KFC gift cards
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Sorry for the misinterpretation. I thought you agreed with them, because you didn't offer any disagreement in the OP, and then talked about how you'd be fine with a Subway card. I thought you were differentiating between the two.
Thats OK. I though you must have misunderstood my meaning.
I was actually somewhat annoyed at the readers' comments. They should be grateful that someone gave them a present even if it was something that they didn't like. It is the giver's intentions that are important and if someone bought me a MacDonalds or KFC card thinking I would like it I would thank them for their kindness. I would probably give the card to my son as he does go to both those places.
Edited to add - there was only one time I was ungrateful for a present. My mother-in-law bought me a baby bath set before the birth of my first child. I was appreciative and thank her. Then she said to me "Come into the bedroom and I will show you what I have bought for Gail should she ever have a baby". Gail was her other daughter-in-law. She showed me a beautiful cradle that she told me cost her $200 (this was in 1976 so it would be worth much more today). After that I was certain she only bought me the bath set to show me how much more she cared for Gail than for me and what she did really hurt me.
I was actually somewhat annoyed at the readers' comments. They should be grateful that someone gave them a present even if it was something that they didn't like. It is the giver's intentions that are important and if someone bought me a MacDonalds or KFC card thinking I would like it I would thank them for their kindness. I would probably give the card to my son as he does go to both those places.
Edited to add - there was only one time I was ungrateful for a present. My mother-in-law bought me a baby bath set before the birth of my first child. I was appreciative and thank her. Then she said to me "Come into the bedroom and I will show you what I have bought for Gail should she ever have a baby". Gail was her other daughter-in-law. She showed me a beautiful cradle that she told me cost her $200 (this was in 1976 so it would be worth much more today). After that I was certain she only bought me the bath set to show me how much more she cared for Gail than for me and what she did really hurt me.
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Amaris
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I think you want us to buy you a Subway gift card.
And I wouldn't feel insulted by getting a KFC card. Heck, I can't think of something I'd feel insulted by getting.
Agreed! I'm just happy when people remember I exist!
If you have a family of 5, you could go through $500 by going to KFC twice a month.
That hardly seems excessive to me.
Or am I not supposed to think about this logically? I admit it makes a much better story if you pretend it's just one guy buying all the food for himself. Ha ha. What a tubbo that guy is!
That hardly seems excessive to me.
Or am I not supposed to think about this logically? I admit it makes a much better story if you pretend it's just one guy buying all the food for himself. Ha ha. What a tubbo that guy is!
Yes, If you bought a $500 card for a whole family to use over a year it wouldn't be excessive.
KFC is awesome. They have all kinds of different things. Their grilled hot wings are pretty good. And who doesn't enjoy a sarsaparilla and a nice parfait now and again?
No I would not be insulted by a KFC gift card. I wouldn't eat there every day, but I'd definitely use it.
The catch is these run out of time, whether or not you've spent them down. That's where they get you.
Bastards.
No I would not be insulted by a KFC gift card. I wouldn't eat there every day, but I'd definitely use it.
The catch is these run out of time, whether or not you've spent them down. That's where they get you.
Bastards.
I was just reading the fine print on the card shown in the story and it does indeed expire after a year. In the United States, federal law permits expiration only after a minimum of five years. Expiration is banned altogether in some states.
If it tastes greasy, the individual KFC franchise isn’t making it right. I think KFC tastes pretty good, actually. Like all fast food, I wouldn’t eat it every day.
Don’t people have better things to get their panties in a bunch about? The last I heard, KFC wasn’t holding a gun to anyone’s head and forcing them to eat their chicken. Some folks just have a problem with the free market.
How about a gift certificate for $1000 worth of cosmetic plastic surgery?I think you want us to buy you a Subway gift card.
And I wouldn't feel insulted by getting a KFC card. Heck, I can't think of something I'd feel insulted by getting.
California is one of those states. The law here requires merchants to redeem gift coupons or certificates at any time after purchase, as long as the issuing merchant remains in business. I suppose the rationale is that gift certificates are a form of scrip -- essentially money -- and money doesn’t have an expiration date.
Some people have so little money that they appreciate gifts that help w/ everyday expenses.
I don't think I would be annoyed if someone brought me a gift voucher for KFC or any other fast food retailer.
I don't mind getting bookstore gift cards though, because of the high price of books in Australia, I prefer to shop online at Book Depository or Amazon. However Book Depository doesn't have gift cards. Add to that my family's fear of shopping online than I don't have much of a chance of every getting an Amazon gift card.
$500 of free food? I could learn to love any restaurant.
If a person is desperately poor, buying them fast food vouchers still doesn't seem to me to be a terribly good gift. Making up a hamper for that person might be better use of the money. I would imagine that would be a more personal, more thoughtful and kinder feeling gift.
I like gift cards. They let me choose.
Gift cards are essentially the same thing as giving someone money, only that you are restricting them to spending it in one shop.
With gift cards you will often end up buying things you don't particularly want for the sake of spending the gift card. I don't think giving money is a good gift either though.
Gift vouchers/money is what people resort to when they can't think of a proper gift.
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If a person is desperately poor, buying them fast food vouchers still doesn't seem to me to be a terribly good gift. Making up a hamper for that person might be better use of the money. I would imagine that would be a more personal, more thoughtful and kinder feeling gift.
I like gift cards. They let me choose.
Gift cards are essentially the same thing as giving someone money, only that you are restricting them to spending it in one shop.
With gift cards you will often end up buying things you don't particularly want for the sake of spending the gift card. I don't think giving money is a good gift either though.
Gift vouchers/money is what people resort to when they can't think of a proper gift.
So many members of my family are difficult to buy for, because many of them already have whatever they want. I buy gift cards for my brother and his wife, because they like shopping at higher end places, places I simply cannot afford.
When I buy somebody a gift card, I only get it at places I KNOW the person shops. No downside to that, that I can see.
Gift cards are definitely the way to go, unless the person has a wish list.
And if I got a gift card to someplace I didn't like to eat at, I'd just regift it. I wouldn't be insulted.
And if I got a gift card to someplace I didn't like to eat at, I'd just regift it. I wouldn't be insulted.
I tend to go into the city with my two best friends about a month before Christmas. We go to a couple of my favourite stores and I tell them what I like (in their price range). I select a dozen or so things (glass ornaments, paperweights, Russian dolls, cat ornaments, rubber duckies etc) They write down a list of what I like and few days later they will go back to the store without me. Then they buy me something of the list. This way I do get a bit of a surprise when I open up my present as I am not sure exactly what I am going to get (I like surprise presents the most).
One the other hand my friends usually ask me to buy them a particular book or DVD online (as they don't like surprise presents).
One the other hand my friends usually ask me to buy them a particular book or DVD online (as they don't like surprise presents).