And while buying gift card is less than ideal, i expect wise Bitcoiner would buy the gift card after they decide to buy something and just before they perform checkout.
Trading with gift cards on P2P platforms is risky with many risks like used gift cards, rip-off and more, but if it is buying from official stores, these risks don't exisit.
Would you mind explaining more about "Buying gift card is less than ideal", please.
Trading gift cards: Pros and Cons. This has pros and cons of trading gift cards with Bitcoin and cryptocurreny but I'm unsure what you implied with "less than ideal".