There are gift certificates that suck and ones that don’t. Many of us are going to receive these no-thought-whatsoever gifts and give them ourselves, so if you’re going to do it, at least give one that people can actually use.
My recommendations:
Don’t give fast food certificates.
Don’t give give electronics store certificates (unless at least $200).
Do give Home Depot / Lowe’s certificates.
Do give Blockbuster certificates.
Listen in for why I feel this way about certain certificates.
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