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Originally Posted by OccultHawk
It’s not a conspiracy but it is a racket. And companies love them for the reasons I said. Especially if it’s straight even money: $20 for a $20 card. I wouldn’t be surprised if companies started charging $25 for $20 cards. It’s not a conspiracy that business owners universally want to make as much money as possible.
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is a conspiracy theory if you think that the main purpose for having gift cards is to ensnare people into something that's only a benefit to the company offering them. That idea would perfectly fit the definition of "conspiracy."