only 1/2 of the gifts for the nieces and nephews get gift cards..
we do send to extended family Swiss colony hams, cheese and other gifts..
I sent out to my brother
a ham (see above)
a new humidifier for his humidor
10 lbs of coffee beans
pretty typical..
then theres
the son, 2 daughters, 2 son in laws, 4 grand kids, 5 teachers, 8 nieces and nephews, mother in law, and father in law, and 3 brothers/sisters on the wife's side..
2 families that we are good friends with..
and in the end.. we stuff the stockings hung by the chimney with care...
we also donate to the local food bank, the school food bank, and to our local church..
so, yea, gift cards come in handy sometimes..