[birdflyingaway]

you are not really thinking this out.

if the item was charged on a credit card the only way to get a refund is either to put the money back on the original credit card that was used or to get a gift card.

you could not get cash for a credit card purchase, even if you had the original receipt and the original credit card it was charged on.

this was a gift to you, you are not trying to get your money back. someone else bought you a gift out of the kindness of their heart. you had to return said gift for whatever reason. you got a gift card for your returned gift.