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vsp · 08-15-2003, 02:37 PM

I get annoyed when retail cashiers routinely ask me for my phone number, area code, ZIP code and other identifiers when I'm buying things. When you refuse, sometimes it really throws them for a loop.

I was buying a $2.99 cable at Radio Shack about a year ago, and the cashier immediately asked for my ZIP code. I asked why it mattered, and he wouldn't continue the transaction! He just stood there, staring vacantly, as I asked why he NEEDED a personal identifier to sell someone a $3 audio cable who was paying cash.

Finally, I just grinned, sat the cable down and walked out. "Where are you going?", he asked. "Target," I said. "If you consider demographics more important than customer service, you don't get sales." The look on his face was priceless.

08-15-2003, 02:37 PM	#4
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	I get annoyed when retail cashiers routinely ask me for my phone number, area code, ZIP code and other identifiers when I'm buying things. When you refuse, sometimes it really throws them for a loop. I was buying a $2.99 cable at Radio Shack about a year ago, and the cashier immediately asked for my ZIP code. I asked why it mattered, and he wouldn't continue the transaction! He just stood there, staring vacantly, as I asked why he NEEDED a personal identifier to sell someone a $3 audio cable who was paying cash. Finally, I just grinned, sat the cable down and walked out. "Where are you going?", he asked. "Target," I said. "If you consider demographics more important than customer service, you don't get sales." The look on his face was priceless.