Hawaii
residents know that although Hilo has its own OfficeMax, the nearest
Office Depot is over 200 miles away, in Honolulu. But I shouldn't hold
this against Burger King or Office Depot - I presume they at least
checked to make sure there was a store somewhere in the state,
and it's not their fault if going 2 counties away like that requires
spending a hundred bucks or so to fly there, right?
But
the question of "stupid or evil?" goes deeper than that. You can't
really read the small print in this picture, since I used my phone, but
here's what it reads:
Valid in-store only. Must
present the original coupon to cashier at time of purchase.
Photocopies/reproductions not valid. Coupon cannot be used as a credit
card payment. No cash value. Not valid for purchases 1) made in Office
Depot outlet/clearance stores; 2) by contract customers with Store
Purchasing or Procurement Cards; 3) of Gift Cards; 4) of any technology or consumer electronic products and accessories or media and software products, 5) of postage stamps; 6) of product protection plans; 7) of HP ink and toner; or 8) of wireless, satellite, internet, technology, installation, mailing, shipping or third-party services. Coupon is good for one-time use only, is not transferrable,
not for resale or auction and cannot be combined with other offers or
promotions. We reserve the right to limit quantities sold to each
customer. Limit 1 coupon per household/business. Void where prohibited. Coupon expires 10/31/09.
So
I have until the end of this month to buy tickets, fly 200 miles, find
$30 or more worth of stuff that isn't technology (sorry, no stone
implements or pointy sticks allowed!), save my $10, and fly back (oh, it
had better be stuff I can take on a plane.) Woo, excitement!
And
I had better not think of "transferring" this coupon to anyone else,
because Burger King's creepy "King" guy is doubtless following me (he's that kind of creepy, am I right?) to make sure I don't give it to anyone else.
Actually, if someone does shop at Office Depot for profoundly uncool stuff, I think I might be able to fool that King guy by mailing the coupon... unless they're watching my mail, too...
Anybody?
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