Yet Joel Waldfogel, U.S. economist, University of Minnesota professor and author of the 2009 book, ‘Scroogenomics: Why you shouldn’t buy presents for the holidays’ has not wavered in his belief that the “orgy of wealth destruction” that takes place each Christmas needs to change.
there are also Visa/Amex/etc gift cards that are not restricted to one store or brand
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/20/scroogenomics-why-you-should-scrap-the-presents-and-give-cash-at-christmas.html
Yet Joel Waldfogel, U.S. economist, University of Minnesota professor and author of the 2009 book, ‘Scroogenomics: Why you shouldn’t buy presents for the holidays’ has not wavered in his belief that the “orgy of wealth destruction” that takes place each Christmas needs to change.