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Re: Gift Cards - Should They Cover It All?
By: NFPwife Date: December 30, 2018, 3:25 pm
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[quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=873.msg22704#msg22704
date=1546204990]
[quote author=NFPwife link=topic=873.msg22689#msg22689
date=1546192254]
[quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=873.msg21677#msg21677
date=1545060178]
Thanks everyone for your thoughts. It sounds like as long as a
gift card has enough to buy something useful for the receiver,
that it is ok if it does not cover the entire bill (at least in
most cases.)
As far as whether my brother and his family would use a gift
card for the zoo, yes, I do believe that they would. They
typically go at least once a year.
I had the conversation with my brother to get a better feel for
the gift. I have decided to split the money between the zoo and
the movies, which are both activities that he expressed that the
kids have been asking about. I should be able to come close to
covering a one time visit for both and if he wants to put more
money and purchase the membership, that is still an option for
him. I feel comfortable that my decision will be appreciated and
not become a chore for him, as he expressed that they had
planned on doing both activities at least once this upcoming
year.
Thanks again everyone; your thoughts were very helpful!
[/quote]
How'd they like it?
I think we're in the same area, if they upgraded to the
membership there are several zoos that offer reciprocity, so
they'd have a chance to have many zoo adventures within a 2-3
hour drive.
[/quote]
I think that the gift went over really well; thanks for asking.
My nieces seem excited and after the conversation with my
brother, I feel confident that it won't be a burden. I am
assuming that they will make the purchase when they go to the
zoo, so I do not know if they will buy the full membership. My
brother does live a fair distance from me, so their local zoo is
not the same as our local zoo, but they do have the reciprocity
with our zoo. (If they buy the membership, I am hoping that they
will visit our zoo and that I can go with them!) We really are
lucky that there are so many amazing zoos close enough to make a
day trip to. It is one of the things that I liked about the
membership.
[/quote]
That's great! I hope they visit, too! I think experience gifts
are the best.
On a side note, I just got a gift card for Dooney & Bourke
for... $50. There's nothing for $50 there. I'm probably going to
end up adding $100 or so. I wasn't planning on buying a purse,
but after I got done blaming your thread for jinxing me, I found
something cute. :D
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Re: Gift Cards - Should They Cover It All?
By: DaDancingPsych Date: December 31, 2018, 5:05 pm
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[quote author=NFPwife link=topic=873.msg22706#msg22706
date=1546205159]
[quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=873.msg22704#msg22704
date=1546204990]
[quote author=NFPwife link=topic=873.msg22689#msg22689
date=1546192254]
[quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=873.msg21677#msg21677
date=1545060178]
Thanks everyone for your thoughts. It sounds like as long as a
gift card has enough to buy something useful for the receiver,
that it is ok if it does not cover the entire bill (at least in
most cases.)
As far as whether my brother and his family would use a gift
card for the zoo, yes, I do believe that they would. They
typically go at least once a year.
I had the conversation with my brother to get a better feel for
the gift. I have decided to split the money between the zoo and
the movies, which are both activities that he expressed that the
kids have been asking about. I should be able to come close to
covering a one time visit for both and if he wants to put more
money and purchase the membership, that is still an option for
him. I feel comfortable that my decision will be appreciated and
not become a chore for him, as he expressed that they had
planned on doing both activities at least once this upcoming
year.
Thanks again everyone; your thoughts were very helpful!
[/quote]
How'd they like it?
I think we're in the same area, if they upgraded to the
membership there are several zoos that offer reciprocity, so
they'd have a chance to have many zoo adventures within a 2-3
hour drive.
[/quote]
I think that the gift went over really well; thanks for asking.
My nieces seem excited and after the conversation with my
brother, I feel confident that it won't be a burden. I am
assuming that they will make the purchase when they go to the
zoo, so I do not know if they will buy the full membership. My
brother does live a fair distance from me, so their local zoo is
not the same as our local zoo, but they do have the reciprocity
with our zoo. (If they buy the membership, I am hoping that they
will visit our zoo and that I can go with them!) We really are
lucky that there are so many amazing zoos close enough to make a
day trip to. It is one of the things that I liked about the
membership.
[/quote]
That's great! I hope they visit, too! I think experience gifts
are the best.
On a side note, I just got a gift card for Dooney & Bourke
for... $50. There's nothing for $50 there. I'm probably going to
end up adding $100 or so. I wasn't planning on buying a purse,
but after I got done blaming your thread for jinxing me, I found
something cute. :D
[/quote]
Oh no! I'm the jinx!!! I have never shopped at Dooney & Bourke,
so the gift card might be the excuse I need to make the
purchase. I am glad that you found something that you like. I
have two Sephora and an Ultra gift cards ($50 each) that I have
never used. I wear drug store make-up and cannot manage to
convince myself into buying anything! =P
#Post#: 23076--------------------------------------------------
Re: Gift Cards - Should They Cover It All?
By: Lilac Date: January 3, 2019, 4:54 am
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Ulta carries many of the drugstore brands as well as other
toiletries besides makeup, appliances such as hair dryers, etc.
#Post#: 23085--------------------------------------------------
Re: Gift Cards - Should They Cover It All?
By: NFPwife Date: January 3, 2019, 7:44 am
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Yes. Ulta has at least 1/3 of the store with drugstore brands
and they frequently have sales. Also, the Ulta brand is
reasonably priced and good quality.
For Sephora, when you spend $50 you can do a makeup lesson/
makeover. If you have an event, you can schedule to get your
makeup done and use the gift card on products they used or
anything else you'd like. (They aren't high pressure. And,
they're not allowed at accept tips.) If there's something you
want to focus on or learn to do like contouring or a Halo eye,
they'll focus on that for you. If you want to try something new,
like false lashes, you can buy a pair and they'll teach you to
apply them.
The Sephora brand isn't, too expensive. I love their lipstick.
#Post#: 23138--------------------------------------------------
Re: Gift Cards - Should They Cover It All?
By: DaDancingPsych Date: January 3, 2019, 11:51 am
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Thank you for the Ultra / Sephora advice! I have seen that they
do make-up lessons and have wanted to register for something,
but worried that it would be one big high pressure sale. I am
happy to learn that my assessment was wrong. Maybe I need to
find some time to give them a try. Thank you!!!
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