[katiesue]

Yes the over the top teacher gifts are new, as far as I can tell.

So I think then it depends on the person. A thoughtful gift for BTD would be a Sephora Gift card. A thoughtful gift for Alex would be a DVD possibly but definately not a gift card to a store, which would mean shopping, or hometown buffet (which is just gross anyway). All depends on the person.

I never get my Mom a gift card because she's always complaining that she forgot to use one blah blah. My cousin on the other hand who's having a really hard time right now financially, would much appreciate a Vons or Target card.