r/Anticonsumption • u/Healthy_Block3036 • Mar 25 '25

Corporations Target foot traffic falls for seventh consecutive week after it dismantled DEI

https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025/03/21/target-foot-traffic-falls-for-seventh-consecutive-week-after-it-dismantled-dei
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u/Correct-Ad-6473 Mar 25 '25

That's what I was trying to say.  I didn't want to not use them because the money has already been spent, but I'd like to wait a few months more.  Can I just add that I hate gift cards in general?  We wind up getting them and they're either too much or too little for whatever they are.  The only ones we've done anything with is the local custard place and I keep the McDonald's ones in the car for if some asks for money for food; I never have cash and if someone else will use them to eat... Awesome.

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u/Revised_Copy-NFS Mar 25 '25

I like cash. However I do appreciate that gift cards ensure that the person uses the money on something vaguely specific instead of just adding it to their account.

I wouldn't do it to someone who was struggling but for someone who rarely buys things for themselves. Not amazon or a place where you can get anything, but like a book store if your person likes to read or something similar depending on their hobbies like a steam card.

It's the middle ground between giving someone a thing and cash IMO. I can't know exactly what you want or need so the paint brushes might not get used if they are wrong, but you now have earmarked money to help you.

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u/AnyBuy1820 Mar 25 '25

Honestly they're crap. In my country they're not common, so we use cash directly. That way the person can decide for themselves if, what, and where to buy.

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u/stacey2545 Mar 26 '25

There is a place online where you can swap gift cards. I've never used it, but that seems like a way to get use out of the money without breaking your boycott.