View Poll Results: Did Caesar's shit the bed, or am I being a difficult Jew?

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Thread: Did Caesars shit the bed, or am I being a difficult Jew?

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    Did Caesars shit the bed, or am I being a difficult Jew?

    I recently went to Caesar's for a promotion where I was promised "a $400 Visa gift card".

    You could pick up your gift card any time within a two-day period. I could not make it there until near the very end of the pickup time.

    When I arrived (within the pickup time specified), they told me, "Sorry, but we ran out of higher denomination gift cards. We only have $50 cards left, so here are eight of them, totaling $400."

    They admitted that the original plan was NOT to force guests to take a large number of small-value gift cards, but that they had no choice because they ran out by the end.

    When I objected, they gave me an attitude and told me that I received my $400 as promised, so I should STFU and stop bitching about it. (They didn't use those words, obviously, but that was the message.)

    Frustrated, but with no recourse, I gave up and walked away with my 8 $50 cards.

    So what's the problem?

    Think about it. How would you like to need eight different VISA cards just to spend $400? That's a supreme pain in the ass.

    Examples:

    Say I have a $135 utility bill. I need to pay that with 3 gift cards at $50 each. I would have to go through the cumbersome job of not only submitting 3 payments (each with different credit card numbers), but also "setting up" each card on the gift card's website (entering all my personal info, etc).

    Say I go to a $200 dinner with my girlfriend. I would have to whip out four different VISA cards to pay for it -- highly embarrassing, and something I wouldn't do.

    So other than small purchases here and there, these $50 cards are a huge pain.

    Can I deal with it? Yes.

    Should I have to? No. Keep in mind that Caesar's buys a SHITLOAD of these for their various promotions, but for some reason only buys them "as needed", so they try to estimate how many they'll need and often fall short. They could easily over-buy the cards, knowing that the unused cards could be used for the next promo, which is likely within a very short time.

    Do I have a right to bitch about something I'm getting for free? Yes, because I earned this promotion by playing heavily there. They aren't just handing me free money because they're feeling generous.

    So what do you think?

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    Difficult Jew

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    didn't read and i'm no cmoney but i think difficult jew has to be huge favorite here

     
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    They can also order 10000 blank gift cards and activate them online on the spot for whatever value they want. Good clients of VISA would get the cards for free. So Caesars shit the bed, but you are horribly difficult to deal with in a situation like that where the frontline people have no options.
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    you're kidding right?
    I write things about poker at my Poker Blog and elsewhere on the Internets

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    Minor inconvenience. You'll no doubt have many opportunities to use each of the cards on 8 separate purchases of approximately $50. That's a very common purchase amount.

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    I think I'm siding somewhat towards difficult Jew. Look at it this way though, they are giving you eight $50 cards which would translate well into Hanukkah presents for all eight nights.


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    I'll buy them for tree fitty.

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    Very difficult JEW. Just use them at the gas station.

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    Quote Originally Posted by snake_in_the_ass View Post
    Very difficult JEW. Just use them at the gas station.
    Exactly, I'd actually prefer it split up like that,

    I see your point if I did have a big purchase, but I doubt if you told the waiter the story real quick, they would mind.
    They get multiple credit cards now, when you have a group of people going dutch.

    These will not go to waste.

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    I have to go with difficult jew on this one druff

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    Add them to next weeks freeroll.

     
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    Complaining about free loot!

    First World problems.

    Rich people problem.


    Seriously!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    Examples:

    Say I have a $135 utility bill. I need to pay that with 3 gift cards at $50 each. I would have to go through the cumbersome job of not only submitting 3 payments (each with different credit card numbers), but also "setting up" each card on the gift card's website (entering all my personal info, etc).

    Say I go to a $200 dinner with my girlfriend. I would have to whip out four different VISA cards to pay for it -- highly embarrassing, and something I wouldn't do.

