{"id":1895,"date":"2012-05-30T03:12:05","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T10:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/add-vodka.com\/?p=1895"},"modified":"2015-07-09T14:15:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T21:15:30","slug":"myth-breaker-gift-cards-and-cash-are-bad-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/add-vodka.com\/myth-breaker-gift-cards-and-cash-are-bad-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Myth Breaker: Gift Cards and Cash Are BAD Gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s this\u00a0weird\u00a0stigma around giving gift cards and cash as gifts.<\/p>\n

Some say that they are not personal enough, or that they don’t convey the same meaning as a hand-selected gift.<\/p>\n

Let’s look at that for a moment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gift Cards<\/h3>\n

There are thousands of stores in any given town. Millions of businesses. Probably trillions of different products out there. If somebody is going to pick out a gift card for a friend or family member, they have to decide from which store to purchase that gift card.<\/p>\n

Picking out the right gift card takes some thought and time.<\/p>\n

Some of the coolest gifts I have gotten is gift cards to places that I love to shop – because the giver thought about where I’d like to shop. I’d absolutely die if I got a gift card from Modcloth<\/a>, but not everybody likes Modcloth or even knows about it.<\/p>\n

When you buy a gift card for somebody, you think about what they like. You may not pick out a dress for them, because you trust that they know their body type and preferences better than you do (and this is true for almost everyone); but getting them a gift card to a store that they really like takes, a lot of thought.<\/p>\n

One Christmas, my mom and stepdad gifted me and my boyfriend a gift card to Walmart in a significant amount. We were moving two months later, so that gift card was well thought out and an amazing gift; when I moved (broke and maxed out), I used the gift card to buy a futon for our under-furnished apartment, and groceries to get me through to the next payday.<\/p>\n

Think about it for a second; have you ever\u00a0received\u00a0a gift card and been disgruntled because the giver didn’t put enough thought into it?<\/p>\n

Just don’t do this:<\/p>\n

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Cash<\/h2>\n

Cash is an all around desirable thing to have.<\/p>\n

Cash is a little trickier, because it’s hard to remember who gave it as a gift. But, unless it’s my dad, who forgets about my birthday until I remind him, upon which he promptly pulls out his wallet and hands me a few bills, I’ve never been disappointed with cash as a gift.<\/p>\n

Cash typically gets the worst rap as a wedding gift, but I don’t think it’s tacky at all to ask for a cash as a wedding gift and here’s why:<\/p>\n

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  • Wedding’s are freakin’ expensive<\/li>\n
  • It’s not 1952.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What I mean by that last point is that people usually live together or at least live on their own before <\/em>they get married. The point of wedding gifts, originally, was the set the happy couple up for moving in together after their wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n

    That is, by now, somewhat of a moot point. Most couples I know live together before their weddings and have usually accumulated toasters, bed sheets, towels, dishes, etc.<\/p>\n

    There are always things that people want, and that is where the wedding registry comes into place. But, if you are a last minute shopper, and the registry has been exhausted by all other guests, and a gift card is not an option, I am sure the newlyweds would be more than happy with cash.<\/p>\n

    I have no qualms about giving cash if the couple doesn’t have a big gift registry. But I’m not going to just hand them a wad of bills<\/p>\n

    How to Give Cash and Gift Cards as Gifts<\/h3>\n

    Since the concern is that cash and gift cards aren’t personal\u00a0enough, the goal when giving these things as gifts is to personalize it as much as possible.<\/p>\n

    You can:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Designate the cash for something (Ie: I didn’t know what size you were, but I remember that you really liked that ring at XYZ store, so I thought I’d give you cash toward it instead)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Go through the store that you bought the gift card from and make a collage of things that you think your friend or family member would have liked from the store. Put it in a card, and say something like “I couldn’t decide, but here’s what made me think of you”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
          \n
        • Buy something personalized to put the money or gift card in. It doesn’t have to be anything big, but make sure to think of the person you’re giving it to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Since cash is less acceptable than a gift card, give the recipient cash in a gift card form – ie, a prepaid Visa card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            What do you think – is cash and gift cards an inappropriate gift? Why do you feel the way you do about it? Any other ideas to give cash and gift cards tactfully?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

             <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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