Welcome to the Virge Cast, the flagship podcast of using gift cards to buy other gift cards.

I'm your friend David Pierce and I am, seemingly as always these days, on a walk home from dropping my kid off at daycare.

You remember how a few weeks ago I told you that I was trying to like be a person who walks and

go on idea walks and get the blood flowing and get out in the world?

It turns out that was a super fun, good plan

until it got to be cold.

And now I have settled into the routine

that I forget about every year,

but always settle into again about this time

which is where I only go outside when absolutely a hundred percent necessary and right

now that is basically to walk the dog or take my kid to daycare.

And so I'm outside right now,

and this is the last time I will be outside

potentially until this time tomorrow.

It's a life, but this is what happens to me every year

when it gets cold.

So you know, I'll see you in April or something.

Anyway, we have an awesome show coming up for you today.

We are gonna spend the whole hour answering your questions,

at least to the best of our ability,

about buying stuff. It's the season for buying stuff right? It's deals, it's presence, it's weird gift exchanges with your coworkers. It's just a time of year you have to buy a lot of stuff.

And also, you're trying to tell people what to buy you.

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