My parents, on Christmas Eve wanted to surprise everyone with a gift card to a store. But for fun, they wanted it to be a bit random. So, they taped a gift card to the bottom of all of the plates (in a buffet style dinner), so that when someone grabbed a plate, they discovered a gift card! They didn\u2019t mention they were doing this \u2013 so at first we didn\u2019t get it \u2013 but then \u2026 hey! Gift Cards! Cool!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My parents, on Christmas Eve wanted to surprise everyone with a gift card to a store. But for fun, they wanted it to be a bit random. 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