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Random: Gifts For Guys With Imagination
Posted December 29, 2006 12:19 PM
Finding the proper gift for the important men in our lives that already have everything known to mankind is a fairly common problem that many of us face. We would gladly buy him a leather bra for his Ferrari, but alas he already owns three. We'd be first in line to buy him that Nintendo Wii, but he already made a few calls and got it and the PS3 before anyone else in the Northern Hemisphere. It would seem that the perfect gift for this resourceful and difficult to buy for fellow, would be a pre-paid Visa, MasterCard or AMEX. Anyone on the planet can use it to buy just about anything, so what would be the problem?
Actually, often times there are some pretty exorbitant fees that go along with those cards, and while he got the card for free, any millionaire worth his salt probably got there by being frugal and smart. Case in point, the Good2Go Prepaid MasterCard has a $9.95 activation fee. The ICard Visa charges a $25 fee every six months (though it is waived for the first six months). Nothing ticks off a gift getter more than giving up a percentage of their gift before they even get to buy anything. If you do wish to purchase a gift card for the guy who has it all, why not get a bit more personal and choose a specific retailer like Macy's or Starbucks? Most often there aren't any charges for specific retailers selling gift cards and your thoughtful five dollar card will surely buy him that half cup of joe.
