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 exist.
I agree with your statement, but i never say anything about trading/buying gift card on P2P or other risky platform.
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".
Aside from what stated on website you mentioned, you also spend more time (to buy and redeem the gift card) and could end spend more money (for example, spending $103 to buy $100 gift card).