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What's the point of gift cards?
Posted by SomeTigerFan on 5/11/14 at 9:06 pm61
Not talking gift cards on sale that cost lower than their gift value but the ones where $20 buys you a $20 card. Why not just give cash and not limit where the person could use it? Rant over
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by LordSaintly on 5/11/14 at 9:07 pm to SomeTigerFan
It's more personal than just giving someone a wad of cash.
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by kywildcatfanone on 5/11/14 at 9:08 pm to SomeTigerFan
Are you a disappointed mother?
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by RadTiger on 5/11/14 at 9:09 pm to kywildcatfanone
5x points at Staples with Chase Ink??
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by SomeTigerFan on 5/11/14 at 9:09 pm to LordSaintly
Is it really? That's a pretty lame excuse
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by MiloDanglers on 5/11/14 at 9:11 pm to SomeTigerFan
Easy question -
It sends the message of "I know you, and I know what you like", but it also requires virtually no thought on the givers part
Cash sends a very lazy message. Its a cultural thing
It sends the message of "I know you, and I know what you like", but it also requires virtually no thought on the givers part
Cash sends a very lazy message. Its a cultural thing
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by LordSaintly on 5/11/14 at 9:11 pm to SomeTigerFan
I mean, my SO would probably prefer a spa gift card than a $100 bill
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by SwaggerCopter on 5/11/14 at 9:13 pm to SomeTigerFan
I prefer the gift card. If you give me 50 bucks, I'm probably going to spend it on gas, food, etc. Buy me gift card, and I will spend it on something I want, rather than something I need.
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by TulaneUVA on 5/11/14 at 9:13 pm to SomeTigerFan
There are some places who will give you a discount for gift cards (e.g., pay $10 and get a $15 gift card). Also, you get points on your card for charging the gift card. So win win
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by SwaggerCopter on 5/11/14 at 9:14 pm to LordSaintly
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I mean, my SO would probably prefer a spa gift card than a $100 bill
Great example. Your girl probably would feel like a bitch if she dropped 100 bucks on a spa, but if you give her a gift card, she has to do it, and she feels good about it.
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re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by SwaggerCopter on 5/11/14 at 9:16 pm to SomeTigerFan
Also, gift cards were an amazing invention for the stores. They have the money in hand. I'm sure tons of cards are lost, and it's win/win for them.
If you don't use the whole card, they make whatever you didn't spend. If you use the whole card, they got you in the store, spending money you wouldn't have spent on top of the gift card.
If you don't use the whole card, they make whatever you didn't spend. If you use the whole card, they got you in the store, spending money you wouldn't have spent on top of the gift card.
This post was edited on 5/11 at 9:17 pm
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by Wayne Campbell on 5/11/14 at 9:17 pm to SwaggerCopter
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I prefer the gift card. If you give me 50 bucks, I'm probably going to spend it on gas, food, etc. Buy me gift card, and I will spend it on something I want, rather than something I need.
I think this is the right answer.
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by Kafka on 5/11/14 at 9:23 pm to SomeTigerFan
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Anna Jarvis embarked upon a campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday. She spent a significant amount of time writing to countless business executives, church groups, and politicians at the state and national level to promote the commemorative day. Jarvis was singularly dedicated throughout this process, resigning her position at Fidelity Mutual and incorporating the Mother’s Day International Association in 1912 to encourage national and international recognition of the day... After her persistent efforts, Mother’s Day was finally proclaimed a national holiday in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson.
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Jarvis struggled against forces of commercialization that overwhelmed her original message. Among some of these forces were the confection, floral and greeting card industries. Ironically, symbols that she had valued for their sentimentality, such as the white carnation, easily became commodified and commercialized. By the 1920s, as the floral industry continued increasing prices of white carnations and then introduced red carnations to meet the demand for the flower, Anna Jarvis’ original symbols began to become re-appropriated, such as the red carnation representing living mothers and the white carnation honoring deceased mothers... Her negative opinion of these commercial forces was evident in her contemporary commentary, saying,
A printed card means nothing except that you are too lazy to write to the woman who has done more for you than anyone in the world. And candy! You take a box to Mother—and then eat most of it yourself. A pretty sentiment. — Anna Jarvis
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by Dorothy on 5/11/14 at 9:29 pm to SwaggerCopter
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If you give me 50 bucks, I'm probably going to spend it on gas, food, etc. Buy me gift card, and I will spend it on something I want, rather than something I need.
I agree. My mom used to give me Starbucks gift cards 'cause she knew I liked their lattes but would rarely spend $4 a cup on one myself.
Also it's a lot easier to refuse cash gifts, and gift-givers know it. If someone tries to give me cash for gas, I'm not going to take it. But a couple of parents who rely on me for rides for their kids have given me a gift card instead. I still feel a little guilty taking it, but it's a lot harder to give back or refuse a gift card someone has picked out for you.
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by Ortho Reb on 5/11/14 at 9:36 pm to SomeTigerFan
If you know somebody loves Smoothie King, then it's more personal for them to receive a gift card for SK. I wouldn't ever give my parents cash, but I would give them a gift card/certificate to a nice restaurant that they like. Somebody buy you a gift card for a place that you don't like?
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re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by lsu480 on 5/11/14 at 9:37 pm to SwaggerCopter
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I will spend it on something I want, rather than something I need.
Thats the reason for them. Say you are getting a gift for a guy that has a family.....if you give him cash he will spend it on his family, if you give him a gift card to his favorite place he will get something for himself!
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by LSUTIGER in TEXAS on 5/11/14 at 10:07 pm to SomeTigerFan
If I give you $50 in cash, you'll probably spend it on weed or at the scrip club. If i get you a $50 best buy gift card, you can buy most of an xbox game you said you wanted.
It's a way to get you to spend my gift productively opposed to it just getting mixed in with the money in your pocket
It's a way to get you to spend my gift productively opposed to it just getting mixed in with the money in your pocket
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by SomeTigerFan on 5/11/14 at 11:10 pm to Ortho Reb
Its just that I got a gift card for Target and after a lengthy drive and a few hours of trying to figure out what to get, it just would've been cool to have cash. I get all the personal stuff about knowing where someone likes to shop but really? Isn't cash extremely convenient?
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by jose canseco on 5/11/14 at 11:19 pm to SomeTigerFan
Yes, cash is "convenient". But are you really complaining some gave you free money???
Gift cards are more thoughtful. Bc that person went on a "lenghty drive" for you...and who the frick has to drive more than 10 minutes to get to a Target?
I guarantee whoever bought that gift card for you would never but you a gift again if they knew ypu were being a bitch about it. Say thank you and buy a bunch of whiskey with their gift you ungrateful bastard.
Gift cards are more thoughtful. Bc that person went on a "lenghty drive" for you...and who the frick has to drive more than 10 minutes to get to a Target?
I guarantee whoever bought that gift card for you would never but you a gift again if they knew ypu were being a bitch about it. Say thank you and buy a bunch of whiskey with their gift you ungrateful bastard.
re: What's the point of gift cards?Posted by TheIndulger on 5/11/14 at 11:45 pm to SwaggerCopter
Yup. The purpose of gift cards is to make bank for the company. So many of them never get used, or don't get fully used and then are tossed.
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