Is a Gift Card a Good Gift? (Arguments for and Against)

Dec 25, 2010 English 1st Paragraph

When you give someone a gift card, you’re essentially putting down the cash to let them buy whatever present they want. It’s definitely one of the easiest gifts you can give, but is it a good one?

The Case For Gift Cards

“What do I want for Christmas? I dunno! Peace on earth, etc. So instead of reading tea leaves or forcing a list out of me under duress, do the really thoughtful thing: get me a gift card.”

You could argue that a gift card is impersonal, that it’s lazy, that it’s a cop-out. Ridiculous! A gift card is the most personal present there is. It’s the gift of freedom to buy whatever you want, whenever you want it…

Read this on gizmodo.com.

• dunno = don’t know
• forcing a list out of me under duress: forcing me to give you the list of what I need by putting pressure on me and threatening me
• the thoughtful thing: the kind thing, the thing that will really help me and be good for me
• it’s a cop-out: it’s a way of avoiding doing something difficult