wlcm

Why is it that it gift cards/certificates are more socially acceptable than cash as gifts?

To me gift certificates are even worse than cash. Cash is much more liquid that gift cards. Gift cards are purchased at face value anyways, so its not like there can be anyway to disgusie how much was spent on it. They don't really show me that any thought was put into the present other than "oh i think i remember you liked shopping at this store but i don't really know why or for what."

Or even worse is the gift cards that are to the local department store. I mean that is just like saying yea i was at the store the day before i needed to give this to you and didn't feel like picking out a present so i just grabbed this on my way out.

I'd gladly accept cash over gift cards anyday. At least that says to me that they admit that they didn't realy have the time/patience/thought to pick out a gift for me, but here's something that i could use in any fashion that i want--including paying off the bills.

Any other thoughts on this would be much appreciated