Best gift voucher for young couple?

[HappySwordMaker]

Hi everyone, just looking for some advice re a suitable gift voucher as a wedding gift for a young couple. We live overseas and due to COVID are unable to attend their wedding, but would like to send a card and a gift voucher. My husband hasn’t lived in the UK for over 20 years and is out of touch, and although I’ve spent a lot of time there, I also have no idea where young couples in the UK like to shop.

If you were/are in your 20’s, a homeowner and getting married, where would you like to spend £100? Thank you everyone

A hotel stay
Fancy restaurant
Do they need anything for house? John Lewis etc

we got lots of M&S and John Lewis vouchers for our wedding, another good one would have been IKEA but I don't know if they do vouchers.

John Lewis

Yes to John Lewis.

John Lewis is a very good idea.

Amazon Gift Card.

Amazon

Amazon

Definitely not John Lewis, so overpriced.

John Lewis or Amazon

tbh we just give a cheque or cash (depends on which country the wedding is).
We want them to be able to get exactly what they want and vouchers don't cover everything

Cheque or a note asking for their bank account details so you can send a transfer. Vouchers are worthless if the company goes bust and any company can go bust.

I think I'd prefer to send a cheque. A gift voucher ties you to a shop where you may not want to spend the money/have to top up with more etc. I guess it depends on their circumstances, it would be a shame to receive a John Lewis voucher if the £100 could go towards something you really needed from say Argos or on a special item from a local trades person or even towards an essential job on the house/garden or plants etc.

I'd just give money (bank transfer?) or if you specifically want to give a gift card agree with John Lewis

If it has to be a gift card I agree with JL. It might be pricy, but that's the point! I'd get something beautiful, that I usually wouldn't spend the money on.

John Lewis; we got £100 voucher when we got married and got a lovely crockery set we’d never have afforded otherwise amd it’s lovely to think of it as a wedding gift

If you are sending a cheque, check the names on the bank account first, I had to return a few written out in error to Mr and Mrs Hissurname.

Amazon or the supermarket they use.

Netflix

Amazon. So much more choice and convenience.

I don’t know many young adults who shop at John Lewis so wouldn’t buy a card from that particular store.

@murbblurb

Cheque or a note asking for their bank account details so you can send a transfer. Vouchers are worthless if the company goes bust and any company can go bust.

Definitely this. Or they will ending buying something they don’t quiet like or need just to use up the voucher.

I'd have liked the cash a lot better. We already had everything for our house. We wld just be using the voucher to spend it not necessarily use it for something we need or want.

I hate getting a John Lewis voucher. I’m 26, their homewards not my taste, I find it overpriced and often end up having to add my own money into a voucher. Either cash/bank transfer etc or perhaps a nice restaurant, Miller and Carter?. Most young couples have things already for
Their home and might appreciate money for a date night or two a bit more. I know we would

Also no to Amazon.

Amazon or Next would be great.

I can easily spend Amazon vouchers, Next vouchers are great for bedding and towels .

I struggled spending vouchers for Marks and Spencer, I don't like their bedding or towels , but it's complete personal preference.