A BIG ISSUE with refund and/or store credit.....

Question

A lot of people bought 2 iPhones. 1 for me and 1 for ____________ (friend, wife, husband, etc.)
Scenario #1:
Girlfriend stands in line and buys 1 for her and boyfriend using her credit card (boyfriend gave her cash). GF and BF have a bad split and are not talking. Apple gives a $200 voucher per iPhone to credit card purchaser. GF keeps it all for herself and BF has no way to get his $200 (unless GF is honorable).
Scenario #2:
Girlfriend buys 1 for her and 1 for Boyfriend using her credit card. His is for an early Birthday present. GF and BF have a bad split and are not talking. Apple decides to give a $200 to those people that have activated the iPhone and will use their iPhone registration as information where to send the $200. So BF and GF both get $200, even though it should all go to the GF. GF has no way to get her $200 (unless BF is honorable).
(Substitute BF and GF with whomever you wish)
So the point is, how is Apple to know who did and didn't pay for the iPhone?? I bought my own, but I know a lot of people that bought for others. Will everyone be honorable about a refund/voucher??
Apple did give early Aperture buyers an Apple in store credit, but most of those people bought 1 copy and only for themselves. The iPhone was a totally different buying process.
My .02
Narvon

Answer 1

There is always an issue if you use cash. Refunding money to credit card purchasers is simple. As for cash purchasers, the cash should be refunded to the person who has the receipt in their hand. That's the only way it can possibly work. Sure, some people will lose out, but I would bet that the vast majority of purchasers did not pay with cash.