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It's so bizarre to me that gift cards don't come at a discount. Buying a gift card is so clearly an unfair transaction to the benefit of the merchant.
by foobarbecue 4y ago
It's so bizarre to me that gift cards don't come at a discount. Buying a gift card is so clearly an unfair transaction to the benefit of the merchant.
- lmm 4y agoThey do on the secondary market.
- quickthrower2 4y agoThat is another reason to abolish gift cards. Money laundering and scams. Last time I tried to buy a (n > 1) gift cards I got the 3rd degree.
- computator 4y agoBut then many people would first buy the gift card to get the 5% or whatever discount, then buy the item they were going to buy anyway. Now that I think about it, I think a gift card has to be priced at exactly a 1:1 price. (You can't price it higher because people will find that to be outrageous.)
- foobarbecue 4y agoAh, good point. Maybe add a minimum delay? Then you're loaning money and getting interest...
- kubanczyk 4y ago> add a minimum delay Do not enter a commercial transaction that doesn't benefit you?
- astura 4y agoThere's sites where you can buy other people's unwanted gift cards at a discount. I've had plenty of luck with them - both as a buyer and a seller.