CURRENT SINGLE: “Saltwater Gospel (Fins Up version)” feat. Jimmy Buffett
There have been plenty of debates about whether a gift card is a good Christmas gift or not. Mike Eli of Eli Young Band says, “Christmas is one of those things that if someone wants a gift card, I’m all about it because I hate shopping.”
Mike would very much like to be the kind of guy that can go to the store and pick out something personal and thoughtful for someone, but he says, “I don’t enjoy doing it because I just don’t like to be in stores. Grocery shopping, that might as well be a punishment for me, taking me grocery shopping. And my wife, she doesn’t like it either but she likes me to go with her. It’s brutal.”
As much as shopping pains Mike, he says he still tries to put some thought into buying gifts for people. And although it would eliminate the torture of going shopping, he says, “I only give gift cards if that’s what they ask for.”
Eli Young Band – Christmas gift giver :37
Mike Eli – “Christmas is one of those things that if someone wants a gift card, I’m all about it because I hate shopping. I want to be a thoughtful gift giver. I don’t enjoy doing it because I just don’t like to be in stores. Grocery shopping, that might as well be a punishment for me, taking me grocery shopping. And my wife, she doesn’t like it either but she likes me to go with her. It’s brutal. So shopping in general I’m not crazy about. I think that I’m better at buying gifts for other folks cause I do try to put some thought into it. So, I only give gift cards if that’s what they ask for.”