when you go shopping ,has anything like this ever happened to you ?
By rose66
@rose66 (378)
China
January 6, 2013 2:24am CST
today i went shopping at the shop and when i paid the cashier told me that for tomorrow was my birthday (i applied a membership card at that shop,so they know my birthday)i can get 60 yuan cash couppon for free. i was very happy and thought the useful of the membership card. then the cashier gave 12 piece of paper, each cash coupon values 5 yuan. when i went home i saw that you need to consume at least 38 yuan if you want to use the 5 yuan cash coupon, and it doesn't include some discount merchandises. oh, it's not for free, it just want you to buy more things!
4 responses
@grkelly (1206)
• Malta
6 Jan 13
Unfortunately some companies / shops / businesses try to make use of promotional methods that at the end of the day do not really benefit the customer that much - they are mainly intended to make the owner of the shop earn more. In such a way I consider it to be a subtle form of cheating. That is why it is always important to read throught the terms and conditions before doing anything.
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@rose66 (378)
• China
7 Jan 13
yes, it is very important to read the terms and conditions before buying. at first i thought you can get a 50 cash coupon and then use it anytime and anyway. but after the cashier told me the "right way" to use it , i felt sodepressed cause i didn't read their term before!
@summer0614 (334)
• China
6 Jan 13
This always happens to me,the sellers will always smarter than our buyers.They will never let you take advantage of them.We must be careful with their business trap.
@jkct02 (2874)
• Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
19 Jan 13
It is a ploy to try to do more business with you. The very act of giving you the voucher for your birthday itself is a business exercise. A commercial entity would not be so sentimental without a thought of making a profit. That is also what they do in where I live. They give you a $10 discount voucher for your purchases of $100 or more. But if you want to use that $10 discount voucher, you need to buy another $50. It is not free. It is a discount with terms and conditions.
