Should I Buy Amazon Gift Cards for Someone I Barely Know?

Buying an Amazon gift card for someone you barely know can be a safe and practical choice if you’re the one choosing the gift voluntarily.

It’s often a good option because Amazon is broad enough that most people can find something useful, and you don’t have to guess sizes, tastes, or exact needs.

A few cautions:

• Gift cards are also commonly used in scams because they’re hard to trace or recover. If anyone is pressuring you to buy one, especially with urgency, that’s a red flag.
• If it feels too impersonal, a gift card to a place you know they’d actually use, like a local coffee shop or grocery store, may be better.

So the short answer is: yes, it can be a reasonable choice, but be careful not to let anyone pressure you into buying one.