Question - I know you don't put an expiration date on yours, so it is more difficult - but if he wanted The Red Room and it is $129.84 total w/tax why not just make it out for the RED ROOM?
"One in the hand is better than two in the field."
If the rates go up, does it matter? He bought the room at the current rate.
I have only sold two GC for a dollar amount. I know we have had this discussion many times, I typically put "Your choice of x, y, or z" or the two higher priced rooms if that is what the guest purchaser requests. I also will do this - if they choose a lower priced room then they will have a bouquet of flowers in their room from you.
I also discount GC's like I discount room rates. Going back to the "one in the hand..." theory. Gee did you know I didn't even sell ONE GC for Christmas this year, not one! I think, understandably, people are worried too many businesses are going under..
JunieBJones (JBJ) said:
I also discount GC's like I discount room rates. Going back to the "one in the hand..." theory. Gee did you know I didn't even sell ONE GC for Christmas this year, not one! I think, understandably, people are worried too many businesses are going under.
There was just an article in the paper here that GC sales were down across the board. The explanation given was that people wanted a gift in hand vs giving a set dollar amount. Well, THAT sounds like my guy here! But, I like your explanation better...people afraid that the store will go out of business before the GC is redeemed.
This is the second GC for the holidays this year. The others were sold earlier in the year (a couple of 'thank yous' and a couple of wedding gifts.)
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Bree said:
JunieBJones (JBJ) said:
I also discount GC's like I discount room rates. Going back to the "one in the hand..." theory. Gee did you know I didn't even sell ONE GC for Christmas this year, not one! I think, understandably, people are worried too many businesses are going under.
There was just an article in the paper here that GC sales were down across the board. The explanation given was that people wanted a gift in hand vs giving a set dollar amount. Well, THAT sounds like my guy here! But, I like your explanation better...people afraid that the store will go out of business before the GC is redeemed.
This is the second GC for the holidays this year. The others were sold earlier in the year (a couple of 'thank yous' and a couple of wedding gifts.)
For once in my life I figured out the perfect gift for my sister and family in Ireland and my parents, GC to restaurants they like. Ruby Tuesday, Olive Garden, where they can use it anywhere in the USA.
With so many businesses going under I was not willing to buy them. Instead the usual $25 in postage to mail gifts. Bugs me. I won't buy the GC's any more.
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Gosh I hate to be that pessimistic to think that Olive Garden, etc..would go under in a year:-(
I just gave my mom several Wal Mart Gift Cards....I know they aren't going under

IF they do..then watch out world we are all going under!!!
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catlady said:
Gosh I hate to be that pessimistic to think that Olive Garden, etc..would go under in a year:-(
I just gave my mom several Wal Mart Gift Cards....I know they aren't going under

IF they do..then watch out world we are all going under!!!
Wal Mart seems to be the only GC's to give - but I have done that so many times. Mervyn's shut down in CA! I loved that store. I would not guarantee any place be open in a year. I am not being pessimistic, in fact I hope the
overabundance of worthless places do go out of business and we actually get some good service for a change. Maybe people will actually have to work hard. Maybe a clerk would do more than RING UP YOUR SALE and pick up their pay check.
Did I mention the BLT both kids ordered at Denny's that had NO B and NO T? It was lettuce on bread barely toasted. Apparently they ran out of the B and the T and it was our problem. Even the manager had no solution. WHAT THE?
I ordered the super bird so I was also minus the B and the T but had turkey and swiss on bread, so they ended up with that. Were we refunded? Nope, we were treated like BAD customers, it was our fault we had no B or T on a BLT that cost total $15+tax for two plates. DENNY'S!
Remember when you had to have experience to work some place? With all the gazillion restaurants in SD when I was 16 I could not get a job at any of them until I started out at Sizzler's and got experience.
Now you cannot go out to eat and get what you ordered, let alone THE BLASTED PLATES PICKED UP when you are done eating or the check when you need to go.
It is not here, I travel, I can name fifty cities where this is the case, and has been the case. Crappy service 100%, take your order, bring out something, many times one plate at a time, food never proper temp and then leave.
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