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> it's more like having someone at the door of every store you go into asking for your phone number as you walk in. Which is exactly what many stores do, excep
by archon 10y ago
> it's more like having someone at the door of every store you go into asking for your phone number as you walk in.
Which is exactly what many stores do, except on the way out (at the register.) They also tend to get pretty annoyed at you when you say "no thanks" to providing a number.
- PeterisP 10y agoIs that a USA thing? I've never seen such behavior in my life.
- waisbrot 10y agoIt was a thing at Radio Shack while they were in their death throes. Then they made a big deal about not doing that anymore.
- archon 10y ago> I've never seen such behavior in my life. Which behavior, the asking for phone numbers or the getting annoyed? Many major chains in the US have some sort of "loyalty" program that requires a phone number, email address, or both. As for the getting annoyed, I've gotten countless eyerolls and a few snide comments when I've politely declined to give a phone number.
- tdumitrescu 10y agoI haven't had store employees get annoyed when I say no in years. I say "can I just skip that?" and it's always "sure no problem." Years ago I remember it being much worse (especially at Radio Shack!). Employees would have to do stuff like enter a fake phone number because the system often didn't have any bypass mechanism etc, so I can understand their annoyance. I recall aborting one sale out of principle when neither of us would budge. I'm pretty sure that wasn't the playbook the store clerk was supposed to be following but oh well!
- mirimir 10y ago(202) 867-5309