 Gift Cards? (by DJ [VA]) Nov 28, 2020 6:47 PM
 Gift Cards? (by Dee Ann [WI]) Nov 28, 2020 7:29 PM
Gift Cards? (by Allym [NJ]) Nov 28, 2020 7:44 PM
Gift Cards? (by Ray-N-Pa [PA]) Nov 28, 2020 7:53 PM
Gift Cards? (by 6x6 [TN]) Nov 28, 2020 9:24 PM
Gift Cards? (by Ray-N-Pa [PA]) Nov 28, 2020 10:54 PM
Gift Cards? (by DJ [VA]) Nov 28, 2020 11:48 PM
Gift Cards? (by Oregon Woodsmoke [ID]) Nov 29, 2020 11:21 AM
Gift Cards? (by DJ [VA]) Nov 29, 2020 11:35 AM
Gift Cards? (by Jeffrey [VA]) Nov 29, 2020 2:13 PM
Gift Cards? (by Ray-N-Pa [PA]) Nov 29, 2020 9:02 PM
Gift Cards? (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Dec 2, 2020 2:10 AM
Gift Cards? (by DJ [VA]) Posted on: Nov 28, 2020 6:47 PM
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OK, this may be crazy, but......
We are small businesses, right?
The media's always encouraging people to support (other) small businesses. One way they suggest is to buy gift cards to them.
It just sparked an idea:
Is there some way we can offer "Rent gift cards" to be purchased by family members and/or friends of our residents, as gifts?
If we take electronic payments for rent anyway, maybe there is a way? I'm sure the technology is there. How much paperwork/record-keeping mess would it create? How could we market the idea to family/friends of the residents? Maybe they would put it on their "wish list".
Just thinking off the top of my head, here.
--70.160.xxx.xxx |
Gift Cards? (by Dee Ann [WI]) Posted on: Nov 28, 2020 7:29 PM
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Brilliant idea DJ!
As long as the rent is coming directly to us, they could even send us a check (with the giftcard attached to it, noting the month or partial month it applies to and for whom.)
Otherwise any apps you accept have a place for notation on the payment. They would note who it is for and the period it is for. Done!
As landlords, we could send the tenants via an email attachment or just in the email, with fill in lines to check such as: please appy this gift for ___________________(name) in the amount of ___________ toward rent for the period of _________. If the tenant likes the idea, they can forward the gift certificate to their parent(s). --186.233.xxx.xx |
Gift Cards? (by Allym [NJ]) Posted on: Nov 28, 2020 7:44 PM
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Sounds good but no one can be evicted anyway so why would they do that? --71.104.xx.xxx |
Gift Cards? (by Ray-N-Pa [PA]) Posted on: Nov 28, 2020 7:53 PM
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So many places offer gift cards in the hope that they don't used. I read something like 83% of all gift cards are not utilized. For the business that sold a card and doesn't have to provide a product - that is nearly 100% profit. That isn't what you are proposing here.
The part that I love about your idea, is having the contact info of someone who cares enough to help pay their son/daughter/brother/sister's rent.
If they are willing to help them out before there is an issue and they are giving contact data now, when an issue does come up in the future - who do you suppose you can call.
That is using the coconut! Genius idea to have emergency contact info updated in a tactful manner --24.101.xxx.xx |
Gift Cards? (by 6x6 [TN]) Posted on: Nov 28, 2020 9:24 PM
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Good brainstorming. --73.120.xx.xxx |
Gift Cards? (by Ray-N-Pa [PA]) Posted on: Nov 28, 2020 10:54 PM
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Opppps I made a mistake....it is 83% of all cards are utilized.
Sorry.
That is 17% gross profit on sold items not claimed --24.101.xxx.xx |
Gift Cards? (by DJ [VA]) Posted on: Nov 28, 2020 11:48 PM
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How do you think it could actually be done?
Email a link the resident, saying"forward this link with your gift ideas list"?
The link would take them to my website, where they find instructions to make an electronic payment?
Or take them to a questionnaire to collect basic info(as Ray suggests) then send them (the giver) the info for making a payment by google pay or PayPal?
OR.........?? --70.160.xxx.xxx |
Gift Cards? (by Oregon Woodsmoke [ID]) Posted on: Nov 29, 2020 11:21 AM
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Send the idea off to Visa and a few other credit card companies. Maybe they would be interested in the idea and they would know how to set it up.
PayPal could set it up. They advertise anyway, so could add that to their advertising. --76.178.xx.xx |
Gift Cards? (by DJ [VA]) Posted on: Nov 29, 2020 11:35 AM
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Square!?
I've heard good things about it - does it allow you to enter credit cards numbers manually/remotely, or do they need to be swiped?
Anybody use it? Maybe for move-in funds(or anything else)? --70.160.xxx.xxx |
Gift Cards? (by Jeffrey [VA]) Posted on: Nov 29, 2020 2:13 PM
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DJ, I have used square this year on occasion for collecting rent payments from both residents and also from relatives who wanted to assist a resident with their rent.. And no the card does not need to be swiped. --70.161.xxx.xxx |
Gift Cards? (by Ray-N-Pa [PA]) Posted on: Nov 29, 2020 9:02 PM
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I am wondering if it would be consider rude if you reached out in the emergency contacts and let them know that you are offering gift certificates for part of the rent payments at each of your places.
So if someone offers to give you $50 towards January's rent then all you do is print out a certificate for the contact to hand out to the resident and you just credit the $50 payment in December as advanced rent payment.
January will probably be a harder than normal month this year --24.101.xxx.xx |
Gift Cards? (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Posted on: Dec 2, 2020 2:10 AM
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DJ,
I LOVE it!
Wheels in motion.
The giver can walk into our bank and make a deposit with the getter's name and address on it. Done.
Or pay on our website with credit card. Done.
BRAD --73.102.xxx.xxx |
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