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Author Topic: E-Cash? David E. Nedrow Master Film Handler Posts: 368 From: Columbus, OH, USA Registered: Oct 2008 posted 08-27-2010 06:46 PM                        Has anyone else run across these e-cash vouchers and coupons? All of a sudden, I've got people coming in trying to redeem them. I've never heard of it, but I verified that we've somehow become listed as a theatre that accepts them. I contacted the company that runs the program and am waiting to hear how we got added to the list. The vouchers are OK. We can accept those since they are basically a single-use credit card number. The coupons are the problem, since I have zero information on redeeming them, and probably wouldn't accept them even if we did. Since I pay our weekly rental every Thursday night, I need my admission fee now, not some indeterminate point in the future. -David  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-27-2010 06:48 PM                        We have always taken these things. I've never had a problem getting the $ for them. I like the ones that have a credit card number on them the best, but most of the others can just be deposited like a check.  |  IP: Logged David E. Nedrow Master Film Handler Posts: 368 From: Columbus, OH, USA Registered: Oct 2008 posted 08-27-2010 07:13 PM                        Mike, Thanks for the info. It mostly just irritates me that we magically appeared on their list of participating theatres without our being contacted about the program. -David  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-27-2010 08:54 PM                        I don't think we're on the list but people bring in those coupons assuming we are, so I figure we might as well accept them since they work just like a credit card (or check). Or maybe we ARE on the list and I don't know it! ...  |  IP: Logged Manny Montes Master Film Handler Posts: 270 From: United States Registered: Feb 2010 posted 08-28-2010 04:19 AM                     yeah, for the check ones you just put the amount of your admission, and deposit it like a normal check. Not sure why you got added randomly though?  |  IP: Logged Mike Frese Master Film Handler Posts: 465 From: Holts Summit, MO Registered: Jun 2007 posted 08-28-2010 07:42 PM                        Easy money!  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-28-2010 09:38 PM                     ECash theatre listings are a confused MESS. Here is what I found: I just looked at the E-Cash Theatre Locator given by Google search. David, on this list your theatre is listed as the Drexel Grandview. They also still have the Arena Grand listed as Drexel management. So this must be a holdover from the Frank days. BUT.... There is also another theatre list given by the ECash FAQ! The Grandview is NOT on that list. Mike, the Roxy is listed on the page linked from Google, but not from the one on the ECash FAQ. There is an email address in the ECash FAQ that might help get things straight for you.  |  IP: Logged David E. Nedrow Master Film Handler Posts: 368 From: Columbus, OH, USA Registered: Oct 2008 posted 08-28-2010 09:55 PM                        Mark, I wondered if that might be it, but just haven't had time to check their website. Thanks for doing so. I've noticed that some studios still list the Arena Grand as the "Drexel Arena Grand" in co-op advertising. At least the E-Cash thing has turned out to be a "plus". Better than trying to explain to the over 90 (as in age) crowd why we don't accept Drexel passes. -David  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 08-29-2010 01:09 AM                        Earlier on, one of those companies had a "check" that you had to send in for redemption. We didn't like (or take) those. Otherwise, the ones you can deposit and the ones with credit card numbers are really no problem, other than you have to enter the numbers by hand. Our customers like the programs a lot, and we've had no troubles with any of it. As for being listed: I called one company and asked to be included. Otherwise, I don't know that it makes much difference. If somebody has a certificate, they'll probably take it to their favorite theatre and give it a try, whether the theatre is "listed" or not.  |  IP: Logged

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