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sufue · 05-30-2017, 07:33 AM

I actually ended up doing this last night - I had to run an errand to another store in the same shopping center as our local CVS.

I was right that the staff had not heard of this, however it was really simple. Literally they just scan the code, you hand them the cash, and they complete the transaction. By the time I got home I had an email confirming the $50 "deposit" and another email confirming the $10 bonus.

Once the staff figured it out, and assuming you have an eligible store nearby, I have to admit it was easier than buying a gift card with cash, scratching the card to get the claim code, logging in, and entering the claim code by hand. However, was it THAT much easier, to bring Amazon that many more customers (or more spend from existing customers), to make it worth their investment to set this up? I'm sort of not convinced, but I guess time will tell. Amazon is not shy about pulling the plug on things that don't work, like Amazon Underground...

05-30-2017, 07:33 AM	#14
sufue lost in my e-reader... Posts: 8,156 Karma: 66191692 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: sunny southern California, USA Device: Android phone, Sony T1, Nook ST Glowlight, Galaxy Tab 7 Plus	I actually ended up doing this last night - I had to run an errand to another store in the same shopping center as our local CVS. I was right that the staff had not heard of this, however it was really simple. Literally they just scan the code, you hand them the cash, and they complete the transaction. By the time I got home I had an email confirming the $50 "deposit" and another email confirming the $10 bonus. Once the staff figured it out, and assuming you have an eligible store nearby, I have to admit it was easier than buying a gift card with cash, scratching the card to get the claim code, logging in, and entering the claim code by hand. However, was it THAT much easier, to bring Amazon that many more customers (or more spend from existing customers), to make it worth their investment to set this up? I'm sort of not convinced, but I guess time will tell. Amazon is not shy about pulling the plug on things that don't work, like Amazon Underground...