@Richie C. posted:Maybe not - they can do what they want, but then that's on them.
Giving in-store only rebates to on-line consumers who live more than 500 miles from a store does zero to their goal of driving foot traffic to their stores.
My solution does not detract from their goal of driving foot traffic to their stores for people who can actually get there and has little, if any, down-side towards that goal and a positive up-side.
As you said, they can do what they want. That's the bottom line.
I don't think the operating officers (or the Man himself) are losing any sleep over a couple of distraught model railroaders.
Menards has been making train stuff for around a decade and people have been complaining about how the rebate program works since then. The rebate program is store wide and I don't see them losing any business because of it.
Rusty
