Pat gave me money in a card one year. I told him that if I EVER accepted money left on the bed-side table it would be for services rendered, and trust me buddy THIS would NOT be nearly enough! I practically screamed it at him. Come to find out, he wanted to get me a purse (but with the exception of fabric shopping, the man has no idea of my taste) and he thought that a gift certificate was TOO IMPERSONAL! ROFL. Soon after that incident we just plain old gave up gift giving. It's too painful. We are just the two of us and we should get what we really want. So now, we go get "it" together.