Basically as the title says. A local gas station chain has released a new app. They give you a one time $10 off your purchase of any purchase over $10 promo coupon.
The only unique identifiers for your account are an email and your number from a different loyalty points service. I noticed they donβt verify the loyalty points number so you can put any random number in as long as itβs the right length.
The $10 off only requires a $10 purchase. So if I spun up 3 accounts and went to 3 of their gas stations, pumping $11 worth of gas I would get $33 worth of gas for $3. Furthermore, it looks like this promotion works for anything in store, groceries or even gift cards. The only restrictions printed on the promo itself are tobacco, alcohol and lottery.
Their terms of service doesnβt specially state anything about having multiple accounts.
Is there anything actually illegal here or is this a loophole they didnβt consider?
Edit
After comparing two coupons back to back I just realized itβs the same barcode each time. I donβt even need to generate new ones.
Pump $11. Get $11 gas. Get $10 back. Spent $1.
Repeat three times.
Have $33 gas. Spent $3.
Math.
It doesnβt apply to the same order. Coupons are off your next order. Coupon comes after transaction completion. Nemo is right.
Spend 10 to get 10 (you spend 10)
Spend 10 pay 0 (you spent zero)
Spend 10 get 10 (you spent 10)
Spend 10 pay 0 (you spent zero)
Spend 10 get 10 (you spent 10)
Spend 10 pay 0 (you spent zero)
= You spent $30 for $60 worth of gas.
So itβs basically a half off coupon however many times you manage to use it. 3 times if you bought $10 (not sure why 11) you would have gotten $60 gas and spent $30.
In this case, you donβt have to spend anything to use the coupon. You have it immediately available when you sign up for a new account.
Do you need to link a payment method somehow in the app? If yes, thatβs where they can possibly track you. Like when services such as streaming keep your credit card on file so you canβt use it again to abuse the free trial.