Comments on: Gift cards vs Cash

By: Yes, A Gift Card Is A Great Present

Yes, A Gift Card Is A Great Present — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:36:23 +0000

[...] Gift cards vs Cash [...]

By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com

DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:45:59 +0000

If you are going the gift card– you should go cash.

Cash is always the right color and right size.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:46:50 +0000

Gift cards for specific stores generally don’t have fees. IME, these days, only gift cards for VISA, AMEX and MC seem to have fees.

By: fwisp.com

fwisp.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:54:43 +0000

Gift cards vs Cash…

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By: fwisp

fwisp — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:49:39 +0000

Cash is way better. I had a bad recent experience – received an AMEX gift card from a friend for my last birthday. The card wasn’t working so I had to spend hours on the phone with AMEX who were not helpful at all. I end up receiving a new card in the mail three weeks after my actual birthday.

By: George Alarcon

George Alarcon — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:10:04 +0000

I would rather just hand out cash to friends and family for special occasions in a gift card to make it a little more special. Gift cards are fine but cold cash can’t be beat any where. Plus, you don’t have to trouble over paying that fee.

overall, gift cards are limiting and inconvenient to the end user.

By: Bucksome

Bucksome — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:28:30 +0000

I agree with most of the other comments. Gift cards are good gifts when you match the card with the recipient. For example, my sister was going on a Carnival cruise so I bought her a gift card for on-board credit. My mom and dad have virtually everything they need so I buy them gift cards to their favorite restaurants.

I never, ever buy those AMEX or VISA gift cards.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:34:54 +0000

I would rather receive cash for the reasons you listed, mainly that gift cards are limited. With cash, especially if other friends or family have the same idea, you can combine your cash gifts and get something really nice that you’ve been waiting for and shop around for the best deal. My Mom and I just gave cash to my nephew who just turned 13 and he was thrilled. That’s what he says he wants anytime there is a gift giving opportunity.

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:55:57 +0000

I love receiving giftcards to my favorite stores or restaurants. However, I despise those Visa/Mastercard/Amex giftcards. They are a pain to use as a lot of cashiers do not know how to ring them up. I have had many bad experiences with those.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:14:07 +0000

One of my favorite gift was actually a huge gift card to a golf store… in order to buy a new Big Bertha Driver