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Originally Posted by eschwartz
I would consider a check to be straightforward and honest, and totally all right. It's gift cards I don't understand. It is pretending to be something it isn't, and cannot even be used outside of the store it is meant for. Even when you've never shopped in that store and still don't plan on it.
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Well, that is the reason stores issue gift cards, isn't it? A marketing gimmick. And perhaps the gift giver wants to introduce the recipient to something new. (Like a bookstore gift card for someone who hasn't discovered the joy of reading yet?). But it would be easy to regift the gift cards, in any case.