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Digital loyalty card vs paper punch card

Paper punch cards work. They are also invisible: you learn nothing about who is using them, and you cannot contact anyone. Here is the honest trade.

Side by side

JustTap compared with paper punch cards. Rows marked "wins" are where the alternative is genuinely better.
JustTappaper punch cards
Cost to startA flat monthly feeAbout $80 for a print runwins
Customer has to carry itNo, it's in their phoneYes, and they lose it
You know who your regulars areYes, every visit is recordedNo
You can contact a lapsed regularYes, automaticallyNo
Works when the phone is flatNoYeswins
FraudStaff-side scan onlyAnyone with a stamp
Setup effortWe do itOrder and gowins

3 of 7 rows go the other way. Comparative claims about named alternatives are kept accurate and substantiable, as Australian Consumer Law requires.

The verdict

Paper is cheaper, simpler, and survives a flat battery. It also cannot tell you that forty of your regulars stopped coming last month, which is the entire reason to go digital.

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