Just bought a 2m section of flexible tube for a gas stove, and the sales clerk asked first for my phone number, to which I replied “I don’t have one”. Then she asked me for my name, to which I replied “I’ll pay in cash”. She then insisted it was so “the cashier will call you by name”, to which I replied “I’m not giving you my name, I’ll pay in cash”. [Edit: she apparently got a bit upset when I refused to give info, but ended up entering “no name” according to the receipt]

Am I wrong for not wanting to give personal data for an item paid in cash, in person? No other hardware store ever asks me for my personal info.

  • rumba@lemmy.zip
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    4 days ago

    It’s not your fault, but it’s also not the cashier’s fault.

    Their boss signed up for some shitty customer management app under the guise that you can get online receipts or see high-value customers and sell to them.

    Best you can do it no, sorry I don’t want to give out my information, If i’m going to be tracked, I’ll just buy it online.

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        3 days ago

        It might be reasonable to let the manager know you don’t appreciate it. Might change their use of it.

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          3 days ago

          Well that’s when you just read back to them whatever is on their nametag.