The Gift of Freedom

Madhushree Das

Gifting

Gifting something on Occasions is a stressful job.

There was a time when people just put money into the hands of a person as a gift and it wasn't considered rude.

But the time has changed and giving the right gift for any occasion has become an Essential Etiquette.

Art Of Gifting

Occasion being anything, the art of gifting is not a one which everyone possesses.

Choosing the right gift is one big job in which a lot of factors come into question.

The Fears

What does the person Fancy?

Does she likes Chocolates or Flowers?

Does he likes Dogs or Cats?

Is Jewellery the Right gift or should I buy something else?

Does she wear these type of Shoes?

Does he even like this color?

Things like this pop up in our minds all the time when we are buying gifts for our family, Friends or for somebody close.

It is possible that you might actually know the person too well but not every one of his/ her tastes and you end up buying the wrong gift.

The Solution

As a Solution to all these problems, A lot of online and retail Stores and Banks have started the Sale of Gift Cards.

Gift Cards are issued by a particular Bank or a Store which has a specific number to it and holds the amount that you deposit.The Gift card can be a card which you can use while shopping or it can be an email gift card which has a code that can be used.

There is no extra effort in depositing money since the stores and the banks sell specific amounted gift cards.The amounts usually range from Rs 500/- to Rs 50,000/-.Some of these can be recharged too.

Bank Gift Cards

Banks like HDFC, ICICI, SBI, IDBI offer prepaid gift cards.

Online Store Gift Cards

Online Stores like Amazon, Paytm, Makemytrip, Cleartrip, Croma and many more sell gift cards.

Retail Store Gift Cards

Retail stores like Lifestyle, Archies, Big Bazaar, Shoppers Stop also has Gift cards of various denominations.

Freedom to Shop

Gifting these gift cards to your loved ones can be the best thing you can do because you are giving them a freedom to shop and that is something Special.

What can you buy?

Online and Retail Store Gift Cards are Store Specific Gift Cards and they can be used at specific stores only.

The Bank gift cards can be redeemed at any online or retail store and can be used to buy anything Clothes, Home Furnishings, Gadgets, Accessories and pretty much anything.

Availability & Purchase

Gift cards can be bought online. We know a lot of retail stores offer gift cards but acquiring them is a little time taking job.

Store specific Gift Cards are easily acquired online since they are sold in all the online stores and sometimes with discounts.

Gifts Cards from Banks can also be acquired online from the bank's websites.

Buying Gift Cards just as easy and simple as buying any other product online.

You can also use Coupons from different Coupon Sites Amulyam, Grabon to get Discounts on the purchase of these Gift Cards.

Gift of Freedom

So the next time you think of buying a gift for your loved one visit your favorite online stores to buy Gift Cards and Gift the person the Freedom to Shop.

Thank You