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  Studies show that gift cards are preferred by most. I would imagine a big part of it is that it's guilt-free pass to be "irresponsible" with money. When money was tight  with spouse and I, cash gifts typically went towards bills and groceries, which was still helpful and very much appreciated, but it kinda takes the fun part out of gifting.
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  My 90+ year old grandma decided that getting Christmas gifts for everyone was too hard anymore. She decided to start giving gift cards.
  She literally gave me mine and said “Don’t spend it all in one place!”. Couldn’t tell if she was being funny or not. >
  
  I worked as a whitewater rafting guide for awhile and an old, old woman tipped my friend $2 and told him “don’t spend it all in one place” 
  I’ll never forget that 😭 >
  
  I think at some point it lost meaning and people just say it just because. Like "bless you" or "hi" or "give peace a chance". >
  
  Pretty sure the lady was clearly making a joke given the small size of the amount
  Come to think of it I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say that phrase unironically