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What stops employees from cashing in on gift card promos?
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:34 pm
Just saw an Outback commercial where you get a $10 bonus card with every $50 gift card purchased. What stops a waiter from investing $1000 for $1200 in gift cards and then swiping them every time their table pays cash (pocketing the cash)? I'm sure they could off-load their gift cards after a few nights work and make an extra $200 easy.
Clearly the manager would probably notice that you have no cash sales after a few days, but would this be illegal? Would you consider this theft?
Clearly the manager would probably notice that you have no cash sales after a few days, but would this be illegal? Would you consider this theft?
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Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:36 pm to Box Geauxrilla
Limit x per customer
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:36 pm to Box Geauxrilla
It shows up on the receipt as a gift card, not cash.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:36 pm to Box Geauxrilla
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Would you consider this theft?
Yes
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:37 pm to Box Geauxrilla
Application to Outback in tow!
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:38 pm to Marco Esquandolas
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It shows up on the receipt as a gift card, not cash.
So it would not work for tables that wait for change and receipt, but I know I've just left the cash+tip on the table many times and walked out without waiting for a receipt.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:40 pm to Box Geauxrilla
Seems that the % of cash customers would be low to the point that it would take forever to get a return. Longer than I'd want to wait tables at outback, for sure.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:41 pm to Box Geauxrilla
They are waiters for a reason. They are way to lazy to invest this amount of time and money to make $200
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:41 pm to Box Geauxrilla
pretty sure some azns got busted for a similar scheme in Lafayette a year or 2 ago
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:41 pm to Box Geauxrilla
I appreciate you trying to figure out a con though.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:43 pm to Box Geauxrilla
So in your hypo, a waiter spends $1000 of his own money for $200 in free gift cards. Then he pockets the money and pays with the gift cards each time someone it's with cash?
1)that's a lot of work for $200.
2)there are better, more efficient ways to rip off a restaurant than that
1)that's a lot of work for $200.
2)there are better, more efficient ways to rip off a restaurant than that
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:44 pm to Gorilla Fingers
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I appreciate you trying to figure out a con though.
I guess. Just watching TV and thinking logically. I'm a problem solver.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:45 pm to Box Geauxrilla
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Just saw an Outback commercial where you get a $10 bonus card with every $50 gift card purchased. What stops a waiter from investing $1000 for $1200 in gift cards and then swiping them every time their table pays cash (pocketing the cash)? I'm sure they could off-load their gift cards after a few nights work and make an extra $200 easy.
It would be hilarious if someone actually did this and subsequently got fired and stuck with $1200 worth of Outback gift cards
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:45 pm to logjamming
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logjamming
Seems like a better short-term ROI than the stock market.
This post was edited on 12/10/15 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:51 pm to Box Geauxrilla
I bet a lot of Outback regulars buy these for themselves.
Like getting what ? 16% off?
I'd do it if i went to Outback often.
Like getting what ? 16% off?
I'd do it if i went to Outback often.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:55 pm to Box Geauxrilla
Because its easy to track the gift cards and employee ids. Asset Protection would be all over that with quickness if they are good.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 7:01 pm to Gorilla Fingers
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I appreciate you trying to figure out a con though.
It's alot easier to just to be a pizza boy and get in cahootz with a shift manager while working day shifts. You simply don't ring up a few cash orders taken during that shift (often just a manager, one insider, and a driver), split the booty. This can make a manager/driver $300 extra a week each easily.
The catch is greed, cameras, and food cost. Keep all that on lock and you're golden.
I haven't participated in this. Just know that's how alot of them fund their opiate addiction.
This post was edited on 12/10/15 at 7:04 pm
Posted on 12/10/15 at 9:51 pm to Box Geauxrilla
Sounds like the scheme the waitresses at walk ons got busted doing a couple years ago.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 10:00 pm to Box Geauxrilla
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swiping them every time their table pays cash (pocketing the cash)? I'm sure they could off-load their gift cards after a few nights work and make an extra $200 easy.
Know a guy who did this with GroupOn at IPO in baton rouge. Made a killing. 120$ dinner bill? ring up a 100$ groupon and pocket all the cash plus the tip. make yourself a 100$ a table easily.
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