What is a "raincheck" on items?

Question

Becuase I have no idea.

Answer 1

Usually if you have a special day planned and it rains, you will want to plan it again for another day...hence writing a raincheck...for a non rainy day

Answer 2

Originally in the USA when people attended such events as drive in movies the presence of rain would make it impossible to enjoy the film and dangerous with wet electrical connections. Rather than give cash refunds the proprietors would issue 'rain checks' that allowed free admission on another day. Often these were lost or not used so the empty spaces could be resold thus making more profit.

The expression came into common usage to mean that someone intended to do whatever action it was but would do it on a later date.

Answer 3

A raincheck is something you can ask for. For example, when an item is on sale, but is sold out, you can ask for a raincheck, and you can get the item later, when it is in stock, for the sale price.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I think it is related with the idea of a baseball game. When a game is canceled because of the rain, you can use that ticket on another game to make up for that game you missed. On an item, I guess, is that since they don't have the item, the give you a ticket or something so you can get it later when they get the item.

Answer 5

it's when a store has a special sale or coupons but when you get there, they're out of stock of the product. you get a raincheck so you can get the same price on them again when it's back in stock.

Answer 6

it is a paper fo get an item stores are out of at the sale price when the item comes in..even if the oroginal sale is over.

Answer 7

a receipt to get an item for the sale price :o)

Answer 8

It's an expression for "another time".