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THE ODDS YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT WILL BE A GIFT CARD

(66%) adults planned to give a gift certificate or gift card for the holidays, and this year gift cards are projected to remain the top US Christmas gift for the 6th year in a row.

At its best, gift giving delights the recipients, demonstrating how well the givers know the tastes, desires, and needs of their loved ones. At its worst, it causes stress and hurt feelings as recipients try to fake delight over unwanted selections then ask for the receipts so gifts can be returned. Gift cards avoid all that specificity (is she the one with the deadly nut allergy?). The choice to give a gift card cannot offend, as when the gift of a poseable doll insults a niece’s pose of maturity, or a two-sizes-too-big sweater makes it obvious that no one believed an uncle who declared he was going to lose weight that year. They belie the famous Waldfogel study that says everyone underestimates how much Christmas gifts cost; the value of a gift card shows exactly how much you care—or can afford.

Source: Book of Odds

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Father’s Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother’s Day. It is a celebration of fatherhood and parenting by males.

In the United States, the first modern Father’s Day celebration was held on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont, West Virginia. (The first Mother’s Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia, on May 10, 1908) It was first celebrated as a church service at Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South. Both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are secular activities although they experienced their beginnings in the church. It has become a significant commercial holiday in many countries.

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Buy a gift card and get a gift card for yourself

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog) - Dec 15, 2009

Lynchburg News and Advance10. Purchase a $50 gift card at Champs and receive a $10 gift card (valid Dec. 26 through Jan. 30). 11. Purchase a $50 gift card at Crazy Bowls and Wraps Steals & Deals: Gift yourself by making use of holiday gift card promotions all 43 news articles »

For the arts lover

Manchester HippoPress - Dec 17, 2009

This year's is “The Gift” by Joseph DeRobertis. The League shops also sell gift certificates. You can give a supporting membership, which offers 10 percent

10 ways to get a gift card for yourself this holiday season

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) - Dec 08, 2009

Bonus card must be used between January 1, 2010 and February 10, 2010. The Cheesecake Factory, For every $25 gift certificate you buy, get a gift card and more »

Restaurant-issued gift certificates have pitfalls

AZ Central.com - Dec 14, 2009

14, 2009 10:02 AM Giving your favorite college student or your elderly Uncle Fred a restaurant gift certificate or gift card for Christmas sounds like a Give Everyone You Know a $10 Christmas Gift, for FreeGift certificates are good for meals and moreall 3 news articles »

10 local holiday gifts for 20-somethings in Southwest Michigan

Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Dec 16, 2009

Buy a gift certificate to a local spa. This way they can get a manicure/pedicure, or they could use it for a haircut. Maybe you could go with them and enjoy

Today's Deals: Jackson St., Kravings, South Main, Great Kutz and more

The Batavian (blog) - Dec 16, 2009

Today's Deals: Jackson St., Kravings, South Main, Great Kutz and moreWe have a $10 gift certificate for $5. Kravings Kafe, Valu Plaza, W. Main Street, Batavia, NY: Recently opened, it offers soups, salads and sandwiches,

No place like home for pets

Jacksonville Daily Progress - Dec 16, 2009

Anderson Independent Mail“I would suggest doing gift certificates so people can get a better bond between the owner and the pet,” Wallace said. She said the shelter currently has 10 JC Animal Shelter hosting Holiday Pet Adoption Dayall 32 news articles »