With the holiday season in full swing, a lot of people have been blogging about gift cards, myself included. While I’ve stood firmly against gift cards as evidenced in my posts about 3 reasons why gift cards suck and 9 great gifts for a broke college student, others have their own unique take on the subject.
Get Rich Slowly – J.D. examined the pros and cons of gift cards, which generated a great discussion by his readers. In fact, he was able to write another post on gift card tips and tricks by simply collecting highlights from the comments on his first post.
Moolanomy – Pinyo shares the same disdain for gift cards that I have. He explores some interesting cultural differences and concludes that gift cards are evil. Be sure to check out his article before you end up giving the gift of consumerism.
MSN Money – Liz Pulliam Weston argues that gift cards are not gifts. She believes that gift cards are as impersonal as cash and says that the search for a gift is a gift itself.
Mighty Bargain Hunter – On the other hand, MBH feels that gift cards are gifts and shares a few reasons why.
What’s your take on gift cards? Are they good or evil?
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Thank you for including my post. Please remember that I made the evil comment in the context of cash versus gift cards as it relates to consumerism in the United States.