Hi all. Here's an interesting one.
You know when customers get sent promotional codes, which they enter when placing an order on a website, meaning that they get a discount? Well it's not uncommon for these codes to get given out, maybe to friends and family, or sometimes put on a web forum which anyone can then use.
I'm trying to think of a way to make these only valid for the person it was intended. The problem is, the code gets sent out via snail mail, and the same code will be put in every letter.
One solution I thought of is to say "Your code is xxxx12345 plus the first and last letter of your postcode", or something similar. In this case, obviously you'd have to know the people you were sending to, and set up the codes in a database first. It's not foolproof, but I think it would work.
Any other thoughts on this?
You know when customers get sent promotional codes, which they enter when placing an order on a website, meaning that they get a discount? Well it's not uncommon for these codes to get given out, maybe to friends and family, or sometimes put on a web forum which anyone can then use.
I'm trying to think of a way to make these only valid for the person it was intended. The problem is, the code gets sent out via snail mail, and the same code will be put in every letter.
One solution I thought of is to say "Your code is xxxx12345 plus the first and last letter of your postcode", or something similar. In this case, obviously you'd have to know the people you were sending to, and set up the codes in a database first. It's not foolproof, but I think it would work.
Any other thoughts on this?
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