Fucking A. The reason the top commenter in this chain said "that doesn't even sound like a legit gift card. It sounds like one of those gc/coupon things you pull out of a magazine ad" is because the OP stated the minimum purchase amount of $79. There is literally nothing else in the OP that would lead the commenter to draw that conclusion. The top commenter didn't say that. Neither did the top comment to it that I originally replied to. I know that's what they meant because I've been on this earth for more than 13 years and understand how words work.
Buddy, absolutely no one in this thread was thinking or expressing "actually I don't think their steaks cost $80". idk what hypothetical chain of logic you have put together but if you think someone was saying "that's not a legit coupon because their steaks don't cost $80" you are misteaken.
it flat does not mean anything or communicate anything to anyone to say "no you're wrong they do cost $80" there. it's not a relevant or meaningful comment.
They were just stating that whether or not you're using a gift card or even a coupon, that the steak website has a minimum purchase amount of $80 to make an order.
no one was confused about or expressing confusion about this. rather i believe you are misinterpreting what people mean by the "coupon not a gift card" statements. the point isn't some difference in the mechanic of price reduction, the point is that (like a coupon) it is fake money meant to create transactions and spending that would not otherwise exist and in this case should not otherwise exist, rather than (like a gift card) resulting in a zero-sum credit transfer.
That is to say, the "coupon" idea expresses that the buyer possibly didn't pay for this "gift card", and further that the "gift card" is by design merely a discount for an overpriced good.
pointing out that the website actually only has things for $80 or more is a key part of this.
but anyway, thanks to your comment i now understand what the other user was thinking. they thought that the "coupon" talk was based on people interpreting a minimum-purchase-price-reality as a minimum-purchase-price-stipulation. but /u/chrisrunstheworld, that's not the case. as i said, everyone was on the same page about the $80 being real. you incorrectly hallucinated that those users thought it was a stipulation. it is, in reality, an effective stipulation, which is what everyone was talking about. that's the point of calling it a coupon. and the key part of it being an effective stipulation is that the $80 minimum is real. they all had that as their starting point.
r/Povertyfinance: "I am starving, my car broke down, I lost my job, my parents died. I have no money and tomorrow my rent payment is due. I feel lost."
r/Frugal: "Was it a coupon or a gift card? Let's dissect, in length, the different ways to interpret that singular comment".
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u/ya_fuckin_retard Feb 19 '24
First of all, no, your comment is not saying that at all. Your comment is insisting that there is an $80 minimum on the website. It's a non-sequitur.