Gleff, once again you have said it as well as it can be said. What is FT about but trying to get the most out of the FF and other travel programs? ^

Right On,Much ado about nothing."Let your conscience be your guide"

I always try to position that line so that I'm standing right next to it, just ever-so-slightly on the "Okay" side.

Minor adjustments made as necessary.

;)

FWIW, I agree with the sentiment that it's better to have an open forum for these discussions. Some of the questions have tax, accounting, or legal implications or nuances that certain FT'ers may be able to shed light on, but no light can shine if the thread is closed because it may suggest an improper act.

The Wal-Mart card thread lost my interest about the 2nd page, so these points may be repetitive, but my understanding (not being a lawyer) is that all parties to an agreement can modify terms to the agreement. Thus, I would think a representative of W-M could choose to modify a stated policy (they'll do this on occasion with returns for customer relations). If the W-M representative agreed to cash out the card, whether that is proper or not is between the representative and the company. Also, most retailers have very detailed cash register operations which are controlled by headquarters; and W-M is known to do a lot of micro-managing of its stores. I can't imagine that this cashing out is somehow slipping through the company's controls undetected; I have to think the Company has enough controls over its register operations that, if it chose to, it could modify them to prevent cashing these cards out.