"JBurns" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 04 Feb 2015 09:59:14 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 04 Feb 2015 09:03:52 -0800, JRStern >
>>wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 04 Feb 2015 04:38:46 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >On 2/4/2015 1:33 AM, Cheri wrote in reply to Julie:
>>> >>> I don't like that system either. I wish all of the stores would
>>> >>> just
>>> >>> do away with the cards.
>>> >>
>>> >> +1 with the cards. I hate them, so I guess that's why I don't buy a
>>> >> lot
>>> >> of groceries where they have them. Just put the damned stuff on sale
>>> >> without having customers jump through hoops.
>>> >>
>>> >> Cheri
>>> >
>>> >I agree with that! Publix doesn't require a card. Food Lion and
>>> >Piggly
>>> >Wiggly do. Items should either be on sale or not, period. They don't
>>> >need a loyalty card to track their inventory, or people's shopping
>>> >habits. The electronic cash registers are able to tell them that.
>>> >
>>> >Jill
>>>
>>> Well, tracking a customer across sales helps marketing analysis in
>>> lots of ways. And Ralphs (Kroger) sends you some nice individualized
>>> coupons, for using their loyalty cards, including a free Tombstone
>>> pizza once a quarter, or if you buy tons there who knows what kinds of
>>> coupons they'd send.
>>>
>>> Given how incredibly obnoxious everyone is these days tracking your
>>> Internet usage, phone apps, and even physical location, I'm surprised
>>> that every single store does not try to load us up with cards. Well
>>> they do, actually, except they're called apps. If you don't already
>>> know don't ask, or it will just creep you out.
>>>
>>It's not as if we have a choice because you need the card to get the
>>sale price. Period. I'd shop more at Lucky because you only need to
>>use their card if you want gas reward points, but we don't buy the gas
>>they're affiliated with so I don't. Whole Foods has no affiliations,
>>so they're at the bottom of the heap even though they are closest full
>>service grocery store. Son and family were over for dinner last
>>Saturday, so I spent well over $100 there. I want something in return
>>if I'm going to be plonking down that much money on one day's worth of
>>food.
>
> The only store card I have is for the store that I do most of my
> shopping at. It accumulates points that I can spend on rewards or cash
> in for use at the store. They often send me triple point coupons. Last
> year I cashed in points to the value of $500 worth of shopping.
>
> The store in question is no more expensive than anywhere else and
> specials are specials, no card needed.

Ahh that is just how ours works.


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