PolarizeMe Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 QUOTE (Tommy Sawyer @ Dec 11 2011, 05:15 PM) QUOTE (USB Connector @ Dec 11 2011, 10:23 AM) Since he wants an iTunes gift card, I suggest getting him a CD or two of his favorite band(s). Personally I would think it's much more thoughtful and I always enjoy having a hard copy over digital downloads any day. +2 I had a bad experience with digital downloads that I vowed to always buy hard and physical copies of albums if they are still available and in print ever since. One time I downloaded an album on iTunes and the thing got corrupted and the files were practically useless and unlistenable. I can easily bought a hard physical CD for the same amount and won't have to worry about it getting screwed up at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fledgehog Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I would never entrust someone else, especially parents, with musical selection for me (and, in return, unless there's a release that i KNOW somebody actively wants, i will never buy music as a gift for anyone else). When buying music for someone else, there are tons of factors to consider -- what do they already have? what do they actually want? Just buying them something by "one of their favorite bands" isn't saying much. So you know who their favorite bands are -- congratulations, you probably just bought them a CD they already have. The best route to take would be an amazon gift card if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Subscription to Playboy? They have some damn fine articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 QUOTE (fledgehog @ Dec 16 2011, 11:02 PM) I would never entrust someone else, especially parents, with musical selection for me (and, in return, unless there's a release that i KNOW somebody actively wants, i will never buy music as a gift for anyone else). When buying music for someone else, there are tons of factors to consider -- what do they already have? what do they actually want? Just buying them something by "one of their favorite bands" isn't saying much. So you know who their favorite bands are -- congratulations, you probably just bought them a CD they already have. The best route to take would be an amazon gift card if you ask me. That's why you ask them (or their parents) what they want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Dec 17 2011, 01:21 PM) Subscription to Playboy? They have some damn fine articles. This is the first time I saw that newspaper article in your sig. It works perfectly with your post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Dec 16 2011, 08:21 PM) Subscription to Playboy? They have some damn fine articles. Ok, Mr. Honey Nips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 QUOTE (Tommy Sawyer @ Dec 17 2011, 02:42 PM)QUOTE (fledgehog @ Dec 16 2011, 11:02 PM) I would never entrust someone else, especially parents, with musical selection for me (and, in return, unless there's a release that i KNOW somebody actively wants, i will never buy music as a gift for anyone else). When buying music for someone else, there are tons of factors to consider -- what do they already have? what do they actually want? Just buying them something by "one of their favorite bands" isn't saying much. So you know who their favorite bands are -- congratulations, you probably just bought them a CD they already have. The best route to take would be an amazon gift card if you ask me. That's why you ask them (or their parents) what they want! Even asking parents what you want doesn't work.....at least for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmy77 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 QUOTE (PolarizeMe @ Dec 14 2011, 10:17 PM) I had a bad experience with digital downloads that I vowed to always buy hard and physical copies of albums if they are still available and in print ever since. One time I downloaded an album on iTunes and the thing got corrupted and the files were practically useless and unlistenable. I can easily bought a hard physical CD for the same amount and won't have to worry about it getting screwed up at all. If your digital files get screwed up you can usually download them again as many times as you want, you certainly can through iTunes, and I think Amazon. Can't say the same if your CD stops working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) Gift cards are practical and all that. But I try to avoid them as much as possible. Yeah, I've bought several over the years for people I can't figure out what to get. However, they seem lazy and a bit thoughtless. Edited December 21, 2011 by JohnnyBlaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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