# Is this ethical? (Gaming a subscription plan)

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 21, 2022, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-ethical-gaming-a-subscription-plan/975304 "2022-11-21T09:23:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-ethical-gaming-a-subscription-plan/975304/133 "2022-11-22T17:06:33Z")

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Here is a thread from 2015 on a closely related topic: the intended one-time use coupon that gets reused and reused and …

> [@I just discovered a major loophole!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-discovered-a-major-loophole/732475):
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> So I was going through the McDonalds Drive Through. I had a coupon for a breakfast sandwich that would give me 2 for the price of 1, so when I placed my order, I mentioned that I had the coupon. Before I proceeded to pay for my food, they confirmed my price which showed the discount. I pulled ahead to the cashier window, prepared to give the nice lady my coupon, and she DIDN’T ASK FOR IT!!! :eek: She just discounted the meal, leaving me able to use the coupon again. From my perspective, I …

With my personal part in a similar thievery laid bare to the world in post #8.

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