Should a store in Fl be collecting sales tax on an order shiped to OH?
If this is being treated as an "in-store" purchase, I'd imagine the answer is yes.
They did not have to do this and yes, they are making $$ off of this but since we all have credit there we can use some of it for the shipping. Even if it costs you a couple of bucks, you're still coming out ahead.
"they don't have to do this?" You mean, take advantage of an AAMEX deal to get 100s (or thousands?) of customers who would never have heard of them otherwise? True, I guess, but since they are taking avantage of the opportunity to make money, I don't see how that's relevant.
Again, even though it works out well for us, they're not doing this as a favor for the DDF community, nor even for DDMS community. It was a business decision, and it worked out very well for them, I'd imagine. And I'm happy for them, that's how business should work - you see an opportunity, something that works out well for you and your customer, and you jump on it.
But as for the rest of it...it sounds like you're saying that since you're not paying out of pocket anyway, they have the right to go back on their word and send you less.
How would you feel if after you placed the order, they told you they were only going to send half as much chocolate? It's free anyway, what's your problem?
Or, if after you spent $5k for an IB spending threshold, Chase told you they were only giving you 40k points, because hey, it's a bonus that you didn't pay for, anyway...?
What would your response be?