I am a Gift Card Junkie! Anyone else?

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Sep 19, 2006
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#1
I am a gift card junkie! I carry them around in my wallet and dream about what little treasures I am going to get with them. It doesn't really matter where they are to; restaurants, target, starbucks, department stores, barnes and noble, trader joes....there is some guilty treasure everywhere.

I know why I love them so, they seem to make guilty pleasures less guilty....

~Pay 3.50 for a coffee! Outrageous!:angel: ....ahhh, but I have a gift card, so it's 'free' :devil:
~Do you really need another book or magazine, you should use the library more! :angel: But you have a gift card, and you do read your books more than once. :devil:
~You shouldn't be eating out again! You need to cook more! :angel: You need to enjoy life and that's why you have the gift card. :devil:
~Don't buy those your chocolate covered pretzels, you're trying to lose some weight :angel: But so and so bought me this gift card to enjoy myself, just a few pretzels won't hurt! :devil:

So do you love gift cards too? What are your favorites?
 
#2
Oh you are so not alone! I LOVE gift cards! My all time favorite is starbucks or Borders! I feel so gulity indulging myself,but with a gift card, there is not guilt at all!
 
#3
I LOVE gift cards. My taste seems to change quite frequently so it's the safest gift to give me! At least you know that I'll always get something that I like and if not, it's my own fault.
 
#8
i totally agree with starbucks! great gift card! .. i gave one to one of my clients today for her b-day .. hope she loves it like we all do :]

.. i also love itunes gift cards because i LOVE music! :]

&& u can NEVER go wrong with the VISA or AMERICAN EXPRESS gift card where you can use it ANYWHERE u want! LOOOOVE those! :]
 
#12
Funny, i HATE gift cards, especially ones for places/shops I'd never use....then I feel FORCED to buy useless things there....
wish i got starbucks ones !!!!!!!!!
 
#13
I love them instead of gifts at Christmas/Birthdays then you can pick out something that you really want instead. Whats better than a gift-card?..... Cash! Hehe. My fave gift-cards are WH-Smiths so that I can buy books or John Lewis where you can buy anything.
 
#14
JoeyJo21 said:
I love them instead of gifts at Christmas/Birthdays then you can pick out something that you really want instead. Whats better than a gift-card?..... Cash! Hehe. My fave gift-cards are WH-Smiths so that I can buy books or John Lewis where you can buy anything.
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LOL, I don't like cash....because then it goes in the wallet and ends up going to hubby or the kids for lunch money...or slipping away without me knowing where it went, kwim?
 
#15
LOL, that's how I rationalize purchases too! I love love love gift cards. I have a few in my purse right now- Coach, iTunes, B&N and even McDonalds (LOL, my former coworkers got it for me for my drive to VA since they know I love sweet tea!).

Plus, unlike cash, I don't feel guilty spending them! If I get cash as a gift from family, I feel like I have to be "responsible" and put it in savings-with gift cards that's not an option!!
 
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