Golf Gift Cards

Over Christmas I was surprised on how many gift cards I received and how many I saw for sale. Supermarkets in our area, King Soopers and Safeway, both had a wall full of gift cards for sale for a variety of places, but they were mostly restaurants.

We got Visa gift cards for our daughters so they could choose some of their own gifts. This was in addition to our other gifts. It cost $5 each for the privilege of the card but it allowed them to be able to buy songs of iTunes and other things online. They are too young to have their own credit cards.

One of my clients, Golf Guys, sells golf gift cards. These cards are good at more than 13,000 around the U.S. It's nice for the recipients to be able to try a new course in their town. It is especially good for being on the road. The Golf Guys web site has several hundred courses to choose from. If the course you are interested in is not on the site, then you can call them to make a reservation. It's very simple to use.

One of my favorite gift cards from this past Christmas was for Chipotles. I'm fortunate to have one of their restaurants open a mile or so down the street this past fall. Those cards don't spent much time in my wallet before being used.