Re:This coupon code is a slap in the face
by coldtea on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @10:28AM
(#6205899)
>First of all, giving everyone a referral URL works great in a web only world but what if you're advertising on a Podcast (or gasp print or radio), is it easier to tell people to type in www.mysite.com/coupon to their browser or is it easier to tell people to enter COUPON at checkout?
Only lots of the companies that uses this practice never advertise on podcasts or radio.
>Secondly, the amount of people who are going to have this adverse reaction to the mere existence of the coupon code field is vanishingly small.
Citation needed.
>Most customers who don't have a code will just ignore it and move on
Of course, since there is nothing else they can do. The issue is if this leaves a bad taste on their mouth or not.
>Whatever web site had a coupon code field that made you this angry probably had at least 20 much worse UI violations they should prioritize above trying to eliminate the coupon field.
He could not care less about other UI violations compared to feeling a second-rate customer that has to pay more.
Only lots of the companies that uses this practice never advertise on podcasts or radio.
>Secondly, the amount of people who are going to have this adverse reaction to the mere existence of the coupon code field is vanishingly small.
Citation needed.
>Most customers who don't have a code will just ignore it and move on
Of course, since there is nothing else they can do. The issue is if this leaves a bad taste on their mouth or not.
>Whatever web site had a coupon code field that made you this angry probably had at least 20 much worse UI violations they should prioritize above trying to eliminate the coupon field.
He could not care less about other UI violations compared to feeling a second-rate customer that has to pay more.