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To dress up cards, she’ll wrap them in a small or large gift box, or one that’s odd-shaped. “So they immediately know they’re getting a gift card, plus we get the look of gifts under the Christmas tree, which is always nice,” she told me. Gift cards have been growing in popularity for almost a decade, and no longer is there the embarrassment of showing up empty-handed to a Christmas party or a family get-together. The path to happiness, which is what Professor Holmes explores in her consumer research, apparently leads past the gift card kiosk. Time is an issue both for givers and recipients, Holmes found. People have a lot to do and only a limited number of hours to cram in all of their daily activities and obligations to family and friends. Maybe it’s not that surprising that American adults value additional time over more money--which is what her research has discovered. When a person’s attention is drawn subconsciously to time, they are more inclined to engage with other people, Holmes discovered. “And that will make you happier than if you were thinking about money,” she said. Luckily for parents and grandparents, today’s gift cards have value beyond the $25, $50 or $100 spending limits. They offer experience and freedom for kids and young adults. Spending data also shows that people over 65 plunked down more money on gift cards last year than other age groups. On average, they spent nearly $190 on them in 2015. The slow, but steady march to the gift card kiosk makes the retailers happy too because most recipients overspend to get what they really want, according to giftcardgranny.com. The website says it sells traditional plastic cards, online gift cards and e-codes to more than 1,000 retailers and restaurants. •
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