Comments on: 5 Holiday Shopping Pitfalls to Avoid

By: Morris

Morris — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:36:00 +0000

I never understood giving gift cards or money. If we are going to do that, why don’t we all just keep our money and go buy something for ourselves?

We could all wrap up our own gifts and open them together on Christmas Eve. That would be better than becoming ATM’s for each other.

I am not all Grinchy about Christmas, I love it. But when the simple act of giving a gift has become so much of a burden,that we would rather offer or recieve money, then maybe it is time to re-evaluate exchanging gifts.

We’d better do something quick, because soon we will just register our wish list on-line expecting others to simply enter their card numbers to pay for it.

Then we’ll talk about the good-ole days when Christmas was all about giving gift cards and money. :o)

By: Bug

Bug — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:27:00 +0000

botanycreek, I totally disagree. I love getting gift cards. As a just out of grad school, new to the workforce person I don’t get to go shopping very much. When I get a giftcard as a present, it gives me both the thing that I buy, plus a fun day of guilt-free shopping. Two for one present!

By: toddes

toddes — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:15:00 +0000

I love getting gift cards. Most people who know me well enough to purchase gifts for me are aware of this.

By: Taryn

Taryn — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0000

I often buy gift cards for those close to me because tastes change. My fiance, for example, could want one DVD box set so bad it hurts his soul, but by the time the gift giving rolls around he’s moved onto something else because the first DVD Box Set would cost too much and he doesn’t like expensive things being given to him (often). That and his birthday is two days before Christmas.

I, myself, prefer cash or gift cards instead of presents. All I ever received once I got older were baskets of bath stuff I’ve never used and still have in my room. Cash, I can put into my savings account and save up for something really nice that one person would not have been able to get me (like a MacBook Pro!). Gift cards, I can always find something in whatever store the Gift Card is to.

When I get things like that, I’m glad that person knows me well enough to know that I don’t want bath stuff.

By: botanycreek

botanycreek — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:03:00 +0000

Giftcards….the best way to say that you were not even worth the effort of picking something out.

By: Logan

Logan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:45:00 +0000

ugh, and I have friends who are actually scared of socialism! Capitalism can clearly get out of hand.

By: Vickey

Vickey — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:56:00 +0000

Love cyber shopping, and USPS delivery…

By: bcnbri

bcnbri — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:11:00 +0000

was I the only one who thought it was funny that the flat screen fistfight woman’s last name was “Nicely”?

you didn’t mention the poor walmart worker trampled to death in LI either…

black friday is certainly one of the things I’ve missed the least since moving here…

By: CK

CK — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:06:00 +0000

I never did understand the madness parents (or otherwise) will go through to get the toy that their child wants. If my child wanted me to get a toy that would put me in that situation, I would say, “No.” As a child, I never asked for the hottest toy that year, even if I did want it. I would be glad if I even got a gift!

By: Kev in GA

Kev in GA — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:37:00 +0000

Magnets are only harmful if you swallow more than 1 and then swallow them seperately. It seems if they are already stuck together they will not come apart.
Reminds of a joke with a monkey and a cue ball, but that is not for here.
And fixedgear, the article is fine it is people that are the problem. I would like to think that most people here have a little higher intellect and would at least help someone up if the knocked them down. Besides we all do our shopping at the Floss Store. No nasty bills crowds or deadly toys and it is an investment not a bailout like the auto ind and wallstreet.