[KingArthur]

The manager specifically said the chain test-marketed these cards in some of their stores before they put them in most of their stores.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The manager specifically said the chain test-marketed these cards in some of their stores before they put them in most of their stores."

I think my comment was misleading. I know nothing about that particular chain; my comment about "my store" was a reference to Fred Meyer, a chain that operates mainly in the West, and which outsources it's book and magazine operations to another company.