Comments on: Myth Breaker: Gift Cards and Cash Are BAD Gifts

By: thestarvingartistcanada

thestarvingartistcanada — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 02:45:02 +0000

While cash is awesome, I am compelled to completely disagree about one point: Mommies (and daddies) would be VERY thankful for the gift card for the local pub… Just make sure to provide them with babysitting too.

As a parent of a toddler, any night out is the best gift ever.

By: Joe Morgan

Joe Morgan — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:06:21 +0000

I love getting cash, though I confess that I am less likely to spend it on something I want… I usually put it in savings or something else boring and pragmatic.

That’s why I prefer gift cards… as long as they’re to the right store, I have to splurge on myself. 🙂

By: Paul @ The Frugal Toad

Paul @ The Frugal Toad — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 23:12:28 +0000

I love receiving gift cards however, when giving I like to make it a little more personal. Gift cards do make great stocking stuffers though!

By: Anthony Thompson

Anthony Thompson — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:32:49 +0000

The reason some people may object to gift cards is because of recent scam reports associated with them. As far as cash goes, it’s not a problem for me. Cash is king.

By: Lena at frugalandthankful

Lena at frugalandthankful — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:13:56 +0000

I think it really depends on a situation/receiver of a gift. I love to give hand-picked gifts but we often give gift cards or cash. And man,I do like receiving cash as a gift! We only give personal gifts to people we know very well-family, best friends. If we are not too close, gift card is my first choice. And for the weddings I prefer the registries (unless it’s my best friend again).

By: Sean @ One Smart Dollar

Sean @ One Smart Dollar — Thu, 31 May 2012 20:57:50 +0000

I loved getting cash for our wedding. We used it to finish out our registry.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Thu, 31 May 2012 20:33:05 +0000

I love love love both cash and gift cards–never tacky in my book 😉

By: Kathleen @ Frugal Portland

Kathleen @ Frugal Portland — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:53:31 +0000

I have only given cash once as a wedding gift — and my card said, “what’s better than a gift from your registry? not having to pay any tasting fees today” because we were all going wine tasting that afternoon. It was appreciated.

By: AverageJoe

AverageJoe — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:02:08 +0000

Cash as a gift is fine by me. I don’t know if it’s not considered tactful. If someone is offended that I gave them cash, they should let me know and I’ll give them nothing the next year!

By: Jeremiah Brown

Jeremiah Brown — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:53:00 +0000

I always love getting cash or gift cards… It makes me feel as though I can get what I want with the money rather than some useless trinket.