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> Which usually results in a huff and/or an eye roll from the cashier Why do so many people online seem to need to demonstrate that they are some how persecute

> Which usually results in a huff and/or an eye roll from the cashier Why do so many people online seem to need to demonstrate that they are some how persecuted (even if in the slightest, most inconsequential way) for taking a particular stance on something. It happens in this way so frequently that I honestly don't believe it at all. For years I've been doing exactly what you describe -- saying, "no thank you" to data requests at checkout -- and I've never noticed anyone appear to care in the slightest. It doesn't make your story more believable or you more sympathetic nor does it make society looks any more crazy. It's just a weird detail that is probably not true and doesn't need to be included.

sbarre 10y ago
I will second OP's comment, because this does happen, so maybe ratchet down your rhetoric a bit.. When I politely refuse to give out my personal information when buying things, I regularly (but not always) either get a confused look, an annoyed look, or additional pressure to give the information (i.e. "oh it's just for warranty, everyone gives it").. Just because you've never had this happen to you doesn't mean it doesn't happen, or that OP is making it up.
- dopamean 10y ago
  By saying it has never happened to me I perhaps communicated incorrectly that I think it never happens. That is certainly not the case. I guess what I take issue with is this idea that it "usually" happens. I do not believe that more often than not a someone in retail or the service industry rolls their eyes at a customer because they don't want to give up their email address. If that is really true then perhaps OP is less polite about his turn down than he says.
  - sbarre 10y ago
    I would say that, anecdotally for myself, I get a "bad reaction" more often than "no reaction" when I refuse to give up PII to a cashier, and again speaking only for myself I am always polite about it (because I know they're just following the company policies). This may be because I know that at least some companies incentivize employees to capture this information, so when you refuse to give it up, they are in fact losing out on some kind of compensation or bonus..
  - eric_the_read 10y ago
    Every time I tried to explain to the lady at the till at Fantastic Sam's that I didn't want to give a phone number, I got a blank look; usually a manager had to come over and help them because they literally had no idea what to do when someone didn't want to give them a phone number just for the privilege of getting their hair cut. At one point I had someone tell me I literally wasn't allowed to get a haircut without providing them with a phone number. Thankfully, my new barbershop doesn't care in the slightest; they will put me on a chair, cut my hair, and take my money. That's all I've ever wanted out of that particular relationship.

sbarre 10y ago

I will second OP's comment, because this does happen, so maybe ratchet down your rhetoric a bit.. When I politely refuse to give out my personal information when buying things, I regularly (but not always) either get a confused look, an annoyed look, or additional pressure to give the information (i.e. "oh it's just for warranty, everyone gives it").. Just because you've never had this happen to you doesn't mean it doesn't happen, or that OP is making it up.

dopamean 10y ago
By saying it has never happened to me I perhaps communicated incorrectly that I think it never happens. That is certainly not the case. I guess what I take issue with is this idea that it "usually" happens. I do not believe that more often than not a someone in retail or the service industry rolls their eyes at a customer because they don't want to give up their email address. If that is really true then perhaps OP is less polite about his turn down than he says.
- sbarre 10y ago
  I would say that, anecdotally for myself, I get a "bad reaction" more often than "no reaction" when I refuse to give up PII to a cashier, and again speaking only for myself I am always polite about it (because I know they're just following the company policies). This may be because I know that at least some companies incentivize employees to capture this information, so when you refuse to give it up, they are in fact losing out on some kind of compensation or bonus..
- eric_the_read 10y ago
  Every time I tried to explain to the lady at the till at Fantastic Sam's that I didn't want to give a phone number, I got a blank look; usually a manager had to come over and help them because they literally had no idea what to do when someone didn't want to give them a phone number just for the privilege of getting their hair cut. At one point I had someone tell me I literally wasn't allowed to get a haircut without providing them with a phone number. Thankfully, my new barbershop doesn't care in the slightest; they will put me on a chair, cut my hair, and take my money. That's all I've ever wanted out of that particular relationship.