If you buy something at Guitar Center (2024)

FUChord said:

Its scammy in that I had to start a thread about it on TGP to hear many other people's bad experiences with it in order to avoid having one myself

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So it's scammy because you can't scam it or don't understand it?

Alex_C said:

I thought the rewards were a Synchrony Bank thing. You'd need to call them to dispute any issue.

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You are wrong if you’re referring to their “loyalty” program, but the card ”rewards” are though Sychrony.

Chief Distortion Officer said:

The only real problem here is the GC imposes an expiration date on a reward that the customer has earned.

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Just like most other "Rewards" programs. They're frequent buyer coupons with fancy wording to make you feel like you're part of some sort of "club".

UncleJesse said:

I've been able to get my rewards back from MF on a returned item.

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If the item is defective, all you have to do is ask if they don't offer it up front. They may if you ask nicely otherwise, as well.

HERSCHEL said:

So it's scammy because you can't scam it or don't understand it?

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not another one of these guys...

(eye roll)

HERSCHEL said:

You are wrong.

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Not quite. The rewards are given by synchrony - but GC can request synchrony to reinstate them

UncleJesse said:

I've been able to get my rewards back from MF on a returned item.

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Those are a little different, as they’re dispersed by MF, and are earned on all purchases, not just those made on their credit card. They’re supposed to go back to your account in the event of a return.

FUChord said:

not another one of these guys...

(eye roll)

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Deities-forbid people who actually understand how things work actually point those things out in response to nonsense on Internet forums.

nmowery said:

Not quite. The rewards are given by synchrony - but GC can request synchrony to reinstate them

Those are a little different, as they’re dispersed by MF, and are earned on all purchases, not just those made on their credit card. They’re supposed to go back to your account in the event of a return.

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Synchrony is the finance company. The GC/MF Rewards Points are a coupon program.

Credit card “rewards” like airline miles are a completely different thing.

HERSCHEL said:

Deities-forbid people who actually understand how things work actually point those things out in response to nonsense on Internet forums.

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English, please.

FUChord said:

English, please.

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Pride in stupidity is no substitute for wit.

HERSCHEL said:

If the item is defective, all you have to do is ask if they don't offer it up front. They may if you ask nicely otherwise, as well.

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As far as MF goes, I've always had my rewards added back when the refund was processed. Never had to ask. No idea how GC works, but from what I read here it seems to be different than MF. MF has their own rewards that they handle and GC rewards are supposedly through Synchrony.

RC Mike said:

Pride in stupidity is no substitute for wit.

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Hey look, the original is back.

OK Boomer

ixnay said:

As far as MF goes, I've always had my rewards added back when the refund was processed. Never had to ask. No idea how GC works, but from what I read here it seems to be different than MF. MF has their own rewards that they handle and GC rewards are supposedly through Synchrony.

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Thanks for the info.

I haven't used MF since 2001, but the GC rewards are run by GC.. They are just created by what you spend using your Synchrony gear card.

ixnay said:

As far as MF goes, I've always had my rewards added back when the refund was processed. Never had to ask. No idea how GC works, but from what I read here it seems to be different than MF. MF has their own rewards that they handle and GC rewards are supposedly through Synchrony.

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The Gear Card Rewards, yes, are specific card rewards. I think that program was introduced back in 2016, IIRC, and they were set up on a 90-day expiration cycle Vs. Thats why I usually buy under the internal “loyalty” points program as it’s six months to use.

FUChord said:

Thanks for the info.

I haven't used MF since 2001, but the GC rewards are run by GC.. They are just created by what you spend using your Synchrony gear card.

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I almost always go with MF because I can get better discounts and they have better rewards. 8%, no matter how you pay. They're good for 6 months from your last purchase, so if you've got a bunch of rewards about to expire you can buy $2 worth of picks and you're good for another 6 months. As long as you buy something every 6 months, they'll never expire until you use them.

HERSCHEL said:

The Gear Card Rewards, yes, are specific card rewards. I think that program was introduced back in 2016, IIRC, and they were set up on a 90-day expiration cycle Vs. Thats why I usually buy under the internal “loyalty” points program as it’s six months to use.

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Good to know. I only knew about the card rewards from what I read in another thread here recently. Been years since I've been in a GC, so I have no idea what they offer these days.

ixnay said:

Good to know. I only knew about the card rewards from what I read in another thread here recently. Been years since I've been in a GC, so I have no idea what they offer these days.

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I don’t know what he’s referring to, either. The only thing they offer are the gear card rewards.