Dec 20 2007
Giving Cash as Christmas Gift
I was following a Yahoo Answers! discussion on whether or not it is bad to give cash as a gift for Christmas. The two main reasons against giving cash were:
1. Cash is impersonal, it’s more thoughtful to pick out a gift for someone
2. If you give a certain amount to someone it creates the expectation that they should give the same to you.
Today I got a card with cash in it, and I thought it was the coolest thing. My teeth are about to fall off from all the candy canes people have been dropping off for me so the cash was actually more personal than impersonal. And the fact that my friend did not worry about me feeling pressured to give a gift of same value to her makes it even cooler.
Here’s to the best gift I got this season:
4 responses so far
Heck yeah, I love cash!
Cash is inappropriate in my point of view. At least, give a gift card. It shows that you know which brand the receiver usually uses.
Yes, its inappropriate, when you giving money as a gift, it shows that you are not creative!
After I picked out a gift for each of my in-laws they collectively sent me a check. They told me in a typed letter that they didn’t know what to get me. It was very impersonal and really hurtful. I decided to send the money back since it misses the point of Christmas gifts anyway.
Needless to say, I will not be giving gifts to them next year.