Inspired? Create and share by tagging Short and Simple From groceries to spa days and “just because” to birthdays, here are dozens of ideas for messages to accompany your gift card. So we got our writers to come up with gift card message ideas for every giving situation we could think of. In fact, there are several situations in which a gift card can be incredibly meaningful.īut, just like greeting cards, it’s the words from you that make a gesture special. But we’re here to offer the opinion that gift cards can be just as thoughtful as a physical gift. There are some people who are inclined to say that gift cards are impersonal.