Why can’t you apply coupons or “points” when you purchase cigarettes, alcohol, lottery tickets, or prescription medications at grocery stores, etc…?
Some places you can, BTW. In Florida, at least, you can use coupons on cigarettes and alcohol in the grocery.
As far as lottery purchases, at my store they are cash only – but that’s our policy, not the Lottery’s.
We don’t have a loyalty card, so the thing about points doesn’t apply to us.
Where are you located?
I always wondered this too.
My discount card at my grocery store gets me .10 of gas for every $50 I spend. The $50 does not rack on dollars for cigs or beer.
I am in Ohio.
British Columbia, Canada
In the case of tobacco, I had a look at the Canada Tobacco Act and found this:
There’s a part (c) to section 29, but it doesn’t apply. Anyway, IANAL, but I read Part (a) as saying that you cannot enter contests or accumulate bonuses, coupons, frequent-buyer points, etc. from buying tobacco products. Part (b) is the reverse–you cannot use such things to buy tobacco products either, nor can you “win” them–if you want tobacco, you’ll have to pay for it fully; there can be no discounts or giveaways. Note that BC may have similar or tighter legisation, as well.
Like I said, IANAL, and I don’t know about lottery tickets or booze, but maybe this answers at least some of your question.
Well how about that. Thanks.