In today's Dear Abby (6/8/13), a woman writes in that her daughter is graduating college and received a gift card from her aunt. However, the gift card was to be used in a store which the aunt owns, and the writer told Abby that she thought this was "tacky." Abby's opinion on the matter was that if the daughter enjoys items in the aunt's store, it is a fine gift, and that it was tacky of the OP to question it. I was wondering if anyone on the board had an opinion on giving or receiving gift cards that directly relate to the giver's business ventures.