Comments on: Gift Cards: Don’t Do It! http://evolutionofwealth.com/2009/12/no-gift-cards/ Helping People Find, Keep and Enjoy Their Money Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: How many doors do you have open? http://evolutionofwealth.com/2009/12/no-gift-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-333 How many doors do you have open? Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:38:50 +0000 http://evolutionofwealth.com/?p=565#comment-333 [...] of the gift cards that I got for Christmas was a gift card to Barnes & Noble.  I’m a big fan of books, my [...] [...] of the gift cards that I got for Christmas was a gift card to Barnes & Noble.  I’m a big fan of books, my [...]

]]> By: My Family Does a Yankee Swap http://evolutionofwealth.com/2009/12/no-gift-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-314 My Family Does a Yankee Swap Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:02:00 +0000 http://evolutionofwealth.com/?p=565#comment-314 [...] you read Gift Cards: Don’t Do It! or maybe you’ve read Freakonomics?  The first is a blog post and the second is a book, I [...] [...] you read Gift Cards: Don’t Do It! or maybe you’ve read Freakonomics?  The first is a blog post and the second is a book, I [...]

]]> By: Evolution Of Wealth http://evolutionofwealth.com/2009/12/no-gift-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Evolution Of Wealth Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:24:18 +0000 http://evolutionofwealth.com/?p=565#comment-312 @Suzie Thank you for reading and commenting. Gift cards are such a double edged sword. I have two left from Christmas myself. One to BestBuy that I don't know what I'm going to do with yet and the other has about $8 left over at a department store. I don't really want to waste the $8 but I don't want anything there either. I used the last of the PetSmart gift certificate (the dog got for Christmas) today. I was at the register and there was just under $4 left so I had to go gets some extra dog treats just to use it. I also enjoyed reading Daniel Packer's post. Have a great 2010! @Suzie
Thank you for reading and commenting. Gift cards are such a double edged sword. I have two left from Christmas myself. One to BestBuy that I don’t know what I’m going to do with yet and the other has about $8 left over at a department store. I don’t really want to waste the $8 but I don’t want anything there either. I used the last of the PetSmart gift certificate (the dog got for Christmas) today. I was at the register and there was just under $4 left so I had to go gets some extra dog treats just to use it.

I also enjoyed reading Daniel Packer’s post. Have a great 2010!

]]> By: suzie http://evolutionofwealth.com/2009/12/no-gift-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-311 suzie Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:54:02 +0000 http://evolutionofwealth.com/?p=565#comment-311 I got a few gift cards this year - some were "generic", but others to places I may not want anything from. Even the generic ones are tough, as I can't always spend them completely, unless I go over, in which case I'm probably spending money I didn't want to in the first place! Also, Happy New Year. I enjoy this blog and also saw another interesting take on gift cards on Sweatingthebigstuff I got a few gift cards this year – some were “generic”, but others to places I may not want anything from. Even the generic ones are tough, as I can’t always spend them completely, unless I go over, in which case I’m probably spending money I didn’t want to in the first place!

Also, Happy New Year. I enjoy this blog and also saw another interesting take on gift cards on Sweatingthebigstuff

]]> By: Evolution Of Wealth http://evolutionofwealth.com/2009/12/no-gift-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Evolution Of Wealth Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:56:57 +0000 http://evolutionofwealth.com/?p=565#comment-302 @Financial Samurai HI is definitely high up on my list of places to visit. Someday, hopefully soon. Maybe I'm just afraid I never will leave. @Financial Samurai
HI is definitely high up on my list of places to visit. Someday, hopefully soon. Maybe I’m just afraid I never will leave.

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://evolutionofwealth.com/2009/12/no-gift-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Financial Samurai Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:32:12 +0000 http://evolutionofwealth.com/?p=565#comment-299 HAHAHA, good one! I think i'll put a post on the top places to live and why people do and don't live there. U gotta go to Hawaii! It's just far away from the East Coast. Once you experience it, you will never want to leave. .-= Financial Samurai´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/12/24/everything-is-rational-the-answer-to-all-things-irrational/" rel="nofollow">Everything Is Rational – The Answer To All Things Irrational</a> =-. HAHAHA, good one! I think i’ll put a post on the top places to live and why people do and don’t live there. U gotta go to Hawaii! It’s just far away from the East Coast. Once you experience it, you will never want to leave.
.-= Financial Samurai´s last blog ..Everything Is Rational – The Answer To All Things Irrational =-.

