We opened at five AM with 990 dollars worth of gift certificates. By about six PM, we sold the last one. Every other customer after that wanted some, and thought it was some personal affront that we dare run out of something because they waited until the last day to buy a hundred bucks worth for stocking stuffers.
But I suppose it's a cheap-o office gift if nearly everyone who works there eats lunch there at least once a week.
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Delphi Aegis's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
You have to ask yourself what kind of goober would buy someone a gift certificate for McD's.But I suppose it's a cheap-o office gift if nearly everyone who works there eats lunch there at least once a week.
A few hundred thousand goobers, apparently.
They're mostly parents buying five bucks worth to throw in their kid's stocking.
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Everyone wondered WTF when Snoota wrote:
A few hundred thousand goobers, apparently.They're mostly parents buying five bucks worth to throw in their kid's stocking.
Up until a few minutes ago, I didn't even know McD's sold gift certs.
Market research shows that only 20% of gift certificates sold are ever used.
Its free money for the company.
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Elvish Crack Piper impressed everyone with:
Almost everyone sells gift certificates theses days.Market research shows that only 20% of gift certificates sold are ever used.
Its free money for the company.
Shit, when I get gift certificates, I use them.
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And I was all like 'Oh yeah?' and Gadani was all like:
Shit, when I get gift certificates, I use them.
diadem fucked around with this message on 12-24-2004 at 12:35 PM.
i still have a k-btoys gift cert from i think.. 1994
Last time I got movie credit I just asked the teller to give me cash, and she did. Not sure if thats required as part of the legality, but it was cool.
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Delphi Aegis wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
You have to ask yourself what kind of goober would buy someone a gift certificate for McD's.
Kids love 'em because a $1 GC is enough to get an ice cream cone or sundae (unless I misremember the prices).
I know some people give them out on Holloween to Trick-or-Treaters.
Private Part fucked around with this message on 12-24-2004 at 08:54 PM.
Lyinar Ka`Bael fucked around with this message on 12-25-2004 at 03:17 AM.
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