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Interesting! Box Tops for Education Apparently Not Valid Toward Student Loans (reductress.com)

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[–] Sterile_Technique 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

...unironically, I'm a little surprised something like that isn't a legit thing.

I'd buy the FUCK out of a brand that contributed a dollar toward my student loans with the purchase of their cereal or macaroni noodles or w/e. So long as the price tag isn't jacked up a dollar to offset - if it's a net saving and the volume of food is comparable, I could forgive a lot in the taste or quality department.

Hell, I'd make entire meal plans around that brand. Gotta eat anyway, so it's a win for me; and while their profit margin wouldn't be as high as a purchase from a non-student-loan-debt-slave, the massive uptick in brand loyalty would be a win for them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So long as the price tag isn’t jacked up a dollar to offset

It already is, though. GM increases the price of every item by the value on the box top so it’s a through-tax that you get to pay. Every top not given to a school is just more money in the bank for them.

[–] Sterile_Technique 1 points 1 year ago

Yea I'm more of a generics/bulk kinda guy. If it's a dollar toward my loans + an upcharge on the actual item, then fuggit, I'm sticking with the cheapies.