These Grandparent Stories Remind Us That Grandparenting Only Gets Better With Age


36. The “Gift Certificate”

There was a $50 “gift certificate” handed out
Amount estimated at $50*
A lot of older people enjoy the value of cash more than gift cards or debit cards or credit cards. This grandpa played a prank on his family, getting them all “gift cards.”

Rather than a gift card, it was a 50-dollar bill. He said it could be redeemed anywhere, including Maggiano’s (probably a restaurant), Home Depot, and, oddly, VSCO.