(Time) –Some noticeable trends have emerged this holiday season, including never-ending Black Friday sales, an increase in self-gifting, and a decrease in credit card usage. Another trend popping up left and right among retailers and restaurants is the gift card bonus, a seemingly fantastic deal in which you might pay, say, $50 and get $60 worth of value in return. While retailers occasionally offer such promotions, restaurants have heartily embraced the practice during the busy shopping season, heralding gift cards as ideal stocking stuffers — with freebies to boot.
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