Top Gift Cards for College Students

Target- The store that has everything and then some is the perfect store for gift card giving to anyone. But students will love Target cards more than anyone else for a couple of reasons. It has everything a student could ever need to buy all in one store- clothes, shoes and underwear; kitchen appliances, cookware, tableware and food; electronics, games, towels and linens, personal care items and more. It is true one-stop shopping for a college student and the prices are affordable for a person on a budget. The card can be used for fun or practicality, or a combination of the two.

Grocery store- A gift certificate for a grocery shopping trip will be greatly appreciated by a student, because students are always broke and hungry. This card will fix both of those problems and allow the student on your holiday shopping list the freedom to choose between frozen pizzas and ramen for the whole semester, or gourmet cheese, crusty bread, organic fruit and dipping sauces and wine for one scrumptious, indulgent meal that they wouldn’t otherwise have afforded.

Mall- Students and adults their parents’ age often have very different fashion senses. It may be hard for a career woman to pick out clothes for a young, brooding philosophy major. Rather than trying to pick the right clothes from the right store, allow the student to pick out the clothes and shoes they really want by giving them a gift card that is good in any store in the entire mall. Usually, the mall’s customer service area will sell the certificates, which means shorter lines for the shopper and no need for returns on the part of the recipient.