I know it’s not even Halloween yet, and there are a bunch of you out there who really don’t want to hear what I’m about to say, but the subject needs to be broached. Christmas is just around the corner. I know, I know, October is only half over and I’m already harping on about Christmas, but it’s true. This is the time of year when it’s not even Halloween yet, but tomorrow it’ll be Christmas eve. Time seems to magically evaporate during the holiday season, which is why you see that mad rush of people at the mall frantically trying to buy anything and everything at the last minute. Now, I’m not a huge fan of Christmas (Halloween is my holiday of choice), but I do try to put some thought into the gifts I choose for my family and friends. There are just some people though, if there’s a gift out there that’s perfect for them, I’d never know it. So you leave those people til last on your shopping list, but before you know it (as I may have mentioned), it’s Christmas eve and you’ve got nada for your cousin. What inevitably follows is the popular gift card purchase, which feels like a cop out.
If you’re looking for the perfect way to jazz up your practical (albeit a touch boring) gift, the Gift Card Puzzle Vault (Think Geek, $4.99) can work wonders. It’s really like an additional gift, if you think about it, because it provides amusement/frustration time after time. All you have to do is put any standard sized gift card inside, and your gift has just reached platinum status. See, in order to get the gift card out, the recipient has to solve the puzzle. It’s pretty simple actually, all you have to do is navigate the metal ball through the plastic maze and the interior chamber will be opened, releasing the gift card from captivity. Best of all, it can be resealed so the giftee turn gifter, and watch as their prey struggles to free the gift card.
I personally like getting gift cards because then I don’t have to worry about saying I like a gift when I really don’t. People usually don’t want to buy gift cards though, probably because it seems like they didn’t give much thought as to what to get the recipient. Also, you can’t really be cheap if the person’s gift is going to say exactly how much you spent. I mean, it’s not like anyone’s going out bragging about the great deal they got at the gift card sale.
3 out of 5 stars.
Specs:
-Dimensions: 10.5cm x 8cm x 1.5cm
-Put gift card in clear maze and watch loved ones struggle to open it
-Fits standard sized gift cards
-Resealable for additional puzzle solving
