Originally Posted by
tbradnc
I get the sense that some people overexpose themselves buying these cards thinking they've found a guaranteed way to make $25 doing what amounts to a trick.
I realized that not all who MS also keep track of their purchases of GCs. Without a good tracking system and/or opportunities to drain their 5Bs in full, it is easy to 'lose' money. This isn't counting those who lose/misplace their cards thus, they can't swipe them at the store to drain their balance plus their CBs. I don't know the percentage of such MSers/regular shoppers but they are the main reason that deals like this will continue, IMO.
Bottomline here is people will do what they have to, in order to get their CBs; those who preach to others what they think they should do are ignored. Best to focus on one's strategies rather than worry about others.