Re: UKNM: Re: Online Coupons?

[Zing!n Media]

> Although you could potentially have an individualised link in each email

> that the user can only click on once (eg

> http://www.getyourcoupon.com/?couponid=123123123) -- but if they don't

print

> it out first time, they're fcuked.


Also, if you start using expiring links and there is any sort of page/server

error then people aren`t going to get their coupon and they'll feel robbed.


Another way to do it would be if each emailed coupon had a unique ref number

which could be checked in store to see if it had been redeemed - like with

mobile top-up cards.


 Of course that would rely on the sales people having access to some kind of

(web based?) database searchy thing (a technical term) which probably makes

the idea completely impractical but it depends of what kind of shop we're

talking about.  Don`t shops already have some way of scanning barcodes on

gift vouchers to check they're for real?


Just some rambling thoughts.


Paul


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Paul Carr

Managing Editor


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