Worst Christmas Gift of 2012

Anyone who knows me, knows that I find gift cards and cash, given during the holidays, extremely impersonal. I would much rather someone put some thought into a gift, even if I don't like it. So this year, one of my family members gave me a $15 Subway gift card. I was like "oh, thank you, you gave me sandwiches for Christmas." I guess I could always re-gift it, but I wouldn't want to be known as a crappy gift giver.

Anyone else get a crappy gift this year?

I kind of like gift cards and gift certificates , I have too many things as it is and am tripping over crap constantly

  the 7-11 gift card and the gas card i got for christmas are being used tommorow when im out on the auction trail

I'm not saying that their not practical, just impersonal. They're just becoming so common these days. You give someone a gift card and they give one back to you...it's like trading money.

i agree on the impersonal , but when somone gives me something i tend to hold onto it forever even if its something i will never use, right now im looking at a table top casino game i got around 2003 , its sitting on my closet shelf and i dont think i ever opened it  . For me the gift card helps me out space wise ,practicality wise , and i never have to worry about getting rid of it for sentimental reasons

I see you're point...I'm going to go get some sandwiches.

Wow, don't you make me feel like a jerk.  I gave my 19 year old daughter a new flat screen tv, a bluray player, a food processer, and a gift certificate for fifteen bucks to, of all places, Subway  and another one to Starbucks.  I was feeling like I spoiled her, but now I'm thinking I should have left out the Subway card!

But in your case, the gift cards were icing on the cake. In your defense, Subway did run a lot of ads for their gift cards this December. Perhaps you were just subliminally influenced. 

I agree that gift cards are impersonnal and avoid them when I can. However, I did have to lower myself to the gift card level for a couple nephews that live far from me and I rarely see so as a result I had no idea what they have or need. Also a daughters boyfriend who fishes got a electronic gift certificate for an online fishing supply place that he likes (that's what he wanted so....) I also spice up my childrens Christmas stockings with a few gift cards for places they like (they are adults). I do like to receive them but not from close friends or family. I don't think it's the idea of the card itself that I don't like, more the fact that the exact amount spent is right there for all to see.