I recently discovered that Best Buy has slap bracelet gift cards. That's right, those bracelets that were all the craze in the early 90's have returned as a gift card. I think the idea is genius for many reasons, and the potential of a person walking around with ten slap bracelets on their arm (each bracelet for different stores) seems like an interesting notion (and would save on wallet clutter, as well as those times when you forget a gift card at home). So here, I present my ideas for other types of gift cards that could be just as interesting.

1) Birthday Card - That's right, an actual birthday card. Instead of including a gift card with your birthday card, the birthday card will serve dual purposes.

2) Tie - Men can relate to this one. We receive crappy ties for presents. Santa Claus on a tie, Rudolph, Snoopy; they all suck. But now you can make sure that the man in your life has to wear the tie you bought him. He's not just going to carry a gift card tie into Best Buy; no, he's going to wear it for all the world to see.

3) Pen - Nobody ever has a pen on them. Ever. Well, at least I never do. So by giving someone a pen gift card, you can make sure that they'll have a pen with them for when they really need it (like when you ask them to write you a check a week later for a down payment on your new car).

4) Necklace - Somewhere between a heart necklace and a clock necklace a la Flavor Flav will do. Nothing says "pimp" like a gift card necklace.

5) Mexican Peso - Mexican money with a bar code. It's genius, and you know it. Your loved one will at first think you're being super cheap, but once they realize that you put $10 toward Wal-Mart on their Peso gift card... well, they'll definitely know you're cheap at that point.

6) Zune MP3 Player - With Apple cornering the MP3 market, the makers of Zune (Microsoft) had might as well find another way for people to take advantage of their nifty little device.

7) Brick - That's right, an actual brick. And no, not a brick of gold, just a regular brick. Why a brick gift card? Because it can be the new fruitcake. It'll be the gift you get for someone that you have to get a present for, but you really don't want to because you hate them.