Gift Card Tips

For those of you who are giving out gift cards, here's some useful tips. When purchasing a gift card for someone, make sure the person shops there regularly because they will end up air swimmers forgetting about it and probably lose it. --Before purchasing a gift card make sure the strip in the back hasn't been scratched off to reveal the PIN. --If you give a gift card of a restaurant or a spa that they never go to, but you want them to go, make sure you kindly remind them to try it out so they don't forget about it. Something along the lines air swimmers of, Have you been to that restaurant yet?" will suffice. --Some retail stores are going bankrupt recently, so avoid purchasing gift cards from them. When in doubt, just give them cash. --Some gift cards are customizable, but come with an extra fee to do so (some can be up to $5). Avoid customizing a card that will just get thrown away after it becomes empty and purchase a nice card to go along with the gift card for $2 to $3 instead, it might end up being kept. --Make sure the gift card you are purchasing doesn't come with an expiration date, or any fees. --Buy gift cards directly from the source. If anything goes wrong with your card, it would be easier to just talk to the store that the gift card works at instead of having to talk to the clerk at your local grocery store you bought it at. --I know the first tip was give a gift card of a place the person goes to regularly, but gift cards can also give the recipient an opportunity to go somewhere that they have never been to like a restaurant, or a museum, or if there rc flying fish budget doesn't allow for many movie nights, then the movie theater. Gift cards, if purchased from the right places can easily end up being an amazing evening or used to purchase something they've been eyeing for a while, so choose wisely.