Referral System Flawed??

I wanted to share some feedback on the referral program because I think it’s unintentionally working against both the current customers and Gimme.

As it’s currently set up, if I refer someone using my referral link, they don’t receive the Reddit pricing and end up paying significantly more. Since I want the people I refer to get the best price available, I usually send them the Reddit link instead. The downside is that doing so means I don’t receive referral credit because they didn’t sign up through my referral link.

This creates a situation where your most loyal customers have to choose between helping their friends save money and participating in the referral program. In practice, that makes the referral system much less valuable because the best option for the person I’m referring is to bypass it altogether.

I already know several people whose insurance is expected to stop covering their medication this October. I would love to refer all of them to Gimme, but I also don’t feel comfortable asking them to pay more than necessary just so I can receive referral credit. At that point, the referral program isn’t really incentivizing referrals, it’s encouraging customers to avoid using it.

I think allowing referrals to receive the Reddit pricing while still giving the referring customer credit would benefit everyone involved.