| Can you even believe the prices of gas nowadays? | | | | with your card. People like to have a choice. Nothing is |
| It's insane! I feel like I'm buying my car all over again | | | | more frustrating than needing to fill'er up and not being |
| every time I go fill up the gas tank sometimes. | | | | able to because you can only get gas at Shell stations |
| But every dark cloud has a silver lining doesn't it... And | | | | and there are none around! So Make sure you get a |
| that's how I got my awesome idea for gifts this year: | | | | good quality card that's redeemable at plenty of |
| Gas Gift Cards. Uh-huh. Can you even think of a more | | | | different gas stations. |
| perfect gift for anyone? Didn't think so. | | | | Don't be afraid to show your originality |
| Everything doesn't automatically fall into place though, | | | | Are you worried that you're being too original or |
| so here are a few thoughts to keep in mind when you | | | | creative at choosing a gas gift card to give as your |
| choose a gas station gift card for that special person: | | | | gift? That your friend / relative isn't going to 'get' what |
| Include a handwritten note | | | | you try to do? Far from it.... Truth is you gotta move |
| Gifts cards will always have that stigma of being | | | | fast! Because the use of gift cards is rising, more and |
| impersonal and / or lazy gifts. It doesn't matter how | | | | more every single year, and soon it will be a |
| hard you try to make it unique and thoughtful, people | | | | commonplace gift, even though it isn't now. |
| wil always have that bias on them. But can get around | | | | Your gift will last for a long time |
| this obstacle easy but including a simple handwritten | | | | A lot of the new gift cards have no expiration dates. |
| note, maybe a poem or a quote, along with the card. | | | | So this can be your 'gift that keeps on giving' and |
| Simple Easy. Effective. | | | | easily be the stand-out of all the gift your friend |
| Choose a card with several stations on it | | | | receives on his or her special day. Think of how, years |
| This is a big one. Trust me, you do not want to limit or | | | | from now, they can still be using and enjoying your gift, |
| trap your recipient into using only one gas company | | | | and think of you as well. |