Tea Party offering consumer discounts w/loyalty card

[InkAddict]

http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/dayton-tea-party-activist-starts-conservative-business-exchange-857218.html


DAYTON — About 30 local businesses are participating in a program to link conservative consumers with businesses owned by conservatives to help support the Tea Party.

Donald Hutchinson, a businessman and Tea Party supporter, calls his initiative the Tea Party Exchange Inc.

Tea Party supporters who obtain a TPX-Great American card — similar to a customer-loyalty card consumers can attach to key rings — and show it at a participating business can get a discount on the company’s services. The local merchant then gives 5 percent of the sale revenue to the local Tea party chapter to help fund rallies.

“It might attract some customers. It might drive some away,” said Herb Asher, an Ohio State University political science professor. “If I were a businessperson, the first thing I’d ask: Is this a winner or a loser for me?”

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There's a list of businesses offering this program - GET A CARD, MORANS! :thumbsdown:

[saltpoint]

1. Participating stores plan to hang banners in their

windows which read, "Welcome Racist Troglodytes."

'Troglodytes' will of course be misspelled.

[EstimatedProphet]

5. So will "Welcome" and "Racist"

[saltpoint]

6. LOL!

[Steely_Dan]

8. LOLOLOL!

You owe me a new keyboard.

[Hugin]

2. I'd be curious to know how this Program was sold to some of these businesses.

I wonder if the word Tea Party was even brought up.

Sounds like it's rife for fraud.

[marmar]

3. The Frequent Freakazoid program

nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Haha. Like Capital One, only " What's in YOUR head?" instead.

[Brother Buzz]

7. Tea Party looking more like AARP everyday

[NBachers]

9. So if I buy something and then return it and get my money back,

does the store contact the teabaggers for their 5% back? Or does the store eat it?

[get the red out]

10. Not a bad idea

Identify the businesses run by nuts and then people who don't fear other races, religions, medical care, or the Illuminati can just shop somewhere else.

[Jokerman]

11. I like this!

Nothing like a ready made list of businesses that will NEVER get my money.

[Erose999]

12. The Bronze Salon Tanning - I am sure Boehner is thrilled about that. n/t

[PA Democrat]

13. I think all local tea parties should do this.

I'd love to know where NOT to spend my money.