What gift cards are preferred as gifts?

[Anonymous]

A lot of people have ethical issues with Amazon so I do target.

[Anonymous]

Besides the already mentioned Amazon and Target, I used to do Dunkin Donuts and Michaels cards for my kids ES teachers. There was a DD in walking distance from the school, so an easy place to pick up a snack, and many listed Michaels as a place they liked to shop for classroom supplies (our room parents always asked the teacher to fill out a questionnaire at the start of the year, asking about various likes/dislikes/needs/etc.).

[Anonymous]

For tweens I often do Roblox gift cards, but I check with my dd to see if they play it first.

[Anonymous]

For Amazon gift cards, you can also use them to buy any gift card you want. For teachers, its preferred in less you know something specific they'd like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amazon and Target.

I too hate those visa gift cards. If you get a $50 visa gift card, you have to make sure your purchase is over $50, because otherwise you have to remember the exact amount on the card and ask the cashier to take $2.40 off this card and put the remainder on a different card. Annoying

+1 I hate the visa/MC ones. Don't ever try to use them at a restaurant.

[Anonymous]

This is more just pondering, but why not cash? We tip so many professionals, why does a tip to a teacher need to be in the form of a gift card assuming cash gifts aren’t forbidden.

[Anonymous]

For the teachers I would do Chipotle or Cheesecake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is more just pondering, but why not cash? We tip so many professionals, why does a tip to a teacher need to be in the form of a gift card assuming cash gifts aren’t forbidden.

It’s weird that it’s so taboo. But it’s taboo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gift cards to local places like bakeries, bagel stores, cofffee shop, ice cream place.

I have considered this for my kids’ teachers, but what if the local places are not local to the teacher? When I taught I always lived 30-60 minutes away from the schools. And teaching isn’t like an office job where you can pop out for a coffee run in the middle of the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amazon and Target.

I too hate those visa gift cards. If you get a $50 visa gift card, you have to make sure your purchase is over $50, because otherwise you have to remember the exact amount on the card and ask the cashier to take $2.40 off this card and put the remainder on a different card. Annoying

My ILs often get us these and I find the easiest way to use them is to use them to reload my Starbucks card or buy myself an easier to use gift card.

[Anonymous]

Why not just give cash? Gift cards just enable businesses to hold on to your money until the recipient spends it.

Why should they make extra money off us?