supermarket discount cards: Am i nuts?
In the past I have had no trouble getting supermarket "gold/plus/pennysaver" cards, usualy useing false info, anything from Theodore Roosevelt to Homer Simpson But today I hit a snag, when I asked for a card, I was given and filled out a form, like normal, eccept for a line labled "SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER(optional)" I left it blank and gave it to the clerck, she told me it was requiered, I politely said that the form labels it optional, she called her boss, the boss told me it was requiered for contests, I responded saying "I dont care about contests, I just want the cheap MT dew, (18 bottles for $8 )" He said that I could give My DLN if I wished, but he would need to see it to confirm the validity.
Ipolitely took back the form, and said no thanks.
thoughts?
Ipolitely took back the form, and said no thanks.
thoughts?
Comments
I never give out personal information that is not required. We all know how safe that information is
It's a tossup, I guess.
Originally posted by addabox
Hmmm, cheap Mountain Dew, DNA on file in the secret government labs...
It's a tossup, I guess.
I said DLN not DNA...DLN==Drivers License Number
Either that or everytime you get up to the cashier say "oh darn, I forgot my club card!". Usually they'll punch in the store card for you.
Or you could always pick pocket an old lady
Most other businesses have no legal right to demand your number.
However, it's important to note that they also don't have to do business with you should you refuse to provide it.
I agree with Scott, write down the wrong SSN. Nobody carries around SSN cards anymore (umm right?) so how would they be able to check?
This on the other hand is a violation of USC 18.1.47 Sec. 1028.
Punishable by not more than 15 years in a federal prison.
Originally posted by OBJRA10
Also, SSNs are required for transactions involving taxes, so that means banks, brokerages, employers, and the like also have a legitimate need for your SSN.
Which would explain why they wanted it for contests.
Originally posted by OBJRA10
This on the other hand is a violation of USC 18.1.47 Sec. 1028.
Punishable by not more than 15 years in a federal prison.
Yes, that is why I refused to give them any SSN or DLN, but provideing false name is not a crime, so long as it isnt to a law enforcement officer, taxes or in a court of law.
Originally posted by ThinkingDifferent
Which would explain why they wanted it for contests.
I trold them I didnt care about the contests and it said optional, If I won a big prize i may be willing to furnish more info, but not untill.
But how could they contact me at 654-1234
I'm not worried about identity theft, and in this regard (food purchases) not worried about my privacy either, but I think the bonus cards we got in Finland are outright silly. They don't cost anything to get, so everyone has a card from every major food chain. When every customer has a card, the discounts have to be minuscule. It would be better if none of the stores had any cards, or if some of them had a "serious" card that would actually make a difference in what you pay. Now we just lug three useless pieces of plastic.
Originally posted by ThinkingDifferent
I have noticed that alot of stores ask for your phone # so you can recieve discounts. WTF, how they gunna get the coupon to me?
Well, they cant get you at all if you put down a false name and 555-1212
My only consern is that if I use a fake "value" card and a real check or credit card, do they cross referance the data and fix the "incorect" info?
Originally posted by Gon
If the supermarket was only interested in rewarding and encouraging repeat customers (course that is not what they are after, but let's hypothesize a bit here), they should have an anonymous frequent buyer card that you pay $X for up front, and that expires after a year. For showing the card, you would get a flat Y% discount on every purchase, and be eligible for special offers. Then if you were interested, you could give your personal info, and get some more discount for that.
I'm not worried about identity theft, and in this regard (food purchases) not worried about my privacy either, but I think the bonus cards we got in Finland are outright silly. They don't cost anything to get, so everyone has a card from every major food chain. When every customer has a card, the discounts have to be minuscule. It would be better if none of the stores had any cards, or if some of them had a "serious" card that would actually make a difference in what you pay. Now we just lug three useless pieces of plastic.
I think it's a ploy by the oil companies to force us to carry these oil products (plastic cards) and even sign up for them!
Originally posted by Outsider
I think it's a ploy by the oil companies to force us to carry these oil products (plastic cards) and even sign up for them!
Yes, it all makes sense now....Cheney=big oil=big grocery cards=big savings=more money for a gas guzzling SUV...
You have really thought this through...
Originally posted by a_greer
Yes, it all makes sense now....Cheney=big oil=big grocery cards=big savings=more money for a gas guzzling SUV...
You have really thought this through...
It goes deeper than that.... Alien conspiracy=Cheney=big oil=big grocery cards=big savings=more money for a gas guzzling SUV=Earth turned into a polluted desolate planet ripe for colonization of the CO2 breathing half marsupial alien scum from planet X-667.