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rain check
What does rain check mean?
A rain check is a slip the customer service desk hands out when an advertised sale item is out of stock — it locks in the promo price so you can come back later and pay it when the truck comes in. US grocery and drugstores codified it; some states actually require it by law. Borrowed from the original baseball usage.
"They were out of the $2.99 detergent so I grabbed a rain check at the desk — good for 30 days."
Frequently asked questions
What does rain check mean in retail?
A rain check is a voucher that honours the sale price when the promo item has sold out.
How do you use rain check in a sentence?
"They were out of the discounted TVs, so I got a rain check for next week."
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