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        <![CDATA[ Just curious as to what everyone thinks of gift cards as a Christmas gift.


I appreciate the concept of them but I can&#39;t get over Christmas being one gigantic exchange of cash and or plastic (even though, I realize thats what it
actually is).  I just don&#39;t see what is so difficult about asking someone what they want for Christmas, and then buying one of those items.


Also - anyone worried about gift cards this year?  Someone was talking to me about a bunch of retailers potentially... ]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Gift Cards - Yay or Nay?  (especially this year)  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ my teenage neices and nephews are getting gas station cards (gas or beer with their fake id, their pick)
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parents get huddle house and fatz cafe restaurant gift cards. hey that&#39;s where they eat most.
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i hope people give me cash ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Gift cards have lost their taboo feeling. Yeah if you REALLY know someone and know what they really like, then yes get them the gift. Only an ungrateful
bastard would bitch about receiving a gift card for a present (unless it&#39;s a very, very small amount or from a random place that makes no sense). ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Gift cards are amazing.  When in doubt, get the Visa (or like) gift card.  I get to spend it on myself and don&#39;t feel guilty that it&#39;s money that
could&#39;ve gone elsewhere.  I am against things like a $5 gift card to somewhere like GAP.  Seriously, that&#39;s like a tenth of the cost of a shirt (sixth
if on sale).  Kinda pointless.
<br> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Gift Cards - Yay or Nay?  (especially this year)  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">itsakat wrote:</strong>
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  <blockquote>
    <strong class="quote-title">PassionatePiscesMan wrote:</strong>
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    A list of some stores to close
    <br>
    <br>
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  <br>
  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/storeclosings.asp"></a><a href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/storeclosings.asp"></a><a target="_blank"... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Get her a gift card to a restaurant she doesn&#39;t like ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Bake her something, from the heart ! ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I feel the need to explain my SIL - otherwise known as the cheapest, most trailer person in the
universe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> The second Christmas I ever bought for her, she asked for a DVD set of some crappy TV show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> I bought it for her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> She opened it, and immediately said &quot;Can I get the receipt for
this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Hopefully dhc will understand the underlying parental advice here. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ lol EoT!  I&#39;m right there with ya on that one!!! ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ No need to get GCs for my kid, buying stuff for him = buying stuff for me.
<br>
<br>
&quot;I&#39;m&quot; getting a Wii for xmas this year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  dhc: Fuck this shit. I am not giving her what she wants for Christmas. Even if she asks for a gift card. I&#39;m going to buy her something I deem
  appropriate, even if it is useless and she wants to return it.
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<br>
<br>
<br>
Actually, thats pretty close to how I feel about the situation. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ My kids, and now grandkids, look forward to their annual book gift certificates. We are all huge readers and I can&#39;t keep up with who has read what books.
They traditionally wait until mid January to spend them for their second Christmas. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ sorry, but no 10 year old wants to wake up early christmas morning and open a bunch of envelopes with gift cards in them and then have to wait till the next
day to use them. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">drinkinghotchocolate wrote:</strong>
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  <blockquote>
    What about when you ask a close family member what s/he wants, and they tell you where to get them a gift card?
  </blockquote>
  <br>
  <br>
  My SIL is the only one who is ghetto enough to ask for that. I tell her I don&#39;t buy gift cards. She then tries to get the reciept so she can return
  whatever I bought her. She is the cheapest person in the UNIVERSE
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  <br>
  I... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Holey moley that&#39;s a lot of stores closing. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  What about when you ask a close family member what s/he wants, and they tell you where to get them a gift card?
</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
My SIL is the only one who is ghetto enough to ask for that.  I tell her I don&#39;t buy gift cards.  She then tries to get the reciept so she can return
whatever I bought her.  She is the cheapest person in the UNIVERSE
<br>
<br>
I don&#39;t mind doing GC&#39;s as add-on gifts, but I can&#39;t just hand a gift card to someone for Christmas.  I... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">Apprentice Talker wrote:</strong>
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  I would love to see gift cards. If I have a gift this christmas, I would love to see it and open for this Christmas day.
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<br>
Have you gone blind? ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I would love to see gift cards. If I have a gift this christmas, I would love to see it and open for this Christmas day. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I don&#39;t much like gift cards, because too often they&#39;re the gift that says &quot;I have no idea whatsoever what you want or like, and I don&#39;t care
enough about you to put any effort into finding out&quot;.
<br>
<br>
On the other hand, some people don&#39;t mind if you have that attitude (I&#39;ve long since quit giving teenagers anything else), and I&#39;d personally
rather get them than some expensive, wildly inappropriate gift from someone who assumes I still want the same... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I agree gift cards can be excellent gifts...it doesn&#39;t mean you are are a lazy ass...
<br>
Most people I know WANT them, especially family.
<br>
They don&#39;t want me buying their books for them, if books is their thing..etc.
<br>
<br>
Especially older people who have too much &quot;stuff&quot; as it is.
<br>
Most I know want the cards...and a little personal something, as well.
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			<description><![CDATA[ Just curious as to what everyone thinks of gift cards as a Christmas gift.
<br>
<br>
I appreciate the concept of them but I can&#39;t get over Christmas being one gigantic exchange of cash and or plastic (even though, I realize thats what it
actually is).  I just don&#39;t see what is so difficult about asking someone what they want for Christmas, and then buying one of those items.
<br>
<br>
Also - anyone worried about gift cards this year?  Someone was talking to me about a bunch of... ]]></description>

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