Have it Their Way
On Friday, I walked into the Burger King near the mall to buy a gift certificate for a friend of mine who really likes Burger King. I wasn't sure if Burger King had gift "certificates" or gift "cards" until I read a sign near the register:
$5.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE if we fail to issue you a receipt
Ah, certificates it is. I patiently waited in line until I reached the front. Here's the conversation that ensued with the cashier:
Me: "Hi, I'd like two $5 gift certificates please."
Her: (matter-of-factly) "We don't sell those."
Me: "Er, uh... you don't?"
Her: "No, we don't."
Me: "Um... are you sure?"
Her: "Yup."
Me: (looking right at the sign) "Even though there's a sign that mentions them right there?"
Her: "Yup."
Me: "Hmmmm... Well, thanks for your time."
Anyone out there ever possess a Burger King gift certificate? If so, how'd you get it? Did you buy it, or did the cashier fail to issue you a receipt?
$5.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE if we fail to issue you a receipt
Ah, certificates it is. I patiently waited in line until I reached the front. Here's the conversation that ensued with the cashier:
Me: "Hi, I'd like two $5 gift certificates please."
Her: (matter-of-factly) "We don't sell those."
Me: "Er, uh... you don't?"
Her: "No, we don't."
Me: "Um... are you sure?"
Her: "Yup."
Me: (looking right at the sign) "Even though there's a sign that mentions them right there?"
Her: "Yup."
Me: "Hmmmm... Well, thanks for your time."
Anyone out there ever possess a Burger King gift certificate? If so, how'd you get it? Did you buy it, or did the cashier fail to issue you a receipt?
2 Comments:
This is a test comment. No, I don't have any Burger King gift certificates.
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Test Commenter, at Sun May 01, 10:12:00 PM CDT
I have, in fact, possessed such items many times in the past, usually as a result of stocking-stuffer-related acquisitions. They (used to) come in little booklets of five one-dollar certificates, each separately perforated so that you could spend as many or as few as you preferred. They also fit conveniently in your wallet along with your regular U.S. currency. I'm thinking that either the BK you went to was out of them, or their employee was just a tad slow.
By
Adam, at Tue May 03, 02:02:00 PM CDT
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