> This is the use-case that gift-cards serve.
That's a reasonable use case (although I still think there are much better options).
However, that's not the sort of use case that is usually involved when people give gift cards.
That's a reasonable use case (although I still think there are much better options).
However, that's not the sort of use case that is usually involved when people give gift cards.
You're thinking of gifts for local friends/relatives. Think of your grandmother who lives 5000 miles away and has never been on a plane. Can she take you out to eat on a whim? No. But she can connive to get you to take yourself out to eat, and think of her as you do so, making you perhaps a little more likely to take a 5000-mile flight to visit her one day. This is the use-case that gift-cards serve.