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I have a related story. One local supermarket nagged me into getting a customer card every time I visited. Finally they annoyed me enough and I registered their

by wruza 3y ago

I have a related story. One local supermarket nagged me into getting a customer card every time I visited. Finally they annoyed me enough and I registered their card with a random SMS service. After a week or two the cashier told me that I have around 1.5-2 my average checks worth on my card. I was confused, but why would I argue. Free monies are nice. Only later it came to my mind that I'm not alone in not giving them my real phone and that they tracked us by phone numbers, not by cards. We all played a lottery: to whom a cashier would suggest to spend points earlier. I didn't care about that sort of money too much and decided to play fair. It was after half a year or so when another "win" happened. I moved and stopped visiting eventually, but I believe they are still playing this funny game. Software... software never changes.

floren 3y ago
I always enter (local area code)+8675309 when prompted, because at stores like Safeway you're gonna pay more unless you enter something. Bonus, you can then use that same number at gas stations that do grocery rewards, and you'll usually get the maximum discount. Beats the hell out of using your own phone number.
- j-bos 3y ago
  Any meaning to 8675309?
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  - inkcapmushroom 3y ago
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTdTwcmxyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTdTwcmxyo "867-5309/Jenny" is a classic rock song by Tommy Tutone.
  - Fuzzwah 3y ago
    “867-5309/Jenny” is a song by Tommy Tutone that was released in 1981
  - floren 3y ago
    Aside from the song as others have pointed out, it's also easy to enter because you press keys in a diagonal pattern, wrapping around the keypad... hard to explain, just look at a phone and you'll get it.
    - DANmode 3y ago
      > just look at a phone and you'll get it. >> node devs looking at reflections of themselves, puzzled.
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  - astura 3y ago
    It's a very famous song from the 80s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/867-5309/Jenny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/867-5309/Jenny
- thebruce87m 3y ago
  I’m not American, but I do have a zip code since some forms used to require it. It’s 90210.

by wruza 3y ago

floren 3y ago

I always enter (local area code)+8675309 when prompted, because at stores like Safeway you're gonna pay more unless you enter something. Bonus, you can then use that same number at gas stations that do grocery rewards, and you'll usually get the maximum discount. Beats the hell out of using your own phone number.

j-bos 3y ago
Any meaning to 8675309?
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
- inkcapmushroom 3y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTdTwcmxyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTdTwcmxyo "867-5309/Jenny" is a classic rock song by Tommy Tutone.
- Fuzzwah 3y ago
  “867-5309/Jenny” is a song by Tommy Tutone that was released in 1981
- floren 3y ago
  Aside from the song as others have pointed out, it's also easy to enter because you press keys in a diagonal pattern, wrapping around the keypad... hard to explain, just look at a phone and you'll get it.
  - DANmode 3y ago
    > just look at a phone and you'll get it. >> node devs looking at reflections of themselves, puzzled.
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- astura 3y ago
  It's a very famous song from the 80s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/867-5309/Jenny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/867-5309/Jenny
thebruce87m 3y ago
I’m not American, but I do have a zip code since some forms used to require it. It’s 90210.