Sam's Club? Is awesome. :D My parents have a company membership, and now we do practically ALL our grocery shopping there. Which does mean that we're buying at the whim of their distributors, but hey, it's dirt cheap for about a month's worth of food...
Also, Number 2 started happening in our family when I was 10. Although my mum never offered certificate to X, she'd give me a piece of paper saying I OWE YOU BLANK, LOTS OF LOVE FROM MUM and then that would be it until next Christmas. :D (You can see I suck at the holiday spirit. Our family can't even do cards properly.)
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Also, Number 2 started happening in our family when I was 10. Although my mum never offered certificate to X, she'd give me a piece of paper saying I OWE YOU BLANK, LOTS OF LOVE FROM MUM and then that would be it until next Christmas. :D (You can see I suck at the holiday spirit. Our family can't even do cards properly.)