How's your day going so far?
Oct 6th 2005, 2:30 pm
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by Chorlton
Call me a cynic but...
Oct 6th 2005, 2:31 pm
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
You're a cynic but. Personally Im a believer.
Oct 6th 2005, 2:33 pm
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
And you couldn't leave her if you tried?
Oct 6th 2005, 2:33 pm
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
And you couldn't leave her if you tried?
Oct 6th 2005, 2:35 pm
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Then I saw her face....
Oct 6th 2005, 5:21 pm
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
It pisses me off when checkout staff ask me for my telephone number, even when I'm paying cash, I usually just say "only if you give me yours", which generally freaks them out 
Oct 7th 2005, 8:09 am
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by Bob
why do they ask for phone numbers anyway? really bugs me...hmmm...
I think its all to collect data on who visits which store. Free marketing info for them
Oct 7th 2005, 8:17 am
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Re: How's your day going so far?
How's your day going so far?
Oct 7th 2005, 8:19 am
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by Manc
"awful, just awful. She told me she was 18.........."
Oct 7th 2005, 9:12 am
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by Philgr
This used to really annoy me as well - as did asking for my ZIP code - but then I discovered that around where I live (in California) the sales tax varies by County and the store was using my details to figure out how much to charge. Of course, now I just give them the ZIP/Area code for the cheapest county
that has to be a bull excuse - you pay rates where you buy not where you live
Oct 7th 2005, 9:14 am
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by Manc
"awful, just awful. She told me she was 18.........."
Oct 7th 2005, 9:20 am
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by Big D
that has to be a bull excuse - you pay rates where you buy not where you live
However, I pretty sure most stores don't have a system to track it so I'm guessing 98% of the time you are asked its for marketing purposes.
Oct 7th 2005, 9:31 am
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by Philgr
I thought that too so I tried it out: Same item in the same store (Bed, Bath and Beyond in Dublin, CA) - I gave one ZIP and got charged 8.5% - my wife used our real ZIP and got charged 8.75%.
However, I pretty sure most stores don't have a system to track it so I'm guessing 98% of the time you are asked its for marketing purposes.
However, I pretty sure most stores don't have a system to track it so I'm guessing 98% of the time you are asked its for marketing purposes.
Oct 7th 2005, 9:35 am
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by Big D
well you live and learn - there are differences here too between counties (i think) but its based on the store - my wife bought a t shirt one place and returned it at another and got 10 cents less back because of it!!!
Oct 7th 2005, 9:44 am
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Re: How's your day going so far?
Originally Posted by Philgr
Cool - can she buy all the stock in the second store and take it back to the first? Should pocket a tidy profit
a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a fox!
