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Holiday shopping poll

  1. Lots of people are buying gift cards, but what do you think about them as a holiday present?

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  1. Lots of people are buying gift cards, but what do you think about them as a holiday present?
    1. They seem impersonal; I don’t like giving or receiving them
      16%
    2. I like to shop, so I don’t give them, but I love to receive them
      10%
    3. I buy them if I don’t know the recipient well or if they’re on his/her wish list
      22%
    4. I love giving them; I love receiving them
      52%
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