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I "love" how the reward are gift cards, not actual money. How much more insulting can they be: your privacy is not even worth liquid currency. Some people proba
by ppeetteerr 8y ago
I "love" how the reward are gift cards, not actual money. How much more insulting can they be: your privacy is not even worth liquid currency. Some people probably need the gift cards, but it's as upsetting as people selling blood for gift cards.
- aaaaaaaaaaab 8y agoGiftcards can be tracked. Money can’t :)
- saagarjha 8y agoPresumably, this allows for sending money to children who are unlikely to have a bank account.
- roywiggins 8y agoPrepaid debit cards are totally a thing though.
- Domenic_S 8y agoDon't know why you're downvoted - sending prepaid debit cards has taken the place of cutting a check in a lot of instances. When I cancelled DirecTV years ago, they sent my refund as one.
- HillaryBriss 8y agoi wonder why they didn't insist on paying people via Google Wallet
- tzs 8y agoAre they physical gift cards, or e-gift card codes. If the later, one obvious advantage over other payment methods is that they can be delivered by email or by a web page. I think most people would prefer that to receiving a check in the mail, or cash in the mail, or supplying banking details for a direct deposit. They seem to have cards available for multiple merchants. If they have a decent selection there should be something available from a merchant a given subject actually buys things from. If so, a gift card is pretty much as good as cash.
- nvrspyx 8y agoGift card code distribution is also much easier to automate and track. I'm in a small research lab and we recently moved from cash to gift cards. It's much easier to distribute both physically and digitally.
- rambojohnson 8y agogiftcards talk, money walks.
- stickfigure 8y ago...or just maybe, some people have different value judgements than you do. Those people also probably think statements like yours are paternalistic and condescending.
- ppeetteerr 8y agoWould you like to elaborate on this with some facts or will you just throw shade with a hypothetical statement?
- chillacy 8y agoIs the idea that people have different values or even morals a wild idea? Else how could 2 people see abortion as either self-determination for women vs actual infanticide?
- ppeetteerr 8y agoSome people have different points of view, for sure! I am objecting to the argument that: some people have different value judgements than you do -> those people also probably think statements like yours are paternalistic and condescending.
- pixl97 8y agoGreat, just show me where FB got an ethics board approval on both the consent forms and nature of data gathered on underage youth and then maybe I'll believe that people were properly told of the risks involved .
- jrockway 8y agoIsn't this some tax thing? If they pay you money, they have to file a 1099 with the IRS. If they give you a gift card, it's up to you to record it as a gift on your taxes.
- ppeetteerr 8y agoYou might be correct, good person. I'm curious if this is standard in the industry...
- johnwyles 8y agowell think of the other possibly bigger perk: they get your business and loyalty again in the future at a discount since the card was given as an enticing amount (e.g. "$50" but after markup is only really $28 to the business).
- glennpratt 8y agoIt's the same when I've taken consumer surveys at conferences, taste tests in the mall, etc.
- Tempest1981 8y agoAlso, some percent of users will forget to use the gift card, or be unaware of how to check the available balance, or use it down to the last penny.