Paper stamp card
A paper stamp card is a physical card on which a business marks qualifying purchases or visits with stamp impressions. The paper itself carries the record of progress.
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What this means for your shop
You hand out the card and keep a suitable stamp at the counter. Your team marks each qualifying transaction according to a shared rule. The collection target and the reward belong to the programme, so explain both clearly on the card.
Agree in advance how to handle damaged, forgotten or lost cards. The paper is the only record of progress, so a lost card means lost stamps unless you keep a separate note. Decide too whether you combine several partly completed cards. Then your team has a ready answer when a guest asks.
How to recognise it
A bakery issues a small card with empty stamp spaces. A guest hands it over when making an eligible purchase, and a staff member adds an impression. Those visible marks show the collected progress when the guest claims a reward.
Paper and digital are different media, but the collection programme can work in the same way. Either medium can carry the same reward idea. When you compare them, look at issuing cards, checking progress and handling errors.
With Treubar
Treubar records stamps on a personal digital pass. When you switch, decide how your team will honour existing paper cards; they are not imported automatically. The stamp card provider comparison gives you a starting point for choosing a system.