Anyone ever tried these to Boost Hits/Customers?

[Jherig]

I have a friend that owned a telemarketing agency who recently decided to retire. He has a fairly large supply of Vacation Certificates that he had used for a couple years now to "upgrade" his customers to the next higher package they provided. Basically, for about $10, he's was able to sell an extra $400 worth of services.

I've always seen businesses that offered these types of "rewards" for signing up to their newsletter, or raffeling them off in a business card drop, etc. but I never realized that they were able to get these vacation/hotel stays for so cheap.

Has anyone used these before, or anything like them? Do they really work like the testimonials claim?

If you don't have any idea what I'm talking about, check out this website.

http://home.comcast.net/~rkladuke/certificates.htm

Thanks for your input in advance!

[Chicken]

Customer Perspective: They are cheap, because that's what they are worth. You can get a price as low, or lower, without using the coupons. There are airfare and vacation deals like this too.

Your perspective: Anything that you can use as a marketing tool is a good thing. Customer perception of the deal is what matters, and I'm sure people are attracted to these types of offers.