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Re:GiftRocket (YC W11) Lets You Send Gifts That Can Be Redee... by klochner on Monday March 21, 2011 @02:01PM (#2350841)
It's not any more ridiculous than facebook virtual gifts that cost money:

"So I can pay facebook $1 to send my friend a virtual beer that he can't drink?"

Both are arguably ridiculous to any (hyper)rational person, but people are not rational.

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Re:GiftRocket (YC W11) Lets You Send Gifts That Can Be Redee... by wallabe on Monday March 21, 2011 @02:03PM (#2350850)
It's no more ridiculous than a normal gift card: "Wait, you paid $25 so I can have $25 that can only be spent in one location?"

That's a cost right there...if flexibility had a price I'd bet it'd be >5%.

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Re:GiftRocket (YC W11) Lets You Send Gifts That Can Be Redee... by DanielStraight on Monday March 21, 2011 @04:51PM (#2351500)
No more ridiculous than a normal gift for that matter. Giving a purchased gift at all is trading $25 for an inflexible $25.
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