift cards?
By dreamertink
@dfollin (24253)
United States
January 3, 2009 7:56pm CST
Do you prefer to receive gifts or gift cards? Do you think it is better to give gifts or gift cards? I guess it depends on who it's from.If it had been my husband I would something personal.But,if it were a present from someone not so close to me I would love a gift card so that I could get what I really want.
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@slickcut (8141)
• United States
6 Jan 09
It depends on who's doing the buying..Some people do not do good buying gifts,so i had rather have a gift card...I do like gifts though, because they are much more personal,but if a person cannot make choices and they feel more comfortable giving gift cards then thats fine..i like both...
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@dfollin (24253)
• United States
6 Jan 09
Indeed,some people are terrible shoppers.
Did you see the commercial where the man says that he would not know a great Christmas gift if it was right beside him.I believe it is a Best Buy commercial,if I remember correctly.
Did you see the commercial where the man says that he would not know a great Christmas gift if it was right beside him.I believe it is a Best Buy commercial,if I remember correctly.
@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
4 Jan 09
If it were someone pretty close to me I'd rather that they give me a gift rather than give me a gift card unless I actually asked for a gift card. Sometimes I don't know what I want and a gift card allows me to buy what I want anytime without sitting around thinking about what I want exactly.
Now if it's someone that doesn't know me well, then I'd rather that they give me a gift card. Usually, if they don't know me well they always go and buy me something that I don't like or will never have any use for so gift cards are more useful instead of something that will just sit around and collect dust.
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@dfollin (24253)
• United States
5 Jan 09
Yep and after collect dust then they end up in the church yard sale or to the Salvation Army.
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Happy New Year @Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
4 Jan 09
I am like you. The gift cards are nice though, because you can get things you need without telling people that you are having problems.
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@dfollin (24253)
• United States
4 Jan 09
That's true.That is why I said that if it was someone close I would want a gift.But,anyone that is not very close then I would prefer a gift card because they probably do not know what I'd like or might already have.
@terri0824 (4991)
• United States
7 Jan 09
I tend to think the same way you do. I usually don't get too much of anything. Can't remember the last time I got a gift card anyway.
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
7 Jan 09
well, for me I will prefer gift card so that I can buy what I would like to have. But like you said if it comes from a husband, it's cute if it is something personal, not a gift card of course but from other people? I like gift card.
@konomi777 (86)
• United States
4 Jan 09
I agree with you, if its from a boyfriend,husband,girlfriend or wife, it better be something other than a gift card. Gift cards is something thats easy to get, doesn't really have any thought or meaning to it. If its from a friend, I wouldn't mind.
But now and days you have to be careful, stores are closing left and right.
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