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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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A credit card is a card to say "these people will pay you and I'll owe them money"

With a gift card, you're choosing items that have already been paid for, the company already got the money and you're just picking out what you want to buy with it

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[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Gift cards are great for family members who have addiction issues 🤷‍♀️

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're also great for the people in your life who you know are too practical to buy themselves something nice with gifted cash

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

can confirm. every time i get a gift card I'm as annoyed that I can't use it for rent as I am excited to be "forced" to get myself a goddamn fancy coffee or whatever

that being said when I was truly desperate in college I did used to sell them online using various exchanges. i usually got $0.70 on the dollar which wasn't terrible

[–] moonshadow@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

Can you get a gift card for rehab?