I enjoy giving gift cards, especially to those hard to shop for people on my list. I, like nearly everyone else, have at least one person on my shopping list that I either dont know what to buy or I cant find what I think they would like. When that happens I consider their likes and then purchase a gift card I think they will enjoy using.
For example, I give my restaurant loving friends gift cards to their favorite restaurants; gas station gift cards to my teenage niece…