Comments on: Toledo social gifting app set to expand nationwide http://www.toledofreepress.com/2012/12/13/toledo-social-gifting-app-set-to-expand-nationwide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toledo-social-gifting-app-set-to-expand-nationwide Toledo's Largest Sunday Newspaper Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:12:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Toledo Newspaperhttp://www.toledofreepress.com/wp-content/themes/tfp/images/tfp_logo_small.gifhttp://www.toledofreepress.com15746The Toledo Free Press is a weekly newspaper in Toledo, Ohio. It was founded in 2005 by Thomas Pounds. By: Alex http://www.toledofreepress.com/2012/12/13/toledo-social-gifting-app-set-to-expand-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-788185 Alex Thu, 16 May 2013 16:53:02 +0000 http://www.toledofreepress.com/?p=48568#comment-788185 Doesn't look like this is "taking off" like they planned. Who is it that looks into using public money to bet on a loser? This is not OK. If these guys accepted any salary from taxpayer funds they should be held responsible, along with the people giving out public money to start companies that any experienced person can tell won't work out. Doesn’t look like this is “taking off” like they planned. Who is it that looks into using public money to bet on a loser? This is not OK.

If these guys accepted any salary from taxpayer funds they should be held responsible, along with the people giving out public money to start companies that any experienced person can tell won’t work out.

]]> By: lee http://www.toledofreepress.com/2012/12/13/toledo-social-gifting-app-set-to-expand-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-555346 lee Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:59:36 +0000 http://www.toledofreepress.com/?p=48568#comment-555346 Not sure how it benefits a restaurant when the profit margins are so low to begin with. If I have to give away $7 and then pay $2 as a commission for example, I lost money on that meal. As an owner, I would not use this system or any other gifting or daily deal special. Not sure how it benefits a restaurant when the profit margins are so low to begin with. If I have to give away $7 and then pay $2 as a commission for example, I lost money on that meal. As an owner, I would not use this system or any other gifting or daily deal special.

]]> By: tim http://www.toledofreepress.com/2012/12/13/toledo-social-gifting-app-set-to-expand-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-555183 tim Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:59:54 +0000 http://www.toledofreepress.com/?p=48568#comment-555183 Love it. You can eat for free every day for lunch using it. Not sure how long the businesses will like it since I don't go back but it's good on my wallet. Love it. You can eat for free every day for lunch using it. Not sure how long the businesses will like it since I don’t go back but it’s good on my wallet.

]]> By: Mike http://www.toledofreepress.com/2012/12/13/toledo-social-gifting-app-set-to-expand-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-554850 Mike Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:35:47 +0000 http://www.toledofreepress.com/?p=48568#comment-554850 Yeah, not much proprietary there. Already a comment on here from another company trying to do the same thing. With merchants having to take the cost of discounts and a fee on top of it, I don't see how the margins could work without a massive network of users. And what Dan said above certainly applies there. Yeah, not much proprietary there. Already a comment on here from another company trying to do the same thing.

With merchants having to take the cost of discounts and a fee on top of it, I don’t see how the margins could work without a massive network of users. And what Dan said above certainly applies there.

]]> By: Dan http://www.toledofreepress.com/2012/12/13/toledo-social-gifting-app-set-to-expand-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-553810 Dan Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:21:47 +0000 http://www.toledofreepress.com/?p=48568#comment-553810 It's a shame that Amazon, Target or Facebook will just crush them if their idea turns out to be less stupid that it sounds. Unless there is something specific to their coding that makes this idea possible, they simply won't have the leverage to license it to someone else because someone else will just write their own back end. Without a national infrastructure, they will simply never have the tens of millions of dollars needed to create the national brand awareness needed for such a product to work. Hopefully, they have a back up plan that is actually profitable and scalable. It’s a shame that Amazon, Target or Facebook will just crush them if their idea turns out to be less stupid that it sounds. Unless there is something specific to their coding that makes this idea possible, they simply won’t have the leverage to license it to someone else because someone else will just write their own back end. Without a national infrastructure, they will simply never have the tens of millions of dollars needed to create the national brand awareness needed for such a product to work. Hopefully, they have a back up plan that is actually profitable and scalable.

]]> By: Tracey http://www.toledofreepress.com/2012/12/13/toledo-social-gifting-app-set-to-expand-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-553748 Tracey Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:38:09 +0000 http://www.toledofreepress.com/?p=48568#comment-553748 Nice article and best of luck to the Givt team. Coverage of the social gifting space should include www.eGifter.com out of New York - we're different from Givt in that our offers are national and therefore are a good solution when you need to send a gift to a friend outside of your local area. Nice article and best of luck to the Givt team. Coverage of the social gifting space should include http://www.eGifter.com out of New York – we’re different from Givt in that our offers are national and therefore are a good solution when you need to send a gift to a friend outside of your local area.

]]> By: Jonathan Anderson http://www.toledofreepress.com/2012/12/13/toledo-social-gifting-app-set-to-expand-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-553731 Jonathan Anderson Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:42:24 +0000 http://www.toledofreepress.com/?p=48568#comment-553731 Great article! Merchants interested in Givt are encouraged to visit: http://www.givt.com/business and watch the quick merchant informational video. Sign up online or call: 419.534.0806 Great article! Merchants interested in Givt are encouraged to visit: http://www.givt.com/business and watch the quick merchant informational video.
Sign up online or call: 419.534.0806

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