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Re: WalMart, Clearance, Privacy
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Tue, 25 Jan 2000 02:32:39 GMT
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
> Dave Schuler wrote:
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> > In lugnet.market.shopping, Jeff Johnston writes:
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> > > Anyway, the other issue I wanted to mention is WalMart's new policy of
> > > asking for your zip code when you make a purchase. I don't know how
> > > anybody else feels, but as for me, I think it's none of their business
> > > where I live (or what my phone number is - a practice which some stores
> > > have started).
> >
> > TRU does that around here, and Radio Shack has long had a similar phone
> > number policy. One of the ZIP codes for Juneau, Alaska, is 99801. Just use
> > that! 8^)
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> When asked for my zip code, I give them my postal code from the UK--the machines
> aren't set up to take foreign postal codes. "SW7 9EB." "What?"
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> I like the "are you giving me a discount?" tack better, though. At least it
> explains the why.
When asked for a zip code, I usually give them a zip code that is obviously a lie -
such as 90210 (as in Beverly Hills 90210). That generally pisses off the cashier,
but I have never been accused of lying when I've used it (in Iowa and Pittsburgh).
Toki
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| (...) I give my Kentucky ZIP at my local Toys R US (in SC) when they ask. It is particularly fun because they almost always assume the first two numbers(since all of the surrounding towns have ZIPs that start the same way). They either have to (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| (...) I worked for Tandy for nearly five years. They asked address information, and in fact if your percentage was below 90% of customers giving information, they were liable to discipline or terminate you. My percentage was nearly 98%--it's weird (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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