FreshParsnipDec 28

In a way, a gift card is kind of the opposite of a credit card

https://lemmy.ca/post/57640607

In a way, a gift card is kind of the opposite of a credit card - Lemmy.ca

A credit card is a card to say “these people will pay you and I’ll owe them money” With a gift card, you’re choosing items that have already been paid for, the company already got the money and you’re just picking out what you want to buy with it

Show threadbklyn
Gift cards say, “I could have just given you cash, but I wasn’t considerate enough to also give the freedom to buy what you want. I have therefore restricted you to store of my choosing, for if I cared at all about you, I’d actually have been able to buy a suitable gift myself.”
Dec 29 at 10:07amWeb
Show threadMynameisAllenDec 29
Gift cards are great for family members who have addiction issues 🤷‍♀️
Show threadmoonshadowDec 29
Can you get a gift card for rehab?
Show threadcaptainlezbianDec 29
They’re also great for the people in your life who you know are too practical to buy themselves something nice with gifted cash
Show threadspicy pancakeDec 29

can confirm. every time i get a gift card I’m as annoyed that I can’t use it for rent as I am excited to be “forced” to get myself a goddamn fancy coffee or whatever

that being said when I was truly desperate in college I did used to sell them online using various exchanges. i usually got $0.70 on the dollar which wasn’t terrible