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I was talking to the onwer of Carlow Brewing (they are looking for an App) about doing something like this and the major issue on the table was how do you stop certain people from abusing it. The second issue was how do you make it so employees can differentiate between a legit digital coupon and something that someone just threw together in Photoshop and set as wallpaper on their smart phone.

I should point him at this thread as a good example of what happens if you don't get your strategy right...

"Andrew":273bafee wrote: I was talking to the onwer of Carlow Brewing (they are looking for an App) about doing something like this and the major issue on the table was how do you stop certain people from abusing it. The second issue was how do you make it so employees can differentiate between a legit digital coupon and something that someone just threw together in Photoshop and set as wallpaper on their smart phone.

I should point him at this thread as a good example of what happens if you don't get your strategy right...[/quote:273bafee]

I never used it but the Bud Ice Cold app had a 1 voucher per day limit and you needed to show the barman the code within 2 minutes of activating it, as far as I remember.

They could then install a feature that allows the barman to click "voucher accepted" that would close the app or highlight in someway that the app is being used and it's not just a wallpaper.

"irish_goat":1uxtez55 wrote: They could then install a feature that allows the barman to click "voucher accepted" that would close the app or highlight in someway that the app is being used and it's not just a wallpaper.[/quote:1uxtez55]

There's a few ideas on the table. Wifi and/or geolocation keying; the barman 'sending' you a voucher accept; receipts printed with a unique QR code or just simply a book of pre-printed unique QR codes. Or to get really fancy, some form of NFC (Near Field Communication).

We weren't abusing it.
The wording of the offer doesn't mention any limit to the number of times it can be used. If they had said we couldn't use it more than once, we would have accepted that.
If a business is going to use offers like this, they should ensure that its T&C's are clearly displayed and that their staff are informed about the offer..

NFC isnt available on many phones, i dont think its even on the latest iphone. Only one android phone supports it.
It should grow in the future though. Re it being really fancy - its the same technology that has been around for years and years (granted, not on phones), google(android) have gotten involved in payments (and a few others), it got a new name and at it has come back on the radar again.


Best way IMO opinion is simple.
The user has to put in the name of the pub or whatever. and the app gives back a code/barcode/QR jobby.
That pub has a list (paper,electronic) and ticks the code off as being used. If its not in the list or already used you tell the phone waver to GTF. <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->


The principal will be the same; a central list that provides the voucher codes. and a subset of that list at each site location.

The detail is in how you implament the list at the site. i.e the pub could have access to barcode scanners, NFC readers, etc. but not all would have the same.



... I feel like im in work... oh wait... I am.

&amp;quot;JamesM&amp;quot;:70974t8b wrote: Best way IMO opinion is simple.
The user has to put in the name of the pub or whatever. and the app gives back a code/barcode/QR jobby.
That pub has a list (paper,electronic) and ticks the code off as being used. If its not in the list or already used you tell the phone waver to GTF. <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->[/quote:70974t8b]

That's why keying to Wifi/Geolocation would be better- If you get the person to key in the name you open up to numerous errors and false positives. Loads of pubs have wifi now, so just key to the MAC address.

I'm also looking to extend the BeoirFinder app so users (more specifically- Beoir members) can be notified of unique special offers when they are close to a particular venue.