Your well-intentioned, out-of-state relative scurries off to find a gift card they think you’ll absolutely love. You ended up getting a gift card you can’t use in Boise.
Your family might not know which stores we actually have where we live and you might get a gift card that although you appreciate it...you just can't use it.
As gift-givers, we get the biggest high when we put a lot of thought into a gift that has special meaning and it makes the receiver laugh, cry, or jump up and down. But the best gift, apparently, requires no thought at all.
If you got a gift card for Christmas, don't forget to spend it! You'd be surprised how many gift cards go unused, and that just leaves free money on the table. Oh, and I bet you have a hunch which gender is best at gift-card spending.