Retail rant...

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

LOL!
634-5789 for you who REALLY aren't young.

Do you ask 'em if they need a little lovin'?

Originally Posted by crownarch

Last night my wife and I were making some purchases for dog supplies in our local Petco store. .

If you have Petsmart locally, I've found Petco to be considerably more expensive. More than $5 more expensive for a small bag of Blue Buffalo dog food, and most other things. That's quite a bit... Ask them to price match.

[regency]

Every now and then we get these phone call from these, "Trade Magazines" that want to "up-date" our info so we "can" continue to receive their product for free. That's about the time I tell them to stop sending the stupid crap, it always goes directly into the trash and to stop wasting $$ & resources.

Then, the next week, we get more stupid magazines that go directly into the trash.

So.........Now, we have changed our strategy, when they call for a "Up-date", we give them one,
"we've moved", heres our new completely made up bullish** address.

1973 911 T MFI Coupe, Aubergine

Steve

[Chocaholic]

Even worse is the constant request that you carry their discount card in your wallet. Grocery, Autoparts, etc. so, since I don't have your card, I'll get overcharged.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Chocaholic

Even worse is the constant request that you carry their discount card in your wallet. Grocery, Autoparts, etc. so, since I don't have your card, I'll get overcharged.

Our local grocery store has a store card. I refuse to carry anything more in my wallet so I just took a picture of the barcode with my cell phone. I saved it in a folder for cards and I can find it real easy. I just whip out my cell phone and they scan the barcode right from my phone.

I went into one store that wanted all my information. I told them my name was Mr. Cash. phone number was 555-1212 I live at 123 Cash Street.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

Yup. Want my zip code, no problem. Anything else, pound sand.

+1

If they force the issue:

My name is Lucas Satanicus Buttsleeve. My DOB is February 30, 1940. My phone number is (900)-666-6969.

I've actually had one or two particular dumb cashiers punch that in.

[intakexhaust]

No problems with it. What works is telling them ahead of time that you don't have an account, not interested in opening one and paying cash. Probably wouldn't work at the buyer club big box but did surprise me one time while at wholesale only landscape nursery and a few auto parts wholesalers.

[intakexhaust]

Originally Posted by Chocaholic

Even worse is the constant request that you carry their discount card in your wallet. Grocery, Autoparts, etc. so, since I don't have your card, I'll get overcharged.

Ask the clerk to scan their own card. Works all the time. They probably don't mind it either as it might be associated to a buyer reward point system.

[Danimal16]

I give 'em my ex's information. I bet she hates me more than ever!

[ckelly78z]

What really pisses me off is standing there trying to start the pump at a gas station in 10 degrees with a cutting wind while the pump is asking me questions......do I want a car wash (really ?), do I want a receipt, what is my zip code ?

Quit trying to upsell me on everything, and don't send your useless "SALES" pamphlets, or attemp to call me, I only answer local numbers.

[widebody911]

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

What really pisses me off is standing there trying to start the pump at a gas station in 10 degrees with a cutting wind while the pump is asking me questions......do I want a car wash (really ?), do I want a receipt, what is my zip code ?

Don't forget the gas station + grocery store club card tie-ins that you have to navigate past.

[intakexhaust]

^^^ whiners....haha.

Jeez, if it bothers you so much, have you ever thought about just walking in to the attendants station and swipe the card or pay cash?

[flipper35]

Our local grocery store can do the discount by the phone number on the account. I usually will give out the zip code. Nothing else.

Funny story, the store used to be Dick's supermarket and the discount card was called an "insider" card so on the front it had "Dick's Insider".

[ckelly78z]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

^^^ whiners....haha.

Jeez, if it bothers you so much, have you ever thought about just walking in to the attendants station and swipe the card or pay cash?

What, so they can assault me face to face, and hope I buy a Mt.Dew and chips.

[widebody911]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

Jeez, if it bothers you so much, have you ever thought about just walking in to the attendants station and swipe the card or pay cash?

My tinfoil hat theory is they deliberately disable the outside POS terminals at gas stations in hopes you'll go inside and buy overpriced junk food.

[greglepore]

I like Tidewater4 1009 but no one gets that either.

[lane912]

Originally Posted by Danimal16

I give 'em my ex's information. I bet she hates me more than ever!

-- when a ex split up with me many years ago. I walked across the street to Safeway and applied for a new customer card from them for HER.
I spelled her last name Kahoont. knowing that the clerk will look at the receipt and say "thank you Mrs......." then I replaced the card in her wallet with that one and I moved out-

[ZAMIRZ]

Good news is, once the electronic wallet is mainstream you won't have to tell them anything, they will have it all. And if you're wearing Google glasses and a Smartwatch with heart-rate monitor, they'll know exactly what your emotions were as you walked past each item in the store, and how you spent every fleeting moment.

...and that's just the good news, I haven't gotten to the bad yet