Some holiday advice: Gift cards suck
Tuesday, 18. December 2007, 02:00:56
If you plan on giving a loved one, friend, or lover a gift card for the holidays this year, you are basically saying, "Screw you! I gave you money, but it's only good in certain places! 
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GIFT CARDS ARE A DUMB PRESENT!
Here's why you are dumb for buying a gift card:
- You spend cash to buy a card worth the same amount, except now you are limited to just that store.
- You spend time going to that store, wasting gasoline and time.
- Some gift cards have a one-year expiration.
- Most people never use the entire balance anyway. They usually leave $0.10-$2.00 on the card, which is more money for evil corporations like McDonald's, Best Buy, Wal Mart, and UPS.
Example: Your parents give you a $100 gift card to Best Buy for Christmas. You need a new LCD HDTV. So you find a model you like. At Best Buy, the TV is $899. However, at Circuit City, the TV is only $649. So you feel compelled to use your gift card, but you want the best deal. What do you do? You are in a trap that could have been avoided!
You could easily give them cash or a check, spend the same amount of money, but give the person more freedom and a happier time. Think about next time you are about to be stupid.
"GIFT CARDS ARE A DUMB PRESENT!
Here's why you are dumb for buying a gift card:
- You spend cash to buy a card worth the same amount, except now you are limited to just that store.
- You spend time going to that store, wasting gasoline and time.
- Some gift cards have a one-year expiration.
- Most people never use the entire balance anyway. They usually leave $0.10-$2.00 on the card, which is more money for evil corporations like McDonald's, Best Buy, Wal Mart, and UPS.
Example: Your parents give you a $100 gift card to Best Buy for Christmas. You need a new LCD HDTV. So you find a model you like. At Best Buy, the TV is $899. However, at Circuit City, the TV is only $649. So you feel compelled to use your gift card, but you want the best deal. What do you do? You are in a trap that could have been avoided!
You could easily give them cash or a check, spend the same amount of money, but give the person more freedom and a happier time. Think about next time you are about to be stupid.
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