And particularly how they make baseball caps with a hole up higher than a traditional ball cap for pontytails.
Example
Lukewarm Acqusition: Gift Cards are a perfectly fine gift! Unless you're absolutely going to Sam that gift, I really like gift cards. I don't know why people give a gift card such side-eye.
Even if I know you well, including your hobbies and interests, they're your hobbies and interests, not necessarily mine. If you're really into, say, calligraphy, I might try to get you the calligraphy equivalent of a NES Classic but I'm far more likely to end up buying one of these by accident because what do I know about calligraphy, y'know? Same thing goes for me -- I game a ton, I mostly do speedruns. But I'm mostly a retro gamer -- I'll probably play what you get me if its a newer title, but I'm far more likely to get more playtime out of a five-dollar dud than, say, Red Dead Redemption or CoD or Cyberpunk 2077, and if gaming isn't your thing, your first reach is probably going to be for the shiny new stuff. That's OK, though, how are you supposed to know -- it's my hobby, not yours!
Even if its a gift card for a place I would never shop at...that's great, because now I can shop there and try something new, y'know? Even if the gift card won't make me go to the store, it's easily re-giftable (GASP ANOTHER NAUGHTY WORD), and you've at least saved me time and money on another gift. I don't have enough of either, so that works for me!
A gift card says you want me to have fun and treat myself guilt-free, and that's a pretty cool gift to give me.