Q&A: Ownership of a Promotional Discount
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Ownership of a Promotional Discount
Question
I made a purchase for a friend. There was an item in the store with a discount that was conditional on buying above a certain amount. I wanted to buy that item, which would get the discount only because of my friend’s large purchase. Does the credit for the discount belong to him? Do I need to ask his permission?
Answer
Apparently yes. If you assume he would agree, then of course there is no problem.
Discussion on Answer
Is it even permitted for me to join my purchase together with a friend’s purchase in order to get a discount for buying above the threshold?
I understand this is a new question. So what does the “even” mean? I think it’s permitted. It’s a workaround.
Of course, you could also have made it a condition with him that if he wouldn’t agree, you wouldn’t make the purchase for him. I assume that in such a situation he certainly would have agreed.