The holidays are in the air, and so too are loads of related sales and the not-so-subtle messaging to spend, spend, spend. And then spend some more. The whole thing is not only mentally stressful to.
Shopping for the holidays can be acutely stressful, and most of us don't have the time to go around hunting for intel on consumer trends and all the other stuff that makes the holiday retail world go.
The holidays were a muted time for many last year. Amid the pandemic, many avoided holiday travel and gatherings became virtual rather than in-person. A side effect of a scaled-back holiday season in.
For years, there's been a debate over whether gift cards are a good gift or a bad gift for the holidays (and beyond). The main argument for them being a "bad gift" has been the fact that gift cards.