Even if it might sounds a bit weird, frankly I was rarely even never use any discount facilities obtained from the check-in at a particular location with Foursquare applications, although I’m using location-based applications quite often such as Koprol, Foursquare and Gowalla.

It is still a hard thing to do – to get a discount by showing the results of check-in at a particular location – due to several reasons, such as my laziness, since the behavior to show the results of check-in itself is not my usual pattern of behavior in visiting a specific location (a cafe or a place to eat). Which means I have to add one new pattern in the activities of eating, for example by showing the phone’s display after I checked-in.

The second one is my own doubts on the certain location of business (cafe, etc.) whether they are ready to campaign through Fousquare system or just because it is popular, and the application of a discount program based on the activity of check-in itself is still unfamiliar for most location owners (though they are growing) compared with other promos such as discount coupons.

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