If you’ve tried to return something already you probably know this. Giving a gift receipt is like not giving a receipt at all. Stores will take back the item but only let you walk out with a nifty gift card. Of course, the last thing you got from this store you liked so much you’re in the process of returning it, so maybe a gift card is not high on your list. Well, tough shit.
Back in the day, meaning the last time I was paying attention, a gift receipt was a good as a regular receipt but it saved the person from seeing the embarrassingly small amount you spent on them unless they went to make a return. If they did, they got the money free and clear, to blow in any way they saw fit. That’s what Christmas was all about. And with nothing more than an unworn item with the tags still on you could trade for a gift card, which wasn’t ideal, but given your circumstances, it beat wearing that pink sweater. But now the game has changed and a gift receipt is worthless, no different than just having the tags on something. So, please, spread the word, stop with the gift receipts. They’re a sham! They’re a lie! If I didn’t need a mini vacuum I don’t need a gift card for the mini vacuum store! Only the real receipt will save Christmas!
