To ask what gift card to give a 12 year old boy. Surely there's one that's suitable and doesn't rely upon a love of TKMaxx and M&S

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Just that. It shouldn't seem like an impossible task!

Cash! Otherwise
-Maplin
-Argos
-Hobbycraft
-Odeon or local cinema

I'd just give the cash OP.

Cash! And a book for the personal touch. But cash is what he wants I would surmise otherwise you’d know what to buy him!

How much? My son would love a Greggs voucher but that wouldn't be appropriate for a large amount.

My 12 year old ds would be thrilled with a book token. National. Books tokens not Waterstones so he could spend in our local independent.

Otherwise just got with Amazon or something.

Footasylum. That's where I was sent for my fashionable 14yo dn's voucher this year

So true...my 12yr old son's favourite gift last year was a £5 greggs voucher so I'm getting a tenner this year!

National Book Token? Amazon?

Cash is so impersonal and shows zero effort or thought of what the person likes. Vouchers for a shop / website the use, gaming system or activity they enjoy at least shows you have given them some thought as an individual.

Depends on what he is into but anything like -
Sports Direct or JD Sports
Game
HMV
Book Token/Waterstones
Amazon
Smyths Toys
Greggs

I don't think it's impersonal at all - I'd much rather get cash. No expiry date, and no pressure to get something you don't actually want just because you have a voucher to spend from Auntie X.

A 12 year old might not think / see it that way. My young relatives prefer cash so they can choose where to spend it.

My ds aged 11 and 12, love cinema voucher, amazon voucher, I've got them a Greggs voucher this year. They are also having STEAM vouchers for PC gaming.

Why are M&S and TK Maxx your only options? There's racks bursting with voucher cards at my local supermarkets.

Steam or Amazon

My two in this age category would like a book voucher or Greggs

I don't understand what the problem is, you must know that shops other than M&S and TKMaxx sell vouchers. Just pick a shop that sells things you think the boy would like - Waterstones, Argos, JD - or go for Amazon if you're not sure what he likes.

JD sports

Cash

or Amazon

Why not just cash?
That can be spent anywhere!

Cash. Won't go out of date or be useless if a retailer goes bankrupt....

Good point about retailers going bankrupt. I remember threads on here when Debenhams went under and everyone was furious that they had vouchers etc. that were now totally useless.

Nando's!

V bucks
Xbox/playstation/ switch
sports direct

My nephew is younger but into football and gaming. Sports direct or PlayStation voucher is what he wants