23 Million Never Cashed in Gift Cards...

[rsmith6621]

http://shopping.yahoo.com/b:This%20holiday%20give%20electronics,%20not%20socks:784715909

Believe it or not, there's a worse gift than a mashed-potato-scented candle. One unfortunate Consumer Reports survey respondent received such a present last holiday season. But consider this: Giving a gift card can be a bigger waste of money. That's one of the findings in our recent Holiday Shopping poll. The Consumer Reports National Research Center surveyed 1,000 adults about holiday shopping habits. Here are our major findings:

[MADem]

1. I give green cash in red envelopes. It never gets lost! NT

[InkAddict]

2. Ummm....I love my mashed potato candle

makes the kitchen smell yummy...and I bought it myself. Received a Cheesecake Factory giftcard for B-day, but, guess what, at the time, not one Cheesecake Factory to redeem it in my neighborhood--must have been re-gifted...what a treat!