New customer voucher abuse

[barneyrubble88]

Alright, I didn't know where else to post but basically I found a loophole in an online voucher I was given. The voucher grants me "Reward points" for my first purchase as a new customer, for example, I spend $1 on a virtual item but receive back $2.50 in reward points in which I can spend on eBay/Amazon, etc.

Obviously this is supposed to only work one time, per customer, per household, yet the website in question gives me the option to delete my account - this allows me to re-register as a new customer to earn those reward points again. Technically, on their systems, I am a new customer and I am paying full price for one of their virtual items - but I am gaining $1.50 in profit because of a voucher.

I was just wondering how legal this is or how a court would see this? As I'm technically "following" the T&C's of the voucher, my "new" account is fresh but obviously I am able to make hundreds in profit (Just so you know, I haven't done this, but I admit that I've tested it out).

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Proserpina]

Alright, I didn't know where else to post but basically I found a loophole in an online voucher I was given. The voucher grants me "Reward points" for my first purchase as a new customer, for example, I spend $1 on a virtual item but receive back $2.50 in reward points in which I can spend on eBay/Amazon, etc.

Obviously this is supposed to only work one time, per customer, per household, yet the website in question gives me the option to delete my account - this allows me to re-register as a new customer to earn those reward points again. Technically, on their systems, I am a new customer and I am paying full price for one of their virtual items - but I am gaining $1.50 in profit because of a voucher.

I was just wondering how legal this is or how a court would see this? As I'm technically "following" the T&C's of the voucher, my "new" account is fresh but obviously I am able to make hundreds in profit (Just so you know, I haven't done this, but I admit that I've tested it out).

Thanks for any advice.

Re-read what you wrote.

Then explain why you feel that you're "following" the T&Cs.

Nobody here is going to help you rip off X website. Sorry.

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

You would not be a new customer. Using the vouchers would surely reveal your deception and though they might just cancel your orders, might file charges for theft by deception.

 

[barneyrubble88]

I'm not asking to "rip off X website". The T&C's clearly state that you can only use the voucher once per customer, but deleteing your account off the systems (Which they give you the option to do so) means that you are re-registering as a new customer again. I don't need people to tell me how wrong it is - as I'm sure 95% of people in the world have used certain vouchers to gain discounts multiple times.

Just to point out, I am asking the legal implications of this, rather than wanting to abuse the voucher my self.

Thanks.

 

[quincy]

What is the name of your state, barneyrubble88?

 

[barneyrubble88]

I am from the UK sorry.

 

[Proserpina]

I am from the UK sorry.

I do believe the UK lost "control" of the US a few hundred years ago.

A UK forum is what you need.

 

[quincy]

This site handles U.S. law questions only but I can tell you that the U.K. considers voucher abuse theft or fraud, even if it is not always (or even generally) prosecuted. It depends on the losses suffered by a retailer whether any legal action will be taken.

 

[Zigner]

I'm not asking to "rip off X website". The T&C's clearly state that you can only use the voucher once per customer, but deleteing your account off the systems (Which they give you the option to do so) means that you are re-registering as a new customer again. I don't need people to tell me how wrong it is - as I'm sure 95% of people in the world have used certain vouchers to gain discounts multiple times.

Just to point out, I am asking the legal implications of this, rather than wanting to abuse the voucher my self.

Thanks.

You're not a new customer...even you don't believe that you are.

 

[FlyingRon]

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