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Every now and then I get a pushy retail worker trying to convince me that I should just give my number or email or whatever and I usually make a note not to sho

Every now and then I get a pushy retail worker trying to convince me that I should just give my number or email or whatever and I usually make a note not to shop there anymore. I tell them that I just moved and haven't set up my e-mail yet. That sees plausible enough to get me out of most situations. For the phone number, I have the number of a payphone at the county jail memorized. It doesn't take incoming calls. The reason the minimum-wage worker is hassling you so hard is because at some stores, if you don't collect enough customer contact data, you can get fired. I had a relative who worked at Macy's once, and this was a regular threat.

bluefirebrand 4y ago
> The reason the minimum-wage worker is hassling you so hard is because at some stores, if you don't collect enough customer contact data, you can get fired Yea, I know. And I do have empathy for their position. I've worked retail and I used to get in trouble if I let a customer buy a laptop without pushing extended warranties on them. So I get it. I guess I just hope they don't hold it against me for not giving them my personal info just like I never held it against customers who didn't buy extended warranties