Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/rewards-loyalty/runa-discusses-merchant-gift-cards-for-customer-service-recovery-3e9739f7cee4/ --- description: Runa's customer appeasement guide examines merchant-specific gift cards as goodwill rewards following a poor experience and as a route to a later purchase. title: Runa discusses merchant gift cards for customer service recovery image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/runa-discusses-merchant-gift-cards-customer-service-recovery-f24f2c441359a318a0c05cc7f015a30b.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Rewards & Loyalty](https://giftcard.news/rewards-loyalty/) # Runa discusses merchant gift cards for customer service recovery Runa's customer appeasement guide examines merchant-specific gift cards as goodwill rewards following a poor experience and as a route to a later purchase. By [Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/author/maya-bennett/) September 6, 2023 1 min read Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fruna-discusses-merchant-gift-cards-for-customer-service-recovery-3e9739f7cee4%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Runa%20discusses%20merchant%20gift%20cards%20for%20customer%20service%20recovery "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fruna-discusses-merchant-gift-cards-for-customer-service-recovery-3e9739f7cee4%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Runa%20discusses%20merchant%20gift%20cards%20for%20customer%20service%20recovery%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fruna-discusses-merchant-gift-cards-for-customer-service-recovery-3e9739f7cee4%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Runa discusses merchant gift cards for customer service recovery](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/runa-discusses-merchant-gift-cards-customer-service-recovery-w1280.webp) Photo: Source: runa.io [Runa](https://giftcard.news/company/runa/) has discussed using merchant-specific gift cards in customer service recovery. Its September 2023 article focuses on the role a goodwill reward can play when a business has addressed a mistake or a poor customer experience. The relevant product is a gift card redeemable with the named merchant or participating business, rather than a card intended for broad spending across unrelated merchants. Runa argues that this keeps the reward connected with a future purchase from the business trying to repair the relationship. The company presents the gift card as a tangible response that can accompany resolution of the original problem. Its discussion also connects that response with customer retention and the possibility of a more positive account of the service experience. Runa's article makes broad claims about the benefits of customer appeasement, but it does not report a named retailer's programme results. The central use case is the distribution of store value as part of a customer relationship response, rather than evidence that a gift card by itself resolves every type of complaint. For a merchant evaluating this approach, the reward's restricted redemption is part of the design: it gives the recipient value while inviting another interaction with the same business. That is the feature Runa connects with service recovery and loyalty in the guide. ## Sources and documents ExpandCollapse * [The Benefits of Using Closed Loop Cards for Customer Appeasement](https://runa.io/blog/closed-loop-cards-for-customer-appeasement?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news) — runa.io ## In this article ### Companies * [Runa](https://giftcard.news/company/runa/) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fruna-discusses-merchant-gift-cards-for-customer-service-recovery-3e9739f7cee4%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Runa%20discusses%20merchant%20gift%20cards%20for%20customer%20service%20recovery "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fruna-discusses-merchant-gift-cards-for-customer-service-recovery-3e9739f7cee4%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Runa%20discusses%20merchant%20gift%20cards%20for%20customer%20service%20recovery%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Fruna-discusses-merchant-gift-cards-for-customer-service-recovery-3e9739f7cee4%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/maya-bennett-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/author/maya-bennett/) Journalist — Rewards & Loyalty Maya Bennett covers customer loyalty, employee rewards and incentive programmes for Gift Card News. 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