Amid pandemic and shipping delays, gift cards become go-to presents

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Shoppers worried about visiting stores as COVID-19 cases surge, and unwilling to risk gifts arriving late because of shipping delays are snapping up prepaid debit cards, according to companies that measure gift-card sales. Gift card purchases in the first week of December were twice the rate in the same period last year, according to InMarket,

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