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Gift Vouchers - the gifts that keep on giving...(grief).

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I am sure I am not the only one sitting around post-Christmas with a stack of gift cards wondering how/ what to spend them on. Before I commence the inevitable rant, let me just qualify that I am in no way having a go at the kindly folk who give gift cards as presents. After all, in principle, they are a good idea. They are the perfect half-way house between gifts and cash. The problem with gifts? How do you really know what to get someone? It applies to people of all ages. Grandad likes his allotment so let's buy him a trowel. Even though he's got a perfectly good one already. The kids were into Lego last we heard so let's buy them some of that. No - that's no good - Lego is old hat now and has been superceded by Minecraft. What about a nice bottle of wine for Dad? What? He doesn't like Malbec? Well how were we to know? Fussy, ungrateful bastard! And so on and so forth... What about cash? Well it seems a bit crass doesn't it. Besides how do we know they w