# Any Actually GET a "Free" Restaurant Gift Certificate?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actually-get-a-free-restaurant-gift-certificate/368933>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 16, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actually-get-a-free-restaurant-gift-certificate/368933 "2006-08-16T11:52:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actually-get-a-free-restaurant-gift-certificate/368933/1 "2006-08-16T11:52:29Z")

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You know…you are promised a $150.00 gift certificate, if you answer a few questions? yeah-you start clicking “NO” to all of those bogus offers, then they tell you you “must” click yes on one offer. I’ve given up-does anyone actually get the certificate? Or do you wind up applying for 35 extra creit cards whilst doing so?

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**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actually-get-a-free-restaurant-gift-certificate/368933/2 "2006-08-16T11:55:38Z")

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Tried it once. Never got the certificate. Didn’t suprise me.

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actually-get-a-free-restaurant-gift-certificate/368933/3 "2006-08-16T12:11:30Z")

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Nope. Got caught in an endless loop of internet bullshit. What I don’t understand is why they don’t go to jail for this obnoxious scam.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actually-get-a-free-restaurant-gift-certificate/368933/4 "2006-08-16T14:55:30Z")

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Not from those. They should be treated as Sapm of the worst sort, and Spyware can often come from them so avoid them.