On: More than you want to know about gift cards

[Symbiote]

> A gift card is reserved and people feel anticipation of what they could go buy on their next trip.

Growing up in England, my aunt occasionally managed this with cash.

She would give me Scottish banknotes at Christmas, which look different, but can be spent without much difficulty almost anywhere in Britain.

(The aunt lives in England, so acquiring the Scottish banknotes probably took some effort.)

[madcaptenor → Symbiote]

The US equivalent of this, I think, would be giving two-dollar bills. They exist and are legal tender but are rarely seen.

[toast0 → madcaptenor]

I heartily recommend ordering $2 bills from wherever you do your banking. It's way more amusing than it should be to flip through a strap of bills. Even if it's only $200.

[gunshai → madcaptenor]

TYL there is a strip club in portland that denomates in two dollar bills. It also happens to be "Vegan"

[truculent → Symbiote]

What a lovely idea.