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Barnes & Noble goers, what's a good gift card amount these days? (lemmy.world)
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I recently asked a family member what they wanted for their birthday, and the answer was "cash, and B&N gift card". To answer the question of "why not just cash": "if it's a gift card, I won't feel guilty about spending it at B&N". Depending on the answers here, I'm probably going to give them a combination.

I don't go to bookstores much myself these days, so I don't know what the price of books has done in recent years, and how much is a usable amount. If I had to pick one genre they'd be shopping for, it's probably YA Fiction, with Fantasy being a close second.

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[–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Total budget is quite high comparative to those numbers.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Then I’d just make it $100 and call it a day. $100 seems like a very generous amount in gift card form (like you’re less likely to forget it in your sock drawer), while $100 cash doesn’t seem like as big of a deal.

    I’m not generally big on giving gift cards, but if they’re asking for one it’s going to be appreciated.

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