[quote=squat250]so I was in line with my kids at barnes and noble buying the new diary of a wimpy kid and other stuff when i was presented with a deal — buy $75 in gift cards, get free $10 gift card (but $10 card only valid after 12/26). great I say. I’ll do that deal. In fact, I buy $225 in gift cards. heck we eat that much in chai tea and cookies in the cafe there probably per quarter. plus I want barnes and noble to thrive so I feel good about lending them $225.00.
then the sales lady says we can pay for the new gift card with an old gift card i have in my hand.
And my oldest kid immediately spots the angle.
Continuously trade in purchased gift cards for new gift cards, make $10 for every $75 exchanged.
fine print says limit is $1000 in gift card exchanges per day. Still that’s $133 or thereabouts…
I was pleased that my kid saw the possibility in the deal. We did it once and cleared an extra $30.00 while putting no new money into the transaction.
Why in the heck would this company allow people to buy new gift cards with old gift cards when there is financial benefit to doing so?[/quote]
