System and method for inverted promotions

A method of extending promotional discounts on items for sale to consumers, comprising

• identifying a consumer by a unique identifier;
• promoting a selected item with a discount or special price to an identified consumer wherein said promoting step comprises posting a notice of said discount for said selected item on a network accessible from at least one location selling said selected item;
• withdrawing said discount or special price to said identified consumer;
• granting said discount upon purchase of said item by said identified consumer prior to said withdrawing step;
• and
• holding said withdrawing step in abeyance upon an acknowledgment of said promoting step by said identified consumer wherein said acknowledgment of said promoting step comprises purchasing an unselected item at said at least one location and receiving a notice of said discount or special price for said selected item on a sales receipt of said purchase of said unselected item.

A method of extending promotional discounts on items for sale to consumers, comprising

• identifying a consumer by a unique identifier;
• promoting a selected item with a discount or special price to an identified consumer;
• withdrawing said discount or special price to said identified consumer;
• notifying said consumer of said withdrawing step;
• granting said discount upon purchase of said item by said identified consumer prior to said withdrawing step;
• and
• holding said withdrawing step in abeyance upon an acknowledgment of said promoting step by said identified consumer.