I actually think gift cards can be just fine.
Someone just moved and need to get furniture? I don’t want to decide what lamp you get yourself. Giftcard!
Or by using my self as an example; I never buy my self fancy chocolates, incense, scented candles or such, but I like having them. If I got a gift card for a store of that kind I would be forced to spend it there and thereby forced to make my self happy.
Of course a gift card at Amazon or whatever would not be very fun. There is zero thought behind that.


















I really recommend the Wandrd Prvke camera backpacks.
I’ve had mine (21 L i think) for a bit over a year and I love it. I have it for my work laptop and I always bring my camera with me. This has been my every day backpack and it has been great for that purpose. Packing light, I can go for weekend trips with it and still bring some camera gear. The roll top is great for expanding capacity when needed but otherwise keeping the bag small.
Link: https://eu.wandrd.com/collections/photography-bags