    So other than small purchases here and there, these $50 cards are a huge pain.
    Druff -

    No one would use 4 cards to pay for a $200 dinner with their GF, good job making that distinction.

    There are infinite ways to spend the money (easily) and although 8 cards is legitimately imperfect, it's just a shitty casino promo and you will survive.

    Also, you're not really very adverse to embarrassing yourself imo..

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    Todd, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. You're right. You are right in a lot of your disputes. Not the pizza ones, but in general, you have a valid issue in these disputes. This IS their fuckup, and I wouldn't be happy with 8 $50 gift cards either. I wouldn't complain about it, but I wouldn't be happy. It's extremely n-wordish, especially given the resources Caesars has/should have. I mean, their entire business is customer service.

    The problem is that you expect 1995 Customer Service in 2013. No matter where I go nowadays, whether it be a grocery store, restaurant, or have food delivered, the customer service is shit. The employees aren't helpful, are usually clueless, and the person "in charge" usually has ZERO authority to actually do anything. I don't know if it's simply a generational thing, reliance on technology, lack of proper training, or wtf the issue is. There are exceptions, but across the board, customer service in this country is an absolute fucking disaster.

    I have had about 4-5 "Druff" episodes in the last month dealing with shit like this, and the only thing they respond too is an angry voice and a fist pounding on their desk. Their balls shrivel right up into their throat if you show up with a scowl and a clenched fist. At that point, they just want you gone, and will usually do what you want to make that happen. If everybody else wants to take it up the ass, let them. But the only way to not be fucked is to be the one doing the fucking. Continue being the pitcher. Let all the other dipshits be the catchers.
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    This is a bigger pain in the ass than you guys are realizing.

    At first I thought like you. "Oh, no problem, I'll have plenty of occasions to use these cards for smaller purchases, no biggie!"

    Then I reconsidered and realized what a pain in the ass this is going to be.

    First off, you need to register each of the eight cards on the website. This takes time. It especially takes a lot of time when you multiply it by eight. I should only have to do this once.

    Second, there's a matter of keeping track of the cards -- which I've used, which I haven't. Again, pain in the ass.

    Third, obviously I can't carry around 8 prepaid Visas, so I have to keep swapping them in and out of my wallet every time I use one up. Again, pain in the ass.

    Fourth, you say to get gas with them. I don't know where you guys are filling up, but I can never fill up for $50 anymore. So I need to either partially fill or pay twice. Again, pain in the ass.

    I should not have to do all of this because of Caesar's incompetence.

    If I am way out of line with all of this, ship me $390 on Paypal and I will send them to you, and you will make a sweet $10 profit!

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    Difficult Jew and this one isnt close. I bet you plan on buying gas 8 more times in your life.

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    Jesus Christ druff

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    You should also realize that you will never get an unbiased opinion from people on here. The same story from someone else might result in a completely different reaction. I mean, some people voted "Difficult Jew" without even reading your post.

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    This is a bigger pain in the ass than you guys are realizing.

    At first I thought like you. "Oh, no problem, I'll have plenty of occasions to use these cards for smaller purchases, no biggie!"

    Then I reconsidered and realized what a pain in the ass this is going to be.

    First off, you need to register each of the eight cards on the website. This takes time. It especially takes a lot of time when you multiply it by eight. I should only have to do this once.

    Second, there's a matter of keeping track of the cards -- which I've used, which I haven't. Again, pain in the ass.

    Third, obviously I can't carry around 8 prepaid Visas, so I have to keep swapping them in and out of my wallet every time I use one up. Again, pain in the ass.

    Fourth, you say to get gas with them. I don't know where you guys are filling up, but I can never fill up for $50 anymore. So I need to either partially fill or pay twice. Again, pain in the ass.

    I should not have to do all of this because of Caesar's incompetence.

    If I am way out of line with all of this, ship me $390 on Paypal and I will send them to you, and you will make a sweet $10 profit!
    I'll take them for $350 as per my previous post.

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