Need a Last Minute Gift? Maybe Rethink that Gift Card

<p>&nbsp;Gift cards may be the big winners of a holiday season plagued by supply chain issues, so Nora and Scott dive into the business behind a classic last minute gift.&nbsp; Bloomberg reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/ameliajpollard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amelia Pollard</a> discusses the economics of gift cards and her recent piece, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-18/supply-chain-issues-2021-gift-cards-expected-to-surge-amid-shortages" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Supply-Chain Crisis Is Bad for IPhones, Great for Gift Cards.</a> Then, <a href="https://twitter.com/amandamyeo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda Yeo</a>, Mashable writer and <a href="https://queensofthedroneage.com/episodes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcast host</a> makes her <a href="https://mashable.com/article/dont-buy-gift-cards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">case for why gift cards suck</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>