Now is the time to start thinking about gifts for the holidays. Gift cards actually make great gifts. So what stores do Western New Yorkers want them from?
Earlier this morning (Wednesday), Eric and I were talking about gift cards. A new survey says over half of us will give at least one gift card to someone for Christmas.
But only 27% of us actually WANT to get one...those people would rather have actual gifts.
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The holidays may be over, but chances are you’ve got a constant reminder: a gift card. Gift cards are always a popular choice for holiday gifts, so you’d think more of them would actually be redeemed — but experts believe at least $2 billion worth of the cards given last year will never see a cash register.
So what happens to all that money?
Every season I give and I get gift cards. I love them!! I can get whatever I want. I feel like my Godson Kevin, he'll soon be 16 and would like cash for x-mas. My youngest Jayson is 6 so he has a full list for Santa. According to reports since 2005 over 41 billion dollars is lost on gift cards!!! That is money down the drain, literally.