She could sell lollipops laced with AIDS to underprivileged orphans and I would still fuck her <| sep |> We need Ulema who have an understanding of science , and we need scientists who have an understanding of Islam . We don ' t necessarily need Scientist Ulemas or Ulema Scientists . <| sep |> I screenshotted the returns policy , so if they fight it , I ' ll do a charge back on my card . D <| sep |> Offering a discount of any type is a way of advertising your business . Getting on the list of places where Microsoft employees get a discount is just advertising yourself to the 45 , 000 or so MS employees in the area . The sheer volume of employees and a program through which you can reach them is the key . Many Microsoft employees are new to the area . They join the company , learn about the discount program , look at the list of participating businesses and see which places are nearby , which places look interesting . It is a good way to introduce your business to a person who might not have heard about it otherwise . I own a business . Sure , I would be happy to give a 10 % discount to pretty much anyone if it would make them walk through the door . But how do I promote that discount ? Pay for ads ? In terms of efficiency , it is hard to beat reaching 45 , 000 people for free , just by being on a list of participating businesses . It ' s not technically free , since I will pay for it by giving the discount , but in comparison to taking out an ad , I only pay when the ad works . Also , I don ' t think you will like this , based on your original post , but the purpose of a discount is to attract people to a business . And businesses like attracting people who make a lot of money . And as you mentioned , Microsoft employees are well compensated , compared to the average . Basically there ' s a fuckton of MS employees , they have money to spend , and a program in place to reach them .