Previously, this could have been possible based on a Tax Court case involving gift certificates for Hallmark products Hallmark Cards gave its employees which were worded to insure that the certificates were redeemable for merchandise only.
For the American businessman, see Ronald Perelman. Ronald N. Ron Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor and voice actor.
The clown Michael Polakovs (known in America as Coco the Clown) designed his clothes and make-up. He appeared in the first eight of Ronald's television commercials. The actor Jeff Giuliano played Ronald McDonald for many years on television. Later he became a vegetarian, and was sorry he had spent so much time promoting hamburgers. McDonald's has many actors employed to portray Ronald McDonald in restaurants and events.