Gift Cards - Give People What They Want


by Susan Helton - Date: 2006-12-12 - Word Count: 394 Share This!

More and more businesses nowadays are offering gift cards, and as a result they're becoming more popular.

We've all received those awful presents that we just don't want, and spent time in endless lines exchanging gifts or getting a refund.

Here are seven ways that gift cards can eliminate the gift buying blues:

The person who receives your gift card can buy whatever they want with it, so you know that your gift will be appreciated. Many people like receiving gift cards for an experience, rather than a store card. So you might like to give someone a gift card that can be redeemed for a massage or facial, as an example. Restaurants and hotels are also starting to offer gift cards as well.If you're buying for a teen, you've probably already discovered just how fast trends change. And the last thing any teen wants is to appear out-of-date. So let them worry about what's hot right now, rather than trying to work it out for yourself.How about a mall card? Malls are starting to offer gift cards that can be redeemed in any store in the mall. This is great, because it gives the recipient total control over where they shop and what they buy.A gift card gives more options and choices. Not everyone will want to spend the whole amount in one go, and with most gift cards they can spread their purchases over multiple shopping trips. If you're buying a gift for someone who lives a long way from you, it can be a hassle to package up the gift and then expensive to post it. A gift card can go inside a normal Christmas or birthday card, for the cost of a standard letter.Buying a gift card from a major retailer gives you peace of mind, because that store is going to be around for years to come. So you don't have to worry about buying a gift, only to find you need to exchange it and the store has gone out of business.

The bottom line with gift cards is that it's all about freedom of choice.

When you give a gift card, you give someone the opportunity to buy exactly what they want, and save yourself the hassle of trying to work out what they might like.

So check out what's available, and start buying gift cards instead of gifts - you won't regret it.

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