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Re:One Last Party for Drew's Eatery after Disastrous Discoun... by btucker on Sunday December 11, 2011 @09:14AM (#3340090)
I truly hope local businesses will come to accept that a $5 for $10 deal, where the customer has to jump through some hoops to get it[1], is almost surly a terrible way of attracting new customers. Why would anyone want a customer who is willing to go through that hassle to save $5? I don't think it even takes math to realize this is a crazy promotion idea.

[1]: last I recall it was click through to purchase, login/enter credit card, wait a day, return to print

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Re:One Last Party for Drew's Eatery after Disastrous Discoun... by matwood on Sunday December 11, 2011 @09:49AM (#3340141)
Why would anyone want a customer who is willing to go through that hassle to save $5?

My cheapest (and not frugal, actually cheap skates) friends are the ones who would jump through all sorts of hoops for a dollar. They are also the ones I'd never want as customers. It's odd to me that businesses don't recognize this.

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Re:One Last Party for Drew's Eatery after Disastrous Discoun... by bunderbunder on Monday December 12, 2011 @07:38PM (#3345771)
They probably do recognize it, but it's easy to get flustered and forget things when you're dealing with someone who's trained in high-pressure sales tactics.
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