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Gift Card Exchange - Did you get a little piece of plastic in your stocking this Christmas? Business experts say Americans gave a record amount of gift cards this Christmas. According to the National Retail Foundation the average person in the U.S. gave $145.61 in gift cards this year. Nearly $25 billion was likely spent this year on the plastic shopping sprees. I’ve received more and more gift cards every year and I admit I do like them and I try to actually buy a gift with them. Either clothes that I need or the item I’ve felt just a little too guilty to purchase outright. I don’t see a big problem with giving and receiving them. Gift Card Exchange My wife on the other hand hasn’t been able to stand the thought. She’s one of those old-fashioned sorts who believes a person should put some thought into a gift. She’s never going to knit someone a scarf for Christmas but she’s always wanted to make it personal. That all changed this year. Usually the Christmas shopping in ou...