]]> By: Evolution Of Wealth http://evolutionofwealth.com/2009/12/no-gift-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Evolution Of Wealth Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:20:02 +0000 http://evolutionofwealth.com/?p=565#comment-298 @Financial Samurai I've never been and often wonder the same thing about HI. I definitely didn't have to worry about heat exhaustion on Christmas. It might have been problem if I could possibly lay on top of my wood stove. @Financial Samurai
I’ve never been and often wonder the same thing about HI. I definitely didn’t have to worry about heat exhaustion on Christmas. It might have been problem if I could possibly lay on top of my wood stove.

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://evolutionofwealth.com/2009/12/no-gift-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Financial Samurai Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:59:27 +0000 http://evolutionofwealth.com/?p=565#comment-296 Holidays are good! Almost passed out from heat exhaustion here in HI playing tennis, but made it through. Every time I come here, I'm just wondering why on earth would anybody else live anywhere else! .-= Financial Samurai´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/12/24/everything-is-rational-the-answer-to-all-things-irrational/" rel="nofollow">Everything Is Rational – The Answer To All Things Irrational</a> =-. Holidays are good! Almost passed out from heat exhaustion here in HI playing tennis, but made it through. Every time I come here, I’m just wondering why on earth would anybody else live anywhere else!
.-= Financial Samurai´s last blog ..Everything Is Rational – The Answer To All Things Irrational =-.

]]> By: Evolution Of Wealth http://evolutionofwealth.com/2009/12/no-gift-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Evolution Of Wealth Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:49:29 +0000 http://evolutionofwealth.com/?p=565#comment-295 I agree and disagree. I actually bought a gift card and a gift certificate this Christmas. I bought a gift card for a woman who wanted a pair of pants at a particular store that hems the pants for free. So I bought the gift card for the exact price of the pants and I’ll take her to go buy them. Then I bought a gift certificate for my grandmother for the restaurant she likes because I know she’ll use it. However, I also received a few gift cards that were pretty random such as a few different restaurants, gas, dunkin donuts (I don’t drink coffee) and BestBuy. I’m assuming most of those might be a tough of laziness. Then I got a gift card to Nike, I wanted shoes, and then some returns to do. So I guess it’s a give and take. How are your holidays treating you? I agree and disagree. I actually bought a gift card and a gift certificate this Christmas. I bought a gift card for a woman who wanted a pair of pants at a particular store that hems the pants for free. So I bought the gift card for the exact price of the pants and I’ll take her to go buy them. Then I bought a gift certificate for my grandmother for the restaurant she likes because I know she’ll use it. However, I also received a few gift cards that were pretty random such as a few different restaurants, gas, dunkin donuts (I don’t drink coffee) and BestBuy. I’m assuming most of those might be a tough of laziness. Then I got a gift card to Nike, I wanted shoes, and then some returns to do. So I guess it’s a give and take. How are your holidays treating you?

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://evolutionofwealth.com/2009/12/no-gift-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Financial Samurai Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:27:08 +0000 http://evolutionofwealth.com/?p=565#comment-292 EVO, I never understood why people just don't get a great sense of what someone wants and buy that gift, or give cash. Perhaps cash is too impersonal, but isn't getting a gift card simple a lazy way to gift?? .-= Financial Samurai´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/12/24/everything-is-rational-the-answer-to-all-things-irrational/" rel="nofollow">Everything Is Rational – The Answer To All Things Irrational</a> =-. EVO, I never understood why people just don’t get a great sense of what someone wants and buy that gift, or give cash. Perhaps cash is too impersonal, but isn’t getting a gift card simple a lazy way to gift??
.-= Financial Samurai´s last blog ..Everything Is Rational – The Answer To All Things Irrational =-.

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