Gift Cards

[ken7700]

Does anyone use gift cards. The grocery store in our area will double the amount you put on a gift card as they hope this will bring them added business. Do you use or buy gift cards with these incentives.

[luvbunnies42]

I don't know many places that offer those incentives.Though I think it's a great idea especially for the grocery store since you can use them yourself.I do know many stores are having issues with them now do to the economy.Certain stores are making you spend double the amount before allowing you to redeem them.I think that is horrible.It's not fair to the person who was offered the gift card as a gift.I also would be careful because of hidden fees for not using them within a certain amount of time and due to the uncertain economy..I wouldn't hold on to gift cards that dont expire as long as you normally would in case the bussiness would file for bankruptcy.

[Agent Fred]

Our local grocery store does a thing where, if you spend so much on at their store in a month, you get 10 cents off of four gasoline purchases the next month (the store has a gas station). The catch is, you have to spend off of a gift card. For 10 cents off a gallon, we spend there every month!

[lokesh05]

gift cards are a win-win situation for both the parties. one has to spend anyways on the products to be purchased! and getting gift cards on them is like a added bonus! The customer benefits as well as the business as the gift card will bring in more spending from us (the customers), and we will get some discount!

[pranith]

iam really waiting for this type of gift cards which can double the payment we put on them,and iam using local company gift cards and iam not satisfield with it.
i want to know thw more details of you are grocery store.
thanks for thread.

[sr106]

Originally Posted by lokesh05

gift cards are a win-win situation for both the parties. one has to spend anyways on the products to be purchased! and getting gift cards on them is like a added bonus! The customer benefits as well as the business as the gift card will bring in more spending from us (the customers), and we will get some discount!

well, i agree with u, i am also looking for this great gift cards, i think everyone will have to own a gift card...

[Ricardo]

Originally Posted by ken7700

Does anyone use gift cards. The grocery store in our area will double the amount you put on a gift card as they hope this will bring them added business. Do you use or buy gift cards with these incentives.

That sounds like a great idea. I'd definitely check that out if a similar deal was available in my area.

Otherwise, I think you sometimes have to be aware if there's a time limit on the cards, right?

[Asad!]

We don't get any gift cards where I live. So, nothing like gift cards are used by me!

[mike12sd]

there is a lot of funny story about credit card and gift card, if you give somebody a gift card you have a receipt that pretty much saying you have purchase debit card, if someone buy thing on debit card they also carry a receipt so total merchandise you purchase both you plus someone is double, if you offer gift card to someone , then someone can give you his or her store receipt and you can file for deduction.. double tax deduction

[bika]

I dont buy gift cards. I love to give gift without gift cards. HAHAHA