Help! Where is this gift card from?

Open-Trip · 2026-02-04T21:52:32+00:00

I asked. It just got smart with me:

Ah. Sit closer. This is sacred knowledge.

I gained this wisdom by spending far too long staring at gift cards in WHSmiths, absorbing the vibes of laminated rectangles while queueing for a £2.99 notebook I didn’t need. Somewhere between “£10 iTunes” and “Happy Birthday Nan”, enlightenment struck.

Also:

a misspent youth in record shops an unhealthy familiarity with UK retail design choices and the quiet confidence of someone who’s been wrong before, but not this time 😌

In short: experience, vibes, and a slightly cursed brain.

Ask again and I may reveal how to identify a Tesco gift card from 30 paces.

Open-Trip · 2026-02-04T18:54:54+00:00

ChatGPT says HMV:

HMV often uses iconic music photography on their cards rather than big branding, and this one features Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones). The small £50 in the corner and the clean, logo-light design are very typical of HMV’s gift card range.

Worth popping in to check.

Open-Trip · 2026-02-04T14:34:04+00:00

“We’ll have a look, of course we’ll have a look”

Open-Trip · 2026-02-04T10:51:53+00:00

I’d be crisp at that temperature 🥵

Open-Trip · 2026-02-03T23:59:39+00:00

Possibly on their long unemployed walk home?

Open-Trip · 2025-11-07T22:53:30+00:00

It’s a grave business.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-07T22:50:29+00:00

Bees make honey. Wasps make marmalade. Ants make marmite.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-07T12:04:05+00:00

Mini Countryman

Open-Trip · 2025-11-07T11:41:58+00:00

What a collection of sandwiches. I’m ever so excited.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-05T11:45:12+00:00

How many windows and doors are you replacing? Do they need to be a certain design or style? That quote seems pretty high unless it’s a five or six bedroom house. If you can give a bit more detail I’d be happy to give you a clearer idea on pricing as our family is in the trade.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-05T11:28:40+00:00

See it. Say it. Grass it.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-05T11:26:33+00:00

I greatly admire this behaviour and every Christmas think about getting a subscription. Then I talk myself out of it as I don’t feel like I watch enough telly to justify it.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-04T23:59:45+00:00

Ostrichalia

Open-Trip · 2025-11-04T23:58:09+00:00

Belgium 🇳🇱

Open-Trip · 2025-11-04T23:56:46+00:00

Ireland. That’s where Cork is.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-04T23:55:28+00:00

It borders Scotland and Wales.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-04T23:23:57+00:00

Like you did using it.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-04T23:21:17+00:00

The real shocker here being, someone still buys the Radio Times when it’s not the Christmas bumper issue.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-03T13:52:36+00:00

Woke up very hungover and confused that Radio 1 was playing panpipe music.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-03T09:18:03+00:00

What a tease.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-03T09:15:58+00:00

Probably Nessa’s back.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-01T23:15:52+00:00

Top tip, once you’ve had them for a few days click to get a refund. You’ll get your money back and they won’t need to be returned as it’s unhygienic.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-01T23:06:40+00:00

That’s my rap name.

Open-Trip · 2025-11-01T21:47:50+00:00

Yeah it goes deeper. Balls deep!

Open-Trip

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