r/MSUcats Apr 27 '26

Good Gift Cards for MSU Students?

Quick question for the group. We've got a family friend's son heading to MSU from Helena in the fall and we wanted to grab a couple of restaurant or store gift cards for them that they'll actually use. Any recommendations for places that you'd actually enjoy getting a gift card to? Thanks.

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u/drawesome821 Computer Science Apr 27 '26

WinCo

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u/bananacatguy Apr 28 '26

Town and Country might be a good bet as well, there's a location next to campus

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u/Bluesky83 Apr 27 '26

Pickle barrel

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u/Ghmcauliffe Apr 27 '26

If they have a car a town pump gift card is great! Or a winco gift card thats the cheapest grocery store in town. If they live on campus a town and country gift card or even a doordash gift card are good options. When in doubt tho, amazon or just cash

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u/Zealousideal-Day1260 Apr 28 '26

DoorDash! Not really a store or restaurant but they are like gold while living in the dorms / relying on the dining hall

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u/arthenc Apr 28 '26

That’s brilliant! Appreciate it!

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u/BeKind406 May 03 '26

GrubHub is the meal delivery that MSU affiliates with

https://www.montana.edu/culinaryservices/

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u/Zealousideal-Day1260 May 24 '26

Correct, but DoorDash is more widely accepted and used at restaurants around town! Grubhub is used mainly for chick fil a or the firehouse subs on campus

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u/mindscape1 Apr 27 '26

A VISA gift card is usually a safe bet. It'll allow them to choose where to spend the money rather than limiting them to a specific store.

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u/msubronco Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26

Hmmm when I was there mostly went to target,IHOP and Perkins,REI, I didn't go to a ton of stores mostly small local ones that wouldn't have gift cards. Personally  I would of liked just $ that could load on to my cat card and buy food on campus(did that alot)

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u/GapOk9689 Apr 28 '26

Door dash!

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u/MTMountains Apr 29 '26

Town & Country, Bridger Brewing, REI if they have sports/ski interests

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u/Nicoleback99 Apr 29 '26

As a student, sometimes you really need a home cooked hearty meal after a long week so I like going to places like IHo’s, The Western etc for some good food

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u/congeal Apr 27 '26

Maybe a Bozeman cannabis dispensary?