100.5 The River » gift cards http://rivergrandrapids.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:00:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Giving A Gift Card For Christmas: Lazy Or Practical? [Poll] http://rivergrandrapids.com/giving-a-gift-card-for-christmas-lazy-or-practical-poll/ http://rivergrandrapids.com/giving-a-gift-card-for-christmas-lazy-or-practical-poll/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:00:18 +0000 Matt Milhouse http://rivergrandrapids.com/?p=124690 As last minute shoppers race to stores many are taking the easy way out...gift cards.

Purchasing gift cards can make Christmas shopping easier.  But is it lazy?

]]> http://rivergrandrapids.com/giving-a-gift-card-for-christmas-lazy-or-practical-poll/feed/ 0 401(k) 2012, flickr Gift Cards For Christmas? How Much did you Spend? http://rivergrandrapids.com/gift-cards-for-christmas-how-much-did-you-spend/ http://rivergrandrapids.com/gift-cards-for-christmas-how-much-did-you-spend/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:55:23 +0000 Andy Rent http://rivergrandrapids.com/?p=119859 It becomes harder and harder to buy Christmas presents for family and loved ones.  Tastes change, they get older, and a Fruit Cake just won't cut it.

My wife and I actually resort to gift cards sometimes for their favorite store or shopping destination.  They're not exciting, but that way they get to shop for what they want and I don't have to supply exchange slips with every wrong gift I buy.

As for cost, well, if you're giving a $25, $50, $100 card, you pay full price, right?

Wrong!

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