#rebates — Public Fediverse posts

I've just been to CVS to get a medicine. Then I got something else, and make the mistake of asking for a printed receipt. I was treated to a saga.

I'd post a picture, but I'm uninterested in performing the edits that would eliminate PII, so I'm going to link to an article instead.

Anyway, I'm wondering how the marketing meeting went.

:catthinking:

A: There's a problem with our rebates.

B: What is it?

A: People are ignoring them.

B: I see.

C: What if we just added more rebates? Then, it would be impossible for them to ignore them.

A and B: Great idea!

[Weeks later.]

A: There's a problem with our rebates.

B: What is it?

A: People are ignoring them.

B: I see.

C: What if we just added more rebates? Then, it would be impossible for them to ignore them.

A and B: Great idea!

[Weeks later.]

A: People are still ignoring the ream of rebates we print on the receipts.

B: I see.

C: Hear me out! We should write an entire saga on the receipts. "And then Harald the Great set off on his long ship to find the rebate to rule them all." The receipts won't fit into the customer's pocket, and they'll be forced to pay attention to the rebates.

A and B: HAHAHAHAHA! Brilliant!

[Weeks later.]

A; Didn't work.

B: How come?

A: Nobody is interested in our rebates.

C: Why do you say that?

A: Would you use a rebate for a rusted tin can, a busted car transmission, or a bag of snot?

C: I see...

B: Actually, the bag of snot one sounds appealing.

:holdthepain:

#CVS #receipts #saga #snot #rebates #marketing

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/10/10/17956950/why-are-cvs-pharmacy-receipts-so-long

Chery Offers RM27,000 Rebate Off Omoda 5 As Raya Promo #automotive #byd #chery #electricvehicles #omodae5 #protonemas7 #rayapromotions #rebates

https://www.lowyat.net/2025/346222/chery-offers-rm27000-rebate-off-omoda-5-as-raya-promo/

This needs attention, I believe.

https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-1467-dae4-f2d3-04b271562629

#FTC Sues #PBMs for Jacking Up Insulin $
"3 largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)— #middlemen [aka #parasites] tt sit btw #patients, drug cos, & pharmacies in #prescriptiondrug trxns—for practices tt hv spiked the cost of #insulin by over 1200% over the past 2 decades.. PBMs use formularies to provide exclusive or near-excl use of certain types of insulins.. PBMs aren't preferring lowest-price insulins, but ones tt give them highest #rebates, which is how they #profit"
https://prospect.org/health/2024-09-20-ftc-sues-pbms-jacking-up-insulin-prices/

#Electrifying your# home is about to get a lot cheaper
#Rebates from the #IRA could help low- and middle-income households save thousands on #heatpumps, #weatherstripping, and other efficiency improvements. https://grist.org/buildings/electrifying-your-home-is-about-to-get-a-lot-cheaper/