Do you think gift cards are the next best thing to a paycheck?

[melissajh44]

1st choice would be paycheck, 2nd gift card

[Liquidfire_43]

I don't think so.. Having a check or direct deposit to your bank account is mostly used and pay for things like rent, food, etc.. Also you could probably find discounts buying giftcards online.. Other than that I remember prepaid visa cards take some portion due to transactions or something.. I would rather use cryptocurrency if the store accepts them

[lguzman1]

I don't mind the gift card because it doesn't count has money. If you get a check that does.

[Jayce2013]

I don't really like gift cards... unless they are for a website that you would use anyway, it is just a way to end up spending more... You have a gift card, you don't want to trash it, so you are forced to use it and maybe it's for a store that you would never think of otherwise.

I definitely prefer paycheck... and gift cards, I would only accept Amazon's.

[darkxtsuna]

I would rather have the Paycheck then Gift cards for some places I don't even go to.

[JaniceSW]

I have not bothered with several survey sites that have not offered the option of cash.  I think that gift cards are too limiting and these sites already take enough of my time and effort to not have cash in hand at the end of the day.

[mrisha]

Actually no, no one is going to give you a gift card that costs as much as a paycheck. But then again if someone is wealthy, bring it on.

[bigfoot951]

The sites that I am on that are like that all offer 'gift cards' to paypal.  Same as cash so that's what I go for.  Plus I see 'paychecks' as a recurring thing as opposed to the little extra we make on sites like this.

[patapon555]

Gift cards are so pointless. Why give somebody money that they can only spend at one place.

[dsosnowski06]

I prefer the check or paypal also.  But also do some with gift cards but watch which they offer first.  I usually try and give them out as gifts especially since my kids don't like me shopping for them. 

[phoenixashesrises]

I use a couple sites like Fusion Cash and the gift cards are a life saver! I usually net around $200 or more a month and redeem Walmart gift cards so I pay $0 a month for food!

[braggin]

I have found that the virtual cards that some sites use do work but you have to go through a whole annoying process to use them. The last one I got was a virtual Visa card which I tried to use to buy clothes over the phone at Lands
End. Lands End did take the card but I had to wait on the phone for a special billing person to handle the transaction as that was not one of their usual forms of payment. Gift cards are a lot easier to deal with in my opinion.

[jenniferhoder]

A gift card to me IS as good because then you aren't paying any taxes!!!

[Gerianne]

gift cards are convenient.
there is no dissatisfaction for the person you are giving to.
it protects the consumer from fraud on credit and debit cards.

[bretay]

i try to get paypal or amazon cards...paypal i transfer into my bank acct and amazon i use for things i need..so it balances out