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forum threadphoinix | Staff posted Dec 16, 2025 12:14 PM
forum threadphoinix | Staff posted Dec 16, 2025 12:14 PM

$70: $100 inKind Restaurant eGift Card at Amazon

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Dec 16, 2025 01:39 PM
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I have no clue how they are able to make profit with huge discounts like this.
Dec 16, 2025 01:59 PM
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TukintacoDec 16, 2025 01:59 PM
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Well for one it gets the cash in advance that can be invested ahead of time. But honestly it guarantees a customer.

Also a majority of gift cards get lost or go unused. So pure profit then.
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pwrdbykimchiDec 16, 2025 02:51 PM
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Just a heads up that Costco has it for $65 through 12/24. For those without a Costco membership, this is a good deal.

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Quote from HusLol :
I have no clue how they are able to make profit with huge discounts like this.
capital investors, they take a loss at first hoping to sell the company off and make a profit later
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laidbackinNCDec 16, 2025 03:18 PM
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Map of participating restaurants
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Dec 16, 2025 07:13 PM
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BoastfulSnake4723Dec 16, 2025 07:13 PM
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I had $10 of inKind to a participating donut shop once and it didn't work while I was at the register with a big line behind me. Gave up and now I don't wanna buy this very good deal and have problems again lol
Dec 16, 2025 10:13 PM
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robotrockerDec 16, 2025 10:13 PM
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Quote from BoastfulSnake4723 :
I had $10 of inKind to a participating donut shop once and it didn't work while I was at the register with a big line behind me. Gave up and now I don't wanna buy this very good deal and have problems again lol
If you haven't added a credit card, try doing so even if you are using the InKind cash back and/or planning to pay by Apple Wallet. I kept getting an error message until I inputted my CC info. You don't actually need to pay by CC to complete the transaction.
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Ryson11Dec 16, 2025 10:32 PM
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I bought so many of the deals at Costco that I have too much and need to spend at the restaurants lol that's a problem
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Ryson11Dec 16, 2025 10:33 PM
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Quote from HusLol :
I have no clue how they are able to make profit with huge discounts like this.
Not sure one of the restaurants said to me that InKind actually pays them and they don't lose money but I really see that the restaurant gotta put skin in the game too. A lot of the restaurants it's usually ones that need more traffic. It's not like Cheesecake Factory is using InKind lol
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Often $65 at Costco
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PharoahUBDec 16, 2025 10:50 PM
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Quote from HusLol :
I have no clue how they are able to make profit with huge discounts like this.
They give restaurants loans and the restaurants can pay them back at like 50% on the dollar for Inkind dollars spent at their restaurants. Restaurants are filling empty seats with people who wouldn't otherwise be there. Variable costs are fairly low for restaurants that aren't that busy. Basically just food cost. So they still profit. Everybody wins.
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d_wave27Dec 16, 2025 11:26 PM
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I've bought thousands worth at Costco now.... currently have over $1k GC balance lol.
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Quote from BoastfulSnake4723 :
I had $10 of inKind to a participating donut shop once and it didn't work while I was at the register with a big line behind me. Gave up and now I don't wanna buy this very good deal and have problems again lol

The app is veeeeery slow & crashes frequently. I tell my husband to go sit while I try to pay, it requires a lot of patience & preferably no line behind you.
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Quote from HusLol :
I have no clue how they are able to make profit with huge discounts like this.
InKind appears on the surface to be a restaurant discount/promotion company, but it is, in fact, a restaurant financing operation. That's why you'll see a lot of their participating restaurants are growing small chains or regional restaurant groups that are opening new locations.

Here's how it works:

A restaurant group looking for financing to open new locations will traditionally take on a huge amount of debt at relatively high interest rates. InKind offers an alternative form of financing where they exchange cash for food credit. For example, they'll give a restaurant $200,000 in exchange for $400,000 worth of dining credits.

Those credits become currency for InKind to offer its members. Extending our example, if every InKind member bought all of their credits at a 30% discount, then got 20% back upon spending the credits, InKind would still net $224,000 on their $200K investment. So yes, InKind is subsidizing its growth with promotions and coupons, but they aren't exactly losing their shirt.

For the restaurant, broadly speaking, labor costs are fixed and food costs are 20-25%. So paying back the loan gradually over time via food credits is a great deal for them.

So it's not a ponzi scheme or an unsustainable model. It's a clever financing scheme. If you see a restaurant you like on InKind, spend your credits there. They might drop off the network, but only if their loan is "paid off" and they don't want to finance any further expansion.
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BoastfulSnake4723Dec 17, 2025 07:16 AM
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Quote from robotrocker :
If you haven't added a credit card, try doing so even if you are using the InKind cash back and/or planning to pay by Apple Wallet. I kept getting an error message until I inputted my CC info. You don't actually need to pay by CC to complete the transaction.
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