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Near Dylan
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Gift Cards should be Illegal
#26401162 - 12/26/19 04:16 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Wanted to make this all year but I saved it for Christmas.
I believe it is a clear-cut unethical business practice for places to sell gift cards. You shouldn't be allowed to sell people money that they can only use at your business. It is an undeniable scam. Literally selling people the oppurtunity to advertise your company and bring in another customer. Take $20 of real money you can spend anywhere and they give you $20 of fake money that you can only use there. What the fuck is that bullshit, how the fuck is that legal? Who the fuck are buying these things anyway??? How are they getting people to buy them?
You cant sell money, man.... You cant just sell money..
And dont get me started on some of these fucking Visa cards. You cap it out with the amount that you put on it and cant recahrge. Meaning there ALWAYS will be something leftover, you just cant spend single dollars and cents on a card like that, wtf will you buy? So after a small amount of inactivity, they'll just take that out of the card and give it back to themselves, guaranteeing on every sale that not only did they make you a profit by convincing you to just buy money at a loss, but then take the leftovers just to increase the profit margin and create this perpetual cycling of money for nothing at all. Shouldn't be legal. They literally found out how to just take your money for nothing and are actually getting away with it. Where will it end?
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: Near Dylan]
#26401180 - 12/26/19 04:51 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Microchips that have our banking information.
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: Near Dylan] 1
#26401223 - 12/26/19 06:40 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Near Dylan said: Wanted to make this all year but I saved it for Christmas.
I believe it is a clear-cut unethical business practice for places to sell gift cards. You shouldn't be allowed to sell people money that they can only use at your business. It is an undeniable scam. Literally selling people the oppurtunity to advertise your company and bring in another customer. Take $20 of real money you can spend anywhere and they give you $20 of fake money that you can only use there. What the fuck is that bullshit, how the fuck is that legal? Who the fuck are buying these things anyway??? How are they getting people to buy them?
You cant sell money, man.... You cant just sell money..
And dont get me started on some of these fucking Visa cards. You cap it out with the amount that you put on it and cant recahrge. Meaning there ALWAYS will be something leftover, you just cant spend single dollars and cents on a card like that, wtf will you buy? So after a small amount of inactivity, they'll just take that out of the card and give it back to themselves, guaranteeing on every sale that not only did they make you a profit by convincing you to just buy money at a loss, but then take the leftovers just to increase the profit margin and create this perpetual cycling of money for nothing at all. Shouldn't be legal. They literally found out how to just take your money for nothing and are actually getting away with it. Where will it end?
you can absolutely sell money. ever heard of a coin shop? some people pay thousands of dollars for $1 or less in legal tender 
IF one is going to do gift cards, something like Costco is the best option as they sell 3-4 packs of gift cards where you usually get $100 worth of cards for $75.
Those two things aside, i completely agree with you that gift cards are stupid and on the verge of a scam (not literally, but figuratively)
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: Near Dylan] 4
#26401224 - 12/26/19 06:42 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Near Dylan said:
Who the fuck are buying these things anyway??? How are they getting people to buy them?
I just gave one to my dad yesterday. He is suffering from dementia and we (my brother and I) didn't think he was still capable of being in charge of his own finances, because of scammers who target the elderly.
I wanted him to feel he still had a card as he doesn't have any credit cards or bank cards anymore and the whole thing has been incredibly upsetting to him. I am not even sure he can count cash anymore, and he's a target for getting ripped off there too.
So that's why I bought a gift card, sorry to be a Debbie Downer
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: Near Dylan]
#26401226 - 12/26/19 06:43 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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What are Split Payments? Split payments combine several payment methods for one purchase transaction. This means a shopper can buy an item with a credit card, a gift card, and cash or any combination of payment methods; on a single transaction. Although this makes a purchase more complex, it caters to the customer’s needs. Split payment methods are not a rarity in the brick and mortar stores world. However, we haven’t seen it as prevalently online … yet.
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: Near Dylan] 2
#26401325 - 12/26/19 08:27 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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this thread sucks - you can do better
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: 1234go]
#26402029 - 12/26/19 06:51 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I understand
Don't think we need more things to be illegal though
Hey man thank you , you reminded me
I got a 10 $ tim hortons gift card that I never used yet
From a work barbeque over our summer
I signed into the barbeque then I snuck out to go sleep in my car
It was like trailer park boys
I'm going to spend it on white hot chocolate with a bag of chai tea inside , a few of them
Edited by watermelon mon (12/26/19 06:51 PM)
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: viraldrome] 1
#26402215 - 12/26/19 09:50 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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viraldrome said:
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Near Dylan said:
Who the fuck are buying these things anyway??? How are they getting people to buy them?
I just gave one to my dad yesterday. He is suffering from dementia and we (my brother and I) didn't think he was still capable of being in charge of his own finances, because of scammers who target the elderly.
I wanted him to feel he still had a card as he doesn't have any credit cards or bank cards anymore and the whole thing has been incredibly upsetting to him. I am not even sure he can count cash anymore, and he's a target for getting ripped off there too.
