WFME’s Gift of the Future
December 25th, 2004
Merry Christmas.
Today, I’d like to spend a few words discussing what I consider to be the (insert booming voice here) GIFT OF THE FUTURE.
2004’s Gift of the Future is none other than the wonderful gift card. They come in small packages, are plastic and easy to produce, can be recycled once they’ve been used, and represent a monetary value that can be traded for actual, physical items that you desperately want. There is only one drawback to the wonderful gift of the future (i.e. gift cards)…
Nothing is open today.
So here I sit with my wonderfully generous Best Buy, Nordstrom, Restoration Hardware Gift Cards and no place to go. It’s Christmas for god’s sake! I want to be able to roll around in all my gifts without the anticipation of future gifts when brick and mortar stores open. Don’t you?
But, since nothing is open today and I cannot redeem said (insert booming voice here) GIFT CARDS OF THE FUTURE — I have come up with a few other ways to enjoy said gift cards.
1. Each gift card represents a famous character from movie history. (I chose Luke Skywalker, Tootsie and Harry Potter.) These three gift cards (a.k.a. famous movie characters) interact in various situations — most entertaining of course is a trip to the local Starbuck’s Coffee, which isn’t open.
2. Taping two gift cards to the left and right of each eye serves as a sort-of “blinder-system” which, upon going to Best Buy, will keep you from seeing that, in fact, the store isn’t open.
3. Serving small French-portions of caviar on said mini-plates (a.k.a. gift cards) will keep your mind off the fact that stores are closed today and instead direct your attention to the fact that you are extremely cultured, as you are eating caviar on Christmas.
These three alternative uses for gift cards on Christmas Day should entertain you for about 41 minutes, upon which time you’ll have to ask aloud, once again, why movies are open today but Best Buy isn’t.
Aaah, the questions.
Maybe this is too obvious, but what about spending them online?
Off to the movies…
Comment by Hilary — December 25, 2004 @ 2:17 pm
And depending on how many gift cards you actually receive, how cool would it be to build a house of gift cards??? Merry Christmas Mr. Davidson!
Comment by groovebunny — December 25, 2004 @ 2:46 pm
Remember table football when you’d fold notebook paper into triangles? Also a fun use for gift cards while waiting for tomorrow to arrive
Comment by Erin — December 25, 2004 @ 6:16 pm
Sadly, Hilary — they won’t LET YOU spend them online. Gotta bring ‘em in the store itself.
And that’s one to grow on.
Comment by Pauly D — December 25, 2004 @ 7:32 pm
What? You can’t spend them online? That is just beyond stupid!
Comment by Hilary — December 25, 2004 @ 9:43 pm
play solitaire with gift cards
Comment by g — December 25, 2004 @ 10:42 pm