I see this from 2 sides... As a Riv customer... I like the old system better. Getting the once a year lump sum felt like a gift with substance. The new system feels like a quarter from grandma. I remember reading somewhere in one of the spiels about charitable contributions that donating $10,000 to one charity has significantly more value than donating $1 each to 10,000 charities. I feel like the same principal applies to the old v new rebate system.
But I also see this as a guy who has worked at small business and as a former small business owner... and having visited Riv HQ. I don't believe this is some sort of scheme to pad anyone's salary. I have no doubt that Riv spends a lot of time financially treading water. Giving away a bunch of merchandise in the first quarter of every year under the old system can't be helpful. Spreading that dispursement out in small chunks throughout the year has got to be easier to absorb. I'd rather have the occasional $5-10 than have them discontinue the rebates all together. There are places I shop because they're cheap but my attraction to Riv goes beyond that. The rebate is gravy. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/qLs7Sxav7tkJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
