"ChattyCathy" wrote

On Thu, 08 May 2008 07:14:11 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:

I can't speak for all stores, but the ones whose policies I read say you
have to bring in your check (or, in my case, proof of direct deposit),
and you can buy the gift card. You can spend part or all of your check
that way.

How they know you aren't then getting a gift card from another store
with the same documentation, I don't know.

Ah, thanks. Rather 'trusting' of them, I'd say. Unless they put some sort
of 'rubber stamp' on the back of the check (or deposit slip) maybe, to
indicate that you have 'spent' XXX of it there. Otherwise, you're gonna
have some folks rushing from store to store to try and get their 10% over
and over, sigh.

There must be some safeguard. For one thing, you do have to come up
with the money to buy the gift card, how many people are going to be able
to invest $1200 over and over just to get the 10% bonus. I don't see a
problem getting cards from different stores if they don't add up to more
than your bonus. Say, $300 at this store, $300 at another.

You could indeed. However, if I could use part of it, I would spend some
of it at stores I like to shop at - but I won't take new business to a
store/supermarket I don't usually like to shop at just to get an extra 10%
(which is why I suspect some of the stores are jumping on this bandwagon).
JMHO, of course.

No, I wouldn't either, but it seems like all the stores are offering this
where
I am. I wouldn't have to go to some strange store. The businesses are just
trying to get their piece of the pie.

At any rate, I was just wondering, with all the talk of higher grocery
prices,
if people would take this opportunity for 10 percent off their bill.

nancy