Originally Posted by
DianneS
Practically speaking, people who buy huge amounts of chocolate bars to rack up points, and then sell it, may realize some short term gain but they are causing themselves (and the rest of us) long term pain. Manufacturers and retailers are not stupid....when they see consumers exploiting promotions instead of enjoying them, it's a pretty good bet that their generosity will be scaled back next time around. IMO, the chocolate bar and the Nestea brags and re-sales posted all over the internet really do us all a disservice. Rubbing a manufacturers nose in how many cases of iced tea or how many hundreds of chocolate bars were scooped up is probably not very wise. While I'm sure many of us enjoyed some Nestea and some chocolate bars (including me) gloating publicly about it invites 'clamping down'. Moderation in all things is not just an old, worn-out saying....it is a wise one.