Understand that Ashley Furniture Homestore customers and Ashley Furniture Homestore itself are not the only ones that were taken. Many automobile dealerships, specialty reatilers, and others who all thought they were "helping" people get an opportunity to earn up to $500 worth of free gas were taken too The companies that sold there services to fulfil the $100/$500 gas are the ones to blame. They went "out of business". No warning to any of their clients, general public, or anyone. The retailers, automoile dealerships, etc, all lost hundreds of thousand of dollars and are now left trying to take care of their customers even though they have already "paid" for the certificates. Do realize the $500 free gas was in exchange for the client/customers buying habits, receipts, and surveys. The client/customer was to send in receipts and complete surveys to receive the $25 per month for their infomation. In other words the client/customer was getting Paid for their info.
Most people I have spoke to said the $100/$500 gas was not part of their buying decision, it just sweetened the deal whether they were purchasing furniture, automobile, building materials, etc.
By the way, Gas was well over $4.25 a gallon at the time and now it is around $2.30. That is a significant difference of 45% less cost of gasoline. $500 times 45% equals $275. Just food for thought.

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A gas voucher recipient and a retailer who has lost money, customers, and faith in doing third party promotions.