At 12:03 -0800 on 12/31/02, Tim May wrote:

Yes. So?

Notice that exactly the same type of coupon is printed out with a cash or non >courtesy card purchase. It's a purely local calculation. In programming terms, >a purely local variable situation.

No. Obviously the coupon was closely linked with my buying pattern, and in at least one case I received one of these "buy several" coupons without having purchased that product that particular trip (though I'd purchased it the the past).

In my normal insulting way I would say "Duh" here. But I am attempting to be >more polite, so I will say "Am I missing something in your analysis?"

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