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Hub You - Should You Take One of Their Free Customer Reward Cards?
Even though senior year is just beginning, it may be the best time to spend a few hours here and there preparing for the road ahead. The rude awakening brought on by the real world won’t feel so harsh with a little pre-graduation planning. Last minute preparation may hu
I have one card which has found a suitable home in a junk drawer, It belongs to a warehouse grocery chain. Never have I saved a dime or received any discount by using the card.
No points accumulate. I'm not automatically entered for Hawaiian vacation drawings.
Nothing happens, except I’m sent a dumb circular containing no coupons, ju
It takes a lot of time and effort to get invited to a job interview. Don't blow your chances by being misunderstood by the interviewer. Not many people are aware that giving one word answers to questions, substantially increases your chances of conveying the wrong impre
Concluding a purchase at the local garden supply store, the cheery clerk asked if I wanted one of their cards.
“You can earn a twenty dollar certificate!”
I thought she meant right away, instantly, as a thank-you for signing-up, a benefit that I could use for seeds or lawn topper.
“All you have to do is acquire 100 points,” she continued breathlessly, “And let’s see, your $26 purchase today qualifies for, uh, one point.”
One measly point?
Are you telling me I have to spend $2,600 with you to get a $20 reward? I just tossed out a no-strings-attached 10% discount coupon from a major home improvement/gardening chain, and this is what you offer me?
My next stop was the drug store, which was recently bought and re-named by a voracious chain.
“Would you like to get one of our customer reward cards?” another beaming face asked.
By then, I was hardened, locked-and-loaded, on full alert.
“What will it get me?” I asked with a long, Clint Eastwood out-breath.
“Well, every now and then,” she said sheepishly and in full retreat, "we do have sales."
“No thanks!”
My wallet is so fat with loyalty program cards that I'm busting my buttons to carry it. When I weigh in at the physician's they think I'm eating far too many desserts.
"It's the pigskin in my pocket that's the pork chop, not me!" I try to explain.
Worse, most of these clubs and frequency plans are NOT REWARDING AT ALL.
I have one card which has found a suitable home in a junk drawer, It belongs to a warehouse grocery chain. Never have I saved a dime or received any discount by using the card.
No points accumulate. I'm not automatically entered for Hawaiian vacation drawings.
Nothing happens, except I’m sent a dumb circular containing no coupons, jus
Sociologists put 100 people in a room for fifteen minutes. They secretly instructed two of those people to say only negative things, and the other 98 to say only positive things. Guess how long it took the two negative people to find each other and talk? Fifteen minutes
“All you have to do is acquire 100 points,” she continued breathlessly, “And let’s see, your $26 purchase today qualifies for, uh, one point.”
One measly point?
Are you telling me I have to spend $2,600 with you to get a $20 reward? I just tossed out a no-strings-attached 10% discount coupon from a major home improvement/gardening chain, and this is what you offer me?
My next stop was the drug store, which was recently bought and re-named by a voracious chain.
“Would you like to get one of our customer reward cards?” another beaming face asked.
By then, I was hardened, locked-and-loaded, on full alert.
“What will it get me?” I asked with a long, Clint Eastwood out-breath.
“Well, every now and then,” she said sheepishly and in full retreat, "we do have sales."
“No thanks!”
My wallet is so fat with loyalty program cards that I'm busting my buttons to carry it. When I weigh in at the physician's they think I'm eating far too many desserts.
"It's the pigskin in my pocket that's the pork chop, not me!" I try to explain.
Worse, most of these clubs and frequency plans are NOT REWARDING AT ALL.
I have one card which has found a suitable home in a junk drawer, It belongs to a warehouse grocery chain. Never have I saved a dime or received any discount by using the card.
No points accumulate. I'm not automatically entered for Hawaiian vacation drawings.
Nothing happens, except I’m sent a dumb circular containing no coupons, ju
Technology provides often a source for change. But also, technology is responsible for the fact that changes do not happen as swiftly as possible. And one main ingredient in this dilemma is that existing technology is still suitable. Like the pair of shoes that are stil
My next stop was the drug store, which was recently bought and re-named by a voracious chain.
“Would you like to get one of our customer reward cards?” another beaming face asked.
By then, I was hardened, locked-and-loaded, on full alert.
“What will it get me?” I asked with a long, Clint Eastwood out-breath.
“Well, every now and then,” she said sheepishly and in full retreat, "we do have sales."
“No thanks!”
My wallet is so fat with loyalty program cards that I'm busting my buttons to carry it. When I weigh in at the physician's they think I'm eating far too many desserts.
"It's the pigskin in my pocket that's the pork chop, not me!" I try to explain.
Worse, most of these clubs and frequency plans are NOT REWARDING AT ALL.
I have one card which has found a suitable home in a junk drawer, It belongs to a warehouse grocery chain. Never have I saved a dime or received any discount by using the card.
No points accumulate. I'm not automatically entered for Hawaiian vacation drawings.
Nothing happens, except I’m sent a dumb circular containing no coupons, ju
So you’ve decided to hang out your shingle and start your own bookkeeping business. Now the nail-biting begins. How are you going to line up some clients fast?1. Send out a sales letter to new businesses announcing your bookkeeping service. Put together a mail
“No thanks!”
My wallet is so fat with loyalty program cards that I'm busting my buttons to carry it. When I weigh in at the physician's they think I'm eating far too many desserts.
"It's the pigskin in my pocket that's the pork chop, not me!" I try to explain.
Worse, most of these clubs and frequency plans are NOT REWARDING AT ALL.
I have one card which has found a suitable home in a junk drawer, It belongs to a warehouse grocery chain. Never have I saved a dime or received any discount by using the card.
No points accumulate. I'm not automatically entered for Hawaiian vacation drawings.
Nothing happens, except I’m sent a dumb circular containing no coupons, ju
When you ask people to give you a list of exciting careers, accounting is never near the top. The accounting career field tends to draw the sedentary folks: steady, analytical types who value security above all else. You're basically there to keep the wheels of business
I have one card which has found a suitable home in a junk drawer, It belongs to a warehouse grocery chain. Never have I saved a dime or received any discount by using the card.
No points accumulate. I'm not automatically entered for Hawaiian vacation drawings.
Nothing happens, except I’m sent a dumb circular containing no coupons, just plain vanilla advertising.
The next time you’re offered an unrewarding rewards card, just say no.
Tell them they’re late to the loyalty game and if they want to win, they're simply going to have to play catch-up and ante-up.
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