Comments on: Why Cash Offers More Flexibility Than Gift Cards

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:00:58 +0000

I don’t get why some people prefer not to give money as a gift. Ever since I was a kid receiving some cash in a card was the best possible gift I could receive! It meant i could get exactly what I wanted.. Furthermore, the amount of unwanted gifts sent each year is astronomical!
I came across http://www.boonspace.com it’s a great way to send gift money online. You can really personalize your gift and even send a virtual gift as a suggestion of what you’d like the recipient to purchase. It shows you’ve put in some thought and you know it will be happily received.

By: Ram

Ram — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:27:35 +0000

Gift is nice I prefer giving cash as people are picky about if the gift is not what they thought it should be.Give a cash let them decide i prefer that way.Giving gifts to people who are greedy and no respect for you… any thing is not good…But some times you need to give gift rather forced.. then throw some money and get away with…

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Sunday Money Madness: Money and Frugalness | Rich Credit Debt Loan — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:54:47 +0000

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By: John Watson Gift Ideas

John Watson Gift Ideas — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:43:59 +0000

Giving cash is the easiest option and nice enough but you might sending a message to the recipient that you didn’t put enough thought to consider what he or she would really like. Gift giving is an appreciation of the person and what that person is to you. Cash is only really ok if you are certain that the person is really needing it.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:48:47 +0000

I stopped giving gift cards a long time ago. I don’t know why there’s a negative connotation with giving cash. At least in Asian cultures, cash is always more preferable.

By: John Watson

John Watson — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:33:42 +0000

I hope that this isn’t straying too far from the subject but Try this site with plenty
of gift advice as well as great gift ideas http://www.say-it-with-a-gift.com/gift-guide.html

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:26:39 +0000

My sister received a ‘gift card’ for our recent vacation that I thought was a great idea. Her office mates laminated a Disneyland photo collage and put ‘Disneyland Gift Card’ on it then taped cash to the back. It was very thoughtful because they went out of their way to create something special for her and obviously put some thought into it, but she was free to spend the money as she pleased.

By: Alison @ This Wasn't In The Plan

Alison @ This Wasn't In The Plan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:43:56 +0000

I agree with Frugal Bachelor. If I’m given cash, chances are pretty good that it will get absorbed into the regular budget, or I’ll spend it on something for my kids. If I’m given a gift card, I am much more likely to spend it on myself.

By: B. Wilde

B. Wilde — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:43:30 +0000

I would so rather receive cash. I used to prefer giving gift cards until we bought one for my mom and she lost it. The store was willing to cancel it and issue her a new one. Then she lost that one. Weeks later the old one, that had been canceled was found. Ahhhhhhhh. What a hassel. At least with cash, if she loses it I won’t have anybody to call to see if I can help solve her problem. She will be on her own!

By: jim

jim — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:21:11 +0000

Cash is king! I like the Chinese custom of giving red envelopes of cash as gifts (I’m Chinese), for all the reasons you state.

Also, if a card says it can expire, check your state’s gift card rules. For example, cards cannot expire in California.