A couple we know in the US is in dire straits. Watching them try to sell their household items, which they have spent a lifetime collecting, has been heartbreaking. Some people there have been sending them the occasional gift card but, aside from Amazon, I can’t find any place that will take payment from the UK and send them an anonymously donated gift card they can use to keep body and soul together. I sent a Whole Foods card via Amazon to my SIL for Christmas but this couple consider both Amazon and Whole Foods to be both pricey and anti-progressive. However, everyone from MasterCard/Visa to various chain supermarkets seem to be afraid of money laundering ($100...give me a break). If anyone has suggestions, they will be gratefully received.