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13 Best Gift Card Ideas for College Students this Christmas

Picking out a Christmas gift is no walk in the park, and sometimes... a gift card is your best bet.

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13 Best Gift Card Ideas for College Students this Christmas

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If you are going to give a gift card for Christmas, it HAS to be a good one. If not, you are just going to look lame. Let this list of the 13 best gift card ideas for college students ease your mind a little bit.

Walmart/Meijer

Grocery money... need I say more why this is so valuable to a broke af college student? Didn't think so.

Uber/Lyft

This is the most obnoxious thing to pay for as a college student, in my opinion. Paying to get home safe and not drink and drive, shouldn't smart choices like this be free? Well, they aren't. Therefore, Uber/Lyft gift cards make KILLER presents.

Favorite fast food

As much as college students love money for the grocery store, what we love more is money for food that we don't have to cook. Subway, McDonalds, Taco Bell, all great ways to make sure your college student is staying fed.

Target

Target is a beautiful store full of anything you could ever imagine. Target is a place that tells you what you need. Giving a Target gift card is like giving a college student the world.

Amazon

If you can't find it in store at Target, then you're definitely going to find it here. Amazon prime is a college student's best friend, therefore an amazon gift card is about the equivalent of gold.

Speedway (or any other gas station)

FREE GAS?!?!?! HE*L YES. Plus, giving this card could help your broke college student make it back home again for a visit.

VISA gift cards!!!

You can use them anywhere and everywhere. They can get whatever they want. If you're going to give cash, just buy a VISA gift card. It's the classier way to just give cash.

Bed Bath & Beyond

Ahh Bed Bath & Beyond... emphasis on beyond. This place has everything a college student could ever want but can't ever afford for their dorm/apartment. Make their interior design dreams come true!

Starbucks/Biggby

College cannot happen without caffeine. However, tasty caffeine gets expensive. A Starbucks gift card might just be the reason a college student graduates.

TJ-Maxx

TJ-Maxx is another great store college students love to shop at because things are already marked down from their original price. Support the addiction. Buy the gift card.

Ticketmaster

This is one I don't think most realize are out there. BUT IT'S REAL! Everyone loves a great concert, especially college-aged kid. What we love even more, free concerts. This gift could just make you the coolest parent out there.

Best Buy

Headphones, chargers, phone cases, etc. There are endless things within the walls of Best Buy that every college kid needs.

Local oil change destination station

This gift might not be the most fun, but I know I personally HATE paying for my oil changes. That $50 could be spent on just about anything else and make me way happier. However, it has to be done. You might not get that air restricting Christmas day rejoicing hug with this gift, but it's definitely a winner.

Any gift card purchased off this list is guaranteed to put you on your college student's nice list this year.

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13 Best Gift Card Ideas for College Students this Christmas

Picking out a Christmas gift is no walk in the park, and sometimes... a gift card is your best bet.

Walmart/Meijer

Uber/Lyft

Favorite fast food

Target

Amazon

Speedway (or any other gas station)

VISA gift cards!!!

Bed Bath & Beyond

Starbucks/Biggby

TJ-Maxx

Ticketmaster

Best Buy

Local oil change destination station

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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