Method and apparatus for facilitating the provision of a benefit to a customer of a retailer
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Mar 20, 2003
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Sep 16, 2002
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Sep 18, 2001
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In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, a customer participating in a purchase at a retailer is presented with an offer. The offer defines a benefit and an activity. The benefit is to be provided to the customer if the customer commits to the activity. A benefit may comprise, for example, a refund of a purchase total of the purchase during which the offer was output to the customer. The customer, at a time after the purchase during which the offer is output and after considering the offer, may accept the offer at a POS device or rebate device of the retailer. The benefit may be provided to the customer at the time of acceptance. The customer may be committed to the activity at the time of acceptance.
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