So that's why I bought a gift card, sorry to be a Debbie Downer
Damn it man that is sad im glad you are still in his life. My father died new years eve this past year.....so make sure you make every moment count <3
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People have a choice...and they seem to like it. I hate hearing "should be illegal".
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Lol OP prohibition is not a solution.
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Near Dylan
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: SurReality]
#26402450 - 12/27/19 03:48 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yes Im sure that it would just create an underground gift card market, run by the gift card mafia.
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: Near Dylan]
#26402745 - 12/27/19 09:18 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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That's pretty funny. Just talk to your friends and family about how shitty of a gift it is to get and I'm sure you can save the hassle of passing policies.
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: Near Dylan]
#26402748 - 12/27/19 09:21 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Near Dylan said: Take $20 of real money you can spend anywhere and they give you $20 of fake money that you can only use there.
I never got this either. Like, WTF would I do that?!? Maybe you wanna charge me $17.50 for a $20 card I can use at your store I could respect it, but as it stands... it's retarded.
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It's all because it's considered lame to give money as a gift, but you can buy fake money and that's ok, I guess.
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I got my fiancée a gift card to Sephora as an Xmas gift. It felt like a good idea because I knew she wanted quality makeup, but I don’t know anything about makeup. At the shop they have makeup artists who color match you and shit, so it makes more sense for her to go there herself, rather than me choosing a bunch of stuff that probably wouldn’t be right for her.
And yeah, I could’ve just given her cash to go to Sephora with, but that would’ve felt dumb. Like, “hey girl I’ve been with for over a decade, here’s some money from our shared account. Buy whatever.” The gift card demonstrates that I listened to her that time she mentioned wanting good makeup, and that I recalled a specific want of hers while calculating what to give her. It’s a slightly more thoughtful gift that way, and I think that’s what matters to her.
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It's a voluntary transaction. The sellers of the gift card are not misleading anyone. It's not the government's job to make sure you spend your money wisely. It's your job to not be stupid.
Just dont make bad deals.
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: viraldrome]
#26403032 - 12/27/19 01:16 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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viraldrome said:
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Near Dylan said:
Who the fuck are buying these things anyway??? How are they getting people to buy them?
I just gave one to my dad yesterday. He is suffering from dementia and we (my brother and I) didn't think he was still capable of being in charge of his own finances, because of scammers who target the elderly.
I wanted him to feel he still had a card as he doesn't have any credit cards or bank cards anymore and the whole thing has been incredibly upsetting to him. I am not even sure he can count cash anymore, and he's a target for getting ripped off there too.
So that's why I bought a gift card, sorry to be a Debbie Downer
Well shit, was going to say that the people buying them are parents and grandparents who don't know what to give to people younger than them but don't want to give them money for risk of buying dr00gz
kind of enjoy getting gift cards for book stores because it is an excuse to get more books without the concern of how/if they fit into budgeting
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Re: Gift Cards should be Illegal [Re: Near Dylan]
#26403122 - 12/27/19 02:51 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Near Dylan said: Wanted to make this all year but I saved it for Christmas.
I believe it is a clear-cut unethical business practice for places to sell gift cards. You shouldn't be allowed to sell people money that they can only use at your business. It is an undeniable scam. Literally selling people the oppurtunity to advertise your company and bring in another customer. Take $20 of real money you can spend anywhere and they give you $20 of fake money that you can only use there. What the fuck is that bullshit, how the fuck is that legal? Who the fuck are buying these things anyway??? How are they getting people to buy them?
You cant sell money, man.... You cant just sell money..
And dont get me started on some of these fucking Visa cards. You cap it out with the amount that you put on it and cant recahrge. Meaning there ALWAYS will be something leftover, you just cant spend single dollars and cents on a card like that, wtf will you buy? So after a small amount of inactivity, they'll just take that out of the card and give it back to themselves, guaranteeing on every sale that not only did they make you a profit by convincing you to just buy money at a loss, but then take the leftovers just to increase the profit margin and create this perpetual cycling of money for nothing at all. Shouldn't be legal. They literally found out how to just take your money for nothing and are actually getting away with it. Where will it end?
This is actually a great post.
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So....hey man.... I have $20 you can buy from me for $21.37.....that you can only spend at my house.
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Burke Dennings said: I got my fiancée a gift card to Sephora as an Xmas gift. It felt like a good idea because I knew she wanted quality makeup, but I don’t know anything about makeup. At the shop they have makeup artists who color match you and shit, so it makes more sense for her to go there herself, rather than me choosing a bunch of stuff that probably wouldn’t be right for her.
And yeah, I could’ve just given her cash to go to Sephora with, but that would’ve felt dumb. Like, “hey girl I’ve been with for over a decade, here’s some money from our shared account. Buy whatever.” The gift card demonstrates that I listened to her that time she mentioned wanting good makeup, and that I recalled a specific want of hers while calculating what to give her. It’s a slightly more thoughtful gift that way, and I think that’s what matters to her.
This.
I got my mom and dad gift cards
I hate getting them. Would rather just have money but. My mom loves blowing money on dumb shit so shell enjoy it no matter whar store its for. And my dad always goes to the hardware store so it will just save him money he would of spent there anyway. And i think he will appreciate that
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