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Re: WalMart, Clearance, Privacy
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Wed, 26 Jan 2000 03:30:10 GMT
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rsanders@gate.net#ihatespam#
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Frank Filz wrote:
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> David C. Pyatt wrote in message ...
> > > > (I wonder if there are 'null zip codes' like there are 'null social
> > > > security numbers' - zips that are certain never to get assigned anywhere.
> > > > I wouldn't mind a list of those to use in such situations...)
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> You could always just give them some random zip, such as one from across the
> country (then you just need to figure out how to get a significant number of
> people to all give the same zip, making sure it isn't a simple keyboard
> error different from a reasonable one, and get them wondering why people
> from California are shopping at a Wal-Mart in New Jersey [or whatever two
> states are involved]).
For fun, see if you can locate the FPO zip code for one of the fleets.
That would definitely mess up the results. If you want a
middle-of-nowhere zip, let me know. There are small towns all around me.
Some of them probably service less than 200 residents.
> At TRU I have taken to just telling them they don't need my number, and then
> they usually just enter in all zeros or something.
I got in the habit of giving TRU my modem line number. So far, I
haven't had any calls, so I don't know what they use it for.
On a similar vein, I have had several K-Marts ask me for my age when
they scanned a lego item. One store said it had something to do with
making sure I was old enough to buy the item (!). Somehow, I just don't
think so.
Ray
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| Ray Sanders wrote in message <388E6A39.C106EECC@gate.net>... (...) Hmm, buy lots of baby items with an FPO zip... get them wondering just what is going on on those ships with the co-ed armed forces... (...) then (...) They probably do just use it (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| David C. Pyatt wrote in message ... (...) You could always just give them some random zip, such as one from across the country (then you just need to figure out how to get a significant number of people to all give the same zip, making sure it (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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