How do you not have a system that can scan a barcode on a coupon to decline duplicates?

downstairs: How do you not have a system that can scan a barcode on a coupon to decline duplicates?

Borders doesn't; their "Borders Reward" coupons have the same barcode. Supposedly, though, you can only use one coupon with your card during the cycle. I think I've used three before on different days; 40% off DVD box sets.

JC Penney doesn't with their 15% off survey coupons; yes, I shop at Penney's, and that survey coupon is good for 30 days. The catch is, it logs your IP and you can only do one new survey every 30 days. But you can print multiples.

Those are just two off the top of my head.

According to the article, Taco Bell is giving away free Blackjack Tacos ^{(^)} (if you dare).

Boston Market pulled out of our area years ago. I miss their meatloaf and mac and cheese.

downstairs: How do you not have a system that can scan a barcode on a coupon to decline duplicates?

Glad to see I wasn't the only one that immediately thought of this.

downstairs: How do you not have a system that can scan a barcode on a coupon to decline duplicates?

So you're gonna create an individual barcode for all hundreds of thousands of customers on their email list?

jaylectricity: downstairs: How do you not have a system that can scan a barcode on a coupon to decline duplicates?

So you're gonna create an individual barcode for all hundreds of thousands of customers on their email list?

Yeah...why not? any time it takes would be cheaper than giving out thousands of pounds of chicken.

Love me some Boston Market. Some of the best sweet potatoes available outside Grandma's house.

jaylectricity: So you're gonna create an individual barcode for all hundreds of thousands of customers on their email list?

A trivial problem. Hash the email address into a subsection of the barcode.

Boston Market? No thanks, I'll pass.

I had this for lunch on thursday. Pretty sweet deal.

ihatedumbpeople: jaylectricity: downstairs: How do you not have a system that can scan a barcode on a coupon to decline duplicates?

So you're gonna create an individual barcode for all hundreds of thousands of customers on their email list?

Yeah...why not? any time it takes would be cheaper than giving out thousands of pounds of chicken.

Maybe I don't quite understand the complexities of a bar code.

RocketRod: According to the article, Taco Bell is giving away free Blackjack Tacos (^) (if you dare).

That plus Sonic's 50 cent corndog promotion is going to make being drunk tonight that much better.

i work in email and my company partners with revtrax. revtrax has ways of limiting, views, posting it elsewhere, printing etc. problem solved easily. boston markets E-CRM manager should be fired for being incompetent

bostonowns: revtrax has ways of limiting, views, posting it elsewhere, printing etc.

How so?

INTERTRON: How so?

I think it involves extracting the oil from a snake.

I love consumerist, if just for the comments like this gem:

"The nearest one to me is about 5 miles away. Since I live in the city and take the buses, it would take an hour just to get there..Plus have to stand in line and deal with the weirdos, plus have to pay the dollar. The opportunity cost is not worth it.
If there was one right down the block I would eat there 3 times a day until it ran out.
As for the value of the food itself, its very low. I assume that they dont make their own mashed potatoes, and the stores sell them by the box good enough to eat off of for a week for a dollar here, gravy packets are 2 for a dollar. Cornbread is just as cheap, a big box that'll feed you for a month costs roughly 4 dollars. And the chicken? 2 dollars a pound here, they're not doing anything special to it that would make me want to waste the time to eat there.
Plus boston market has a reputation for being a poor choice to eat at, thats all the more reason to not give a sh*t about this deal."

All that topped off by a "not to give a sh*t about this deal"

/wonder if that's from the Laughter OL person

guilt by association: Boston Market? No thanks, I'll pass.

There used to be one of these north of me in Vancouver, WA. Ate there once, had a "DO NOT WANT!" reaction to the food...

babyduckmonger: RocketRod: According to the article, Taco Bell is giving away free Blackjack Tacos (^) (if you dare).

That plus Sonic's 50 cent corndog promotion is going to make being drunk tonight that much better.

Oh...wow WHY such a long headline, subby. The headline from the article is Fark ready.

And I'm adding this for teh lulz. (new window)

didn't they learn from the KFC debacle?

runningscared: Oh...wow WHY such a long headline, subby. The headline from the article is Fark ready.

And I'm adding this for teh lulz. (new window)

Serious business
Link (new window)

runningscared: Oh...wow WHY such a long headline, subby. The headline from the article is Fark ready.

Because I like to make my own.

this is what happens when a place doesnt have Oprah sponsorship

/jk, itll still happen