Annoyance

 

I fully understand why gift cards were created by the retailers, but what I don’t understand is why the consumer gave into them.  

Why would a consumer think it would be such a brilliant idea of giving the recipient a gift card to a

 store in leu of cash?  Why does one feel they need to lock them into a store?  Do these people themselves like to be locked into a particular store?  Even if it is a store that you regularly visit, why do it?  I don’t understand.  

Don’t get me wrong, I’m no saint here, I’ve been guilty of doing this in the past. I just don’t understand it though.  I try to go back and think why I did it.  Was it because I felt that giving cash just wasn’t appropriate or meaningful?   Maybe that’s

 what it is, giving cash in leu of a gift lacks thought.  But isn’t cash more meaningful then all else?  Its saying oh look I care about you so much that I want to give you cash and give you the ability to buy whatev

er your heart desires.  I won’t lock you into a store or a gift that most likely you don’t wont.  

Okay maybe I’m just a little irritated because of the fact that I have $600 in gift cards to Best Buy and another $500 to Apple both with I have no intention to use in the near future.  Bah.  Thanks

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Oh hi, I own a mac and I’m a moron.  I’m all for collecting crap that you love like stamps, coins, shoes, belts, whatever its cool.  But to go out and buy yourself some sign that was posted outside during the construction at an apple store?  Are you kidding me?  So heres the story.  Apple is opening a store in Boston, and like all theri major flagship stores, they hype this opening up by doings things like this..

Well few hammers and months later, Apple is ready to open this store and what do you know?  Their selling the sign off.  Granted this is for charity and I’m glad that Apple is doing this, but are people really that gullible?  I swear, I find it amazing how on dumb we are to want the stupidest things.  For what?  A dinner story?  Like seriously, what are you going to do with a piece of the sign?  

The American consumer will never not be dumb.  We will never fall into a recession as long as Credit Cards exists and it gives the consumer the ability to let their little minds buy the most pointless things.

 

Oh if you care to take into this stupidity here you go.  Ebay Link