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Re:More than you want to know about gift cards by Symbiote on Monday December 13, 2021 @04:01PM (#29544591)
This is generally solved with a note alongside the cash.

"Please treat yourself to a meal at my favourite restaurant, X."

"I think you can buy some plants for the garden."

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Re:More than you want to know about gift cards by ska on Monday December 13, 2021 @05:24PM (#29545459)
> This is generally solved with a note alongside the cash.

I think "solved" here should be "mitigated". Certainly culturally it seems lots of people don't consider this equivalent although logically it could be seen as "better".

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Re:More than you want to know about gift cards by unclenoriega on Monday December 13, 2021 @05:43PM (#29545659)
This is the same idea behind giving a gift card (if it's done thoughtfully).
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Re:More than you want to know about gift cards by denton-scratch on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @09:28AM (#29551848)
Don't agree.

If you do something like that, you are making your gift conditional.

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