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Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group (fortune.com)
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Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group::Washington Consumer Protection Coalition complains to Washington state attorney general.

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[–] 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

in California, all gift cards $10 or less can be redeemed for cash.

you may have to argue with employees and management, but its the law... it's also a misdemeanor for the cashier to refuse it to you.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Funny enough, I tried this with Starbucks and the manager refused.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    oh ive been there.
    i had the manager at a mcdonalds refuse me once, so i ended up showing him the law on my phone... which didn't convice them... so i emailed corporate, who called me back, and the store... and then the store had the law printed on the window at the entrance...
    the next time i tried it there, had to still get a manager who said "i'll just do it this one time"
    and i kept letting him know that i know he has to every time...

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    (b)(1) Any gift certificate sold after January 1, 1997, is redeemable in cash for its cash value, or subject to replacement with a new gift certificate at no cost to the purchaser or holder

    Not just under 10

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    there's more to that:

    Any gift certificate sold after January 1, 1997, is redeemable in cash for its cash value, or subject to replacement with a new gift certificate at no cost to the purchaser or holder.4 Effective January 1, 2008, any gift certificate with a cash value of less than $10 is redeemable in cash, which includes currency or check, for its cash value.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    In case anybody is wondering this part is important because the thing the other guy posted just says it can be replaced with cash OR a new gift card of equal value. That doesn't mean it's the customer's choice which one they receive though so businesses would just choose to replace it with another gift card.

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