On 4/28/2012 6:51 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> "Sky" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 4/27/2012 1:28 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't care for data collection schemes either but our Safeway
>>> forces you to use your card. You'll pay about 20% if you opt not to
>>> use it. That's the breaks.
>>
>> Provide semi-valid information or something akin to that. "Big
>> Brother" has been around for a long time, so it's sort of fun to twist
>> its arm with information that's not exactly invalid
>>
>> Sky
>>
> Or not exactly valid, either LOL Seriously, used to be if you didn't
> have one of those "cards" you couldn't get the extra 15 cents off of
> whatever. Kroger was (is?) famous for it. (I don't know if they still do
> that... haven't seen a Kroger since I left TN.) I do recall when I was
> picking up a 'party platter' of deli meats and cheeses once. I didn't
> have one of those cards. The cashier had one and scanned it so I could
> get a discount. So much for valid information, eh?
>
> Jill

Thats pretty unusual anymore at least in stores in our area. They will
say "do you have a store ID card?" If you say no they will ask if you
want one. If you say "I left it at home" they are instructed to ask for
the phone number you gave for your ID card so the information can be
properly